Things we have learnt about ourselves through lockdown (and are still finding out)

* You don’t have to be productive at every single moment. Don’t feel bad for taking time to relax, reflect, or even have some fun.

* The power of the self and the power of the team. Both are important aspects of what has been happening to us during lockdown. If you are to rapidly shift your work habits, workload, relationships, and connections, then you need confidence in yourself and your team to engage in a meaningful manner that benefits the power of the self and the power of the team.

* Part of this is trust in your team, trust in your management structure and the individuals that are part of both, and to know that they have trust in you. If any aspects of that hierarchy falter or break, it can fall down leaving you second-guessing yourself or your colleagues.

* I’ve become willing to let things go

* Lockdown has allowed me to slow myself  down when feeling overwhelmed and realise I need the energy for me first and foremost

* Learning there’s a joy in doing things by yourself and re-evaluating what self care means to you

* I have learnt to read people’s emotions by looking into their eyes

* It’s in the small moments on our own that we learn about ourselves. Which parts of us we want to stay and what parts we want to let go of – all in order to keep moving.

* What else have I learned? I’ve learned I worry far more than I ever thought I did. I’m learning to compartmentalise the things I can control, the things I can’t control but can influence, and the things I can directly influence or control.