CHRISTMAS is a time for sharing, caring, and connecting with loved ones near and far.
For 2023, NEARSOL celebrates the holidays with the GK Community in New Lucena. Celebrating with the GK Community gives an opportunity for the community residents to establish fun and healthy relationships with the volunteers.
It gives children a sense of normalcy where they can play and interact with friends, and with ates and kuyas among the volunteers.
The fun-filled two-hour celebration featured parlor games, the distribution of loot bags and Christmas gifts, a simple Christmas spread, and a short program that showcased talents from the kids and volunteer groups.
The NEARSOL family thanks GK Iloilo, GK Village New Lucena, the kids, volunteers, and everyone who helped make this holiday celebration possible!
In last week’s column, we talked about ushering in 2023. Last year’s predictions were based on the expectation that the world was entering a stage of stability after two years of on-and-off restrictions due to COVID-19. We shared how customer behavior will continue to evolve and how, at the heart of every customer experience (CX), is a stand-out agent.
But admit it, when it comes to our personal lives, the holidays are admittedly less jolly. We think about mounting expenses, bills to pay, opportunities that we badly need, loved ones we miss, and relationships that we’d like to mend.
With a flurry of activities happening around us at this time of year (parties, reunions, get-togethers, year-end requirements at work), it’s simply too easy to feel overwhelmed. This is why mental health should be a priority for everyone in 2023.
Here are a few tips from the world’s best life coaches:
1. BE IN THE MOMENT – Eating while driving. Responding to emails while watching the latest on Netflix. Preparing a proposal while listening to an online course. It all sounds ideal. But while it appears that you are working on several tasks all at once, switching focus may make it difficult for you to shut out distractions. In the long run, this slows you down. And you end up doing all your tasks half-baked. When we multitask, our brain abruptly shifts from one task to another. This causes the prefrontal cortex and striatum to burn up oxygenated glucose – the same fuel we need to help stay on task. The solution? Do tasks, one at a time. Do it quickly if you must. But do each, with full focus. You get to finish your tasks on time and you won’t end up as exhausted.
2. COMMIT TO A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE – This is more than just enrolling in a gym membership, buying home workout equipment, or investing in that pricey app. Committing to a healthier lifestyle begins with the simplest of decisions – drinking more water, adding more greens to your diet, going easy on those milk tea runs…limiting celphone use at night… all these are small steps you can take for your mind and your body. Taking the stairs instead of waiting for the elevator or even going for that 20-minute walk during lunch break can do wonders. After some time, you would want to do something more. By then, the decision to commit an hour or two for your health becomes easier.
3. PRACTICE DAILY GRATITUDE – Gratitude is said to be an emotion in which an individual expresses thankfulness. It is an attitude of appreciation for benefits received or are about to receive. When we feel gratitude, we acknowledge things in our life that are good. While at times, we feel that there is little to be thankful for, if you pause and think about it, little gestures and even the smallest of things are blessings. Last night’s peaceful slumber means you have a place to stay. Problems at work mean you have a job. This isn’t to say that loss, health, or death are small issues. Some problems cannot be solved – only managed. But turning our gaze at the little wins and graces that may seem small cultivates a positive mindset. And while enjoying that 3-in-1 coffee for a few minutes can’t compare to a problem you may have, practicing thankfulness for the small things that are going right will definitely help you cope with the other aspects of your life that aren’t going as great.
May you find a better version of yourself this 2023!
Happy New Year from the NEARSOL family to yours!
Have a powerful 2023 with NEARSOL. Talk to us.
NEARSOL is a US-based BPO and service company that offers clients custom-design solutions. With major hubs in Manila and Iloilo, it began operations in 2006 and has since gained a strong presence in the Latin American regions, the Caribbean, and the Asia Pacific, winning many awards for quality and service along the way. Most recent of which is its Great Place to Work-Certified™ Recognition, a global accreditation that tells stakeholders what employees think of the company culture.
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