(PT) Marta (25) from Portugal on reinvention

Published: May 25, 2020, 8 a.m.

Hello, my name is Marta I am 25 years old and I think that the COVID-19 crisis can and should be seen as an opportunity to reinvent ourselves, at a personal level but also at a professional level. I think this mandatory break in our daily lives has made us look at life differently. In my personal case, I decided to get to work on different projects and created a podcast. At the click of a button, I also created new contacts and friendships - which might sound a bit odd, doesn't it? But I also deepened relationships and caught up with people I hadn't spoken to in centuries. Concerning work, as a communication professional in the field of travel and education, both my colleagues and I were forced to take a huge detour in our projects, programmes and events. In the end, we decided to adapt from the physical to the online. We created lives, webinars and reached people we would never have reached if we hadn't done it like this. We also had to postpone events of course. But the funny thing is that this crisis made us reflect a lot on how we've been carrying out different projects. And you know what? We decided to do things differently. Sometimes less is more, and I think that's a great lesson the coronavirus taught us. If it's boring, sure. But we have to think positive and look for opportunities.