A road trip with the kids can be a parent's nightmare. Potty stops, fighting in the back seat, God help you if you lose internet signal, and then once all forms of entertainment have expired (with modern-day kids this can be 5 minutes) you will hear from the back seat the dreaded cry of "Are we there yet?". And, it will get louder and louder until you're there or you park on the side of the road, throw your wallet in the back seat, and walk away into the wilderness.
This whole COVID thing has got a lot of us screaming, "are we there yet?" Like hello, it's been for some of us 10 weeks locked up, some of us have gotten fat, a lot have gone broke, we have gotten rid of some old habits, picked up some new ones, our sanity has been pushed to the limits and we all pray that soon? We will be there.
The question is? Where will we be?
It's being labeled as the "new normal". Well folks, if this is normal I don't want it, but I suppose no choice huh. From the rubble of economic Armageddon, we must all rise. Wow, that was poetic LOL.
The next question on all your lips will most likely be, "Well, old wise one, how?" Haha fooled you, I have no idea.
You think I'm joking? I mean really, there is nothing new in rebuilding from ground zero. People have written books about it, given speeches about it and
YouTube
is full of how-to videos on how to rebuild after a train wreck, bad marriage, storm damage, bankruptcy, bad hair day. But show me the book or video, find me the master motivator that can show us all how to get over a script that reads like the book of revelation?
Yes, my little stormtroopers, this good old COVID was a one time performer but wow did it bring the house down. But that's the way it is. Okay there you go, the cold hard truth of the matter, it is what it is and now we have to deal with it. Yes, we have arrived at our destination kids. So giddy up, hi ho silver, grab hold of your shoelaces, drag that extra 5kg off the sofa, it's time to get busy.
The good old days are gone and we have to forget the way we did it and we have to learn a whole new way to play the business game. Walk in traffic, face to face, to name a couple of oldies but goodies are gone. Get used to and master E-commerce, online ordering, home and office delivery, Zoom meetings and presentations, social media, call to action, website pop-ups,
first web always changing impressions
, online video demonstrations – these are the new words and these are the new skills of New Normal Business 101.
I know it looks gloomy, and yes it will be tough, but let me give you two quotes to use to rise. First up, yep it's a catastrophe, but we are all far from defeated, as the great kung fu master Bruce Lee said "Defeat is a state of mind; no one is very defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality." So folks, we will not accept it, it's not our reality.
Next, from the Grammy Award Winning Song of 1999 by Jefferson Starship, remember these Lyrics: "We built this city on rock and roll"
So, put on your best tunes, tie up those laces, move that extra 5kg, start singing and get to work and rebuild your city.
Hugs to all.