People, businesses, and organizations large and small are learning to re-invent themselves and lean into new possibilities. Because going back to the ‘old’ normal is not an option.
Key Points
- Let go of things that are out of your control
- Focus on what is within your power to change
- Get clear on your goals and make a plan to get there
Got the pandemic stressed-out blues? You’re not alone. Time for a new plan. You can’t move forward until you let go of the stuff that’s out of your control. Lean into what’s within your control to change. I know it’s hard. But you have to learn how to let go in order to move forward. If we team up, innovate, and imagine new possibilities, just as a startup does, then the future looks much brighter indeed. Here we go.
Situation Report
This is a necessary exercise. Let’s recap where we are now.
- Coronavirus is here to stay for awhile.
- Frontline workers are being hit hard.
- Remote working is now mainstream.
- Millions of people are unemployed.
- Some jobs will not be coming back.
- Personal finances can be really tough.
- Some stuff we need is in short supply.
- Staying healthy feels like a challenge.
- There are some crazy people out there.
- We can do better than this.
What To Do?
Step One – Get centered. Turn off the news, close your eyes and breathe. Whatever is clamoring for your attention right now can wait. Seriously. The rest of the world will just have to take a number and get in line. Feeling those pandemic blues creeping back in? Just stop. Breathe. Let go and get centered. Haven’t been into thought-stopping or mindfulness meditation before now? It’s time to learn a useful new life skill.
Step Two – Take inventory. What do you have right now, that’s totally within your control? Pro Tip: It doesn’t do you any good to stress out over what you don’t have or what might have been, or to get all worked up over the injustice of it all. Focus on the here and now. What resources do you have? What do you know how to do? What are you really good at? Who do you know that can be part of your support and motivation network along the way?
Step Three – Make a plan. Envision where you want to be and make a list of your goals and what steps you might need to take to get there. At first, it might seem like Mission freaking Impossible. I know this is hard. Start anyway. Do you want to reboot your life? Do you want a better job? Or do you want to start your own business? Write it all down. Go for a walk and come back to it. Do whatever it takes to make the shift from daydreaming to building a better future right now.
Change is hard. “I want my life to be back to the way it was!” I hear you. The reality though, is that to get to where you want to be, some things are going to have to change. You may need to learn some new skills. Perhaps some things that you had counted on are just not going to happen in the way you thought they would.
Consider this: maybe there’s something better waiting for you that will exceed what you thought life had in store for you. Pivoting, innovating, and living into new possibilities can pave the way to a brighter future. The bottom line is this: you were meant to thrive, not just survive.
Good News
We’re here to help. Let’s make the journey to a better place together. Why go it alone? That’s just crazy. Forget that. Join our tribe. Sure, there’s some tough stuff we’ll have to work on together, and there are new things to learn. Make a new start by living into the hope that things can be better. Worry not, move forward you will.
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Welcome to the new normal.
Everything is a startup now.
Time to embrace new possibilities.
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