{"id":27916,"date":"2020-06-01T16:20:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/?page_id=27916"},"modified":"2020-06-01T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:20:28","slug":"brett-cohen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/values-culture\/covid-19-staff-stories\/brett-cohen\/","title":{"rendered":"Brett Cohen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27916\" class=\"elementor elementor-27916\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f682f86 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f682f86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49858a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49858a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a COVID-19 perspective of a recently divorced father of a 9 and 12-year-old, whose primary responsibility is to drive sales for of a US start up. I\u2019ve been working from home for the past 3 \u00bd years so I did not need an acclimation period to the new work situation.<\/p><p>Both of my children had been virtually attending school.\u00a0 My son, who attends a private school because of time constraints due to his gymnastics schedule has elected to postpone classes until he can return to campus.\u00a0 He may have to take classes all summer.\u00a0<\/p><p>My daughter visits my apartment Mon-Fri to attend class.\u00a0 In the beginning, she needed assistance logging on to Zoom.\u00a0 During this time, my patience was limited because I had my own Zoom meetings to attend and daily prospecting goals even with the pandemic affecting most businesses.\u00a0 I felt absolutely terrible after becoming frustrated with her when challenges occurred.\u00a0 I took for granted her aptitude for tablets and smart phones, but she had never seen Zoom before.\u00a0 Also, I needed to become accustomed to being interrupted for help, including times tables testing, a Jim Henson biography and preparing lunch.\u00a0 I had to apologize to her on multiple occasions and become more patient.\u00a0 Patience is not my strong suit.\u00a0 After 3 weeks, our relationship has grown even stronger.\u00a0 I know she won\u2019t be my little girl for much longer so I am enjoying every moment.\u00a0<\/p><p>My son on the other hand is extremely bored because he can\u2019t go to school or train at his gym 6 days a week.\u00a0 He reads and works out a bit at home but spends most of his time playing Madden on his XBOX or tablet.\u00a0 He calls me almost every day at 4:00 to see if I am coming to the house.\u00a0 I feel selfish when I tell him I have to work until at least 5, after which I usually exercise for about an hour.\u00a0 I do throw the football with him after my workouts and play a game on the XBOX at least twice a week and again on the weekends.\u00a0 I do train in the morning once a week, but then I am exhausted by the time 5:00+ comes around.\u00a0 I may need to rethink this strategy as he is growing up fast as well.<\/p><p>I am my biggest critic.\u00a0 I never want to let anyone down, especially a close friend and I hate losing more than I enjoy winning.\u00a0 Although I feel the incredible support of Executive Management, I am constantly thinking that COVID-19 may prevent Methodify US from becoming a successful business unit.\u00a0 I am always asking myself, how I can drive sales or schedule calls without sounding tone deaf when connecting with prospects? Should I even try?\u00a0 How would I feel if I was on the other end of the voicemail, email or Linkedin communication?\u00a0 I\u2019ve decided that the perfect message doesn\u2019t exist. The truth is everyone needs a distraction from anxiety and that brands have never been known to make themselves readily available to vendors no matter how valuable the solution being presented can be for them.<\/p><p>Lastly, I really miss the competitive spirit and comradery of playing competitive soccer on Sundays.\u00a0 As a soon to be 48-year-old, I am on the 19 hole of my sports career.\u00a0 COVID-19 is definitely an obstacle for reliving the glory days just a few years longer.<\/p><p>I will always wrestle with my personal and professional demons but I have to remember that I can only control certain things including my attitude, desire to look and feel good, love for my children and passion for the solution I am selling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b2119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b2119\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb89c7\" data-id=\"ddb89c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4cf13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca4cf13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share Brett's Story:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d24f3a\" data-id=\"9d24f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbcaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"0dbcaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 Staff Stories Back to COVID-19 Staff Stories This is a COVID-19 perspective of a recently divorced father of a 9 and 12-year-old, whose primary responsibility is to drive sales for of a US start up. 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