Lost Episode: Dispatches from Quarantine. Part 1 | 118
This is episode 118. It's a lost episode - meaning I realized I had a numbering issue after I had recorded and distributed episode 127. So I'm recording this and posting it months out of sequence, but I'm backdating it, so I'm not sure who will hear it - if anyone.
At the time of this recording, my family and I have been in our homes for over a month, partially afraid to leave and partially cloistered away due to the recommendation of public health officials because of a new virus, with the same DNA as the common cold but far more deadly.
This show is a compilation of thoughts I've collected during the first (of what may be several) months of self-imposed quarantine.
These thoughts are in no particular order of importance.
I've made an excellent choice of spouse. During the last four weeks, I've discovered how much LIKING the person you LOVE is even more important than physical attraction. If my wife weren't my best friend, I'd have swallowed a bottle of Drain-O three weeks ago.
My business has been irreversibly changed only partially to the circumstances surrounding viral contagion. In the past four weeks, I've become more efficient and more effective, and I've discovered and re-discovered personal talent and delivery methods.
Rapid personal evolution in the face of adversity is the key to survival, growth, and, eventually, long-term success. If you deny what is happening, you not only screw those around you, you screw yourself. Face reality and take your lumps early and often. Then move forward.
Desperate people pitch products and services during times of crisis. Smart leaders connect, listen, evaluate, and offer assistance - both within their area of expertise and through their network of connections. This is rarely initially profitable, but it has immeasurable value in the form of goodwill over the long run. My best clients have been with me since the financial crisis of 2009/2010. My best friends have been with me since the crisis of September 11, 2001.
History will judge harshly those who lack courage in these difficult times. Feckless politicians who look to others for answers rather than doing the right thing will be universally reviled. Similarly, those who lie will be uncovered just as those who swim naked are exposed when the tide recedes. No one is required to run for office, but those who do must accept the scrutiny that accompanies power.
There is no such thing as fairness in politics, economics, or romance. A crisis brings this into stark relief.
Those who gouge for financial and emotional gain will be subject to the harshest form of the karma and will live life looking over their shoulder in perpetuity.
Some of the people you counted on in these difficult times will let you down.
Some of the people you underestimated will save your life during these difficult times.
The people who were closest to you on March 12, 2020, are the only people you'll be able to hug for quite a while. You'll need a hug at some point. Figure out how to love the one your with. In other words, go out of your way to not be an asshole.
Life is short. Don't waste a single minute.
This show is a compilation of thoughts I've collected during the first (of what may be several) months of self-imposed quarantine.
These thoughts are in no particular order of importance.
I've made an excellent choice of spouse. During the last four weeks, I've discovered how much LIKING the person you LOVE is even more important than physical attraction. If my wife weren't my best friend, I'd have swallowed a bottle of Drain-O three weeks ago.
My business has been irreversibly changed only partially to the circumstances surrounding viral contagion. In the past four weeks, I've become more efficient and more effective, and I've discovered and re-discovered personal talent and delivery methods.
Rapid personal evolution in the face of adversity is the key to survival, growth, and, eventually, long-term success. If you deny what is happening, you not only screw those around you, you screw yourself. Face reality and take your lumps early and often. Then move forward.
Desperate people pitch products and services during times of crisis. Smart leaders connect, listen, evaluate, and offer assistance - both within their area of expertise and through their network of connections. This is rarely initially profitable, but it has immeasurable value in the form of goodwill over the long run. My best clients have been with me since the financial crisis of 2009/2010. My best friends have been with me since the crisis of September 11, 2001.
History will judge harshly those who lack courage in these difficult times. Feckless politicians who look to others for answers rather than doing the right thing will be universally reviled. Similarly, those who lie will be uncovered just as those who swim naked are exposed when the tide recedes. No one is required to run for office, but those who do must accept the scrutiny that accompanies power.
There is no such thing as fairness in politics, economics, or romance. A crisis brings this into stark relief.
Those who gouge for financial and emotional gain will be subject to the harshest form of the karma and will live life looking over their shoulder in perpetuity.
Some of the people you counted on in these difficult times will let you down.
Some of the people you underestimated will save your life during these difficult times.
The people who were closest to you on March 12, 2020, are the only people you'll be able to hug for quite a while. You'll need a hug at some point. Figure out how to love the one your with. In other words, go out of your way to not be an asshole.
Life is short. Don't waste a single minute.