Random COVID-19 Reflections.
0. We are online & privileged, but we should never take anything for granted again. There are lives that have been devastated in ways we cannot imagine. This is an opportunity to reflect deeply on society’s imbalances and inequalities.
But we must also purpose to act once all this is over. We have now come face-to-face with an enemy that doesn’t discriminate.
We must come back from this with a forceful resolve to make life better for everyone, irrespective of background, religion, social standing or race.
1. For everyone who dreams of starting their own business or becoming an entrepreneur, times like these are when you DO NOT want to be the one having to make tough decisions. Decisions that affect not just your teams, but the people & families they support.
2. This is an exceptional scenario, but entrepreneurs face days and decisions like this for years on end. The only difference here is that we’re all experiencing it at the same time.
The choices being made right now across the world are going to affect lives for decades to come.
As you dream of starting your own business or your own thing, remember that these are the choices you have you make. Entrepreneurship is exciting, rewarding, romantic even, but it is NOT easy.
I’m a fan of brutal honesty, and I will never sugarcoat how tough being an entrepreneur is.
3. This is the time to be intentionally mindful and attuned to your mental health. Every single one of us is in a maximum stress scenario.
Lives are being disrupted, emotions are flaring, people are being abused and homes are breaking apart.
Our minds find comfort in the anchor of normalcy as a safe space, but there is nothing normal about this.
Help where you can, be an anchor, not just for yourself, but for others for whom lockdowns like this could literally mean life or death.
4. There is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to connect more with people that you never did. Make the calls, check on friends, and have family discussions.
Fall in love again with that person you only used to mumble a good morning to before you fled the house.
5. Discover yourself. Explore the things you loved doing but had let fall in the hustle and bustle of life.
Take the time to make a plan for the future or to review your plans for the future. There has never been a better time to be still and reflective of self and purpose.
6. There are exceptional opportunities for business once all this is done. There’s going to be a new normal and that new normal will be built on what you see today.
Where is the pain point for society, and what can you do to create a solution or service that solves that pain?
Above all, stay kind to each other. Be gentle and be patient. We’re quite literally, all in this together. There are no exceptions to this.
And stay safe, stay home, wash them hands and flatten the curve.