Earlier this week I spoke with a potential High Performance Leadership and Team Development group member and we were talking about productivity and he used the term Brain Fog.
I thought that was a great term for what I was feeling earlier in the week. I also know that my Brain Fog has come and gone, many times, over the last many months.
It arrives when there is too much going on, too many things to give any one of them appropriate consideration.
For me one week included, having a number of Dr.’s appointments and things to do relative to a family member’s bad concussion; taking my son to University; preparing my daughter for grade 11; trying not to forget anything my son needed; moving him to University and staying in a hotel; dropping off our truck in Sudbury to have the brakes re-done (they seized as we arrived), increasing Covid-19 cases; and working hard to build a new flow of clients in this time of a pandemic.
I think I hit the wall when I realized we were staying in a hotel and that was super risky and had a $1,200 bill for the brakes! How come I left it ‘till then to clue in? Well it was because I was in the middle of a brain fog, just trying to keep it together.
The interesting thing I found was when something positive happened - a client who was on hold called me back to get re-started - things shifted. The fog lifted and I felt really good.
The moral of this story I think, is that even in the middle of a brain fog, or the middle of a pandemic, those small rays of light, sunshine even, go a long way to helping us feel better. They go a long way to supporting our mental health.
In the middle of “everyday” stuff those rays can seem few and far between. When you notice them, “sit” with them for a minute and enjoy the moment. It will move on soon enough.
When did you experience your latest small ray of light, a small moment of hope and positivity?
What did you do with that moment?