In Trying Times, Just Keep Trying!

This week I read through the book with the above title as the thought was apt in today's times. There were three key learning relevant to the ongoing crises. First, Choosing to be Positive. When we face crises like the presently ongoing, each one of us has a choice to make: we can choose whether we will be weak or strong. It's interesting to ponder that choice. We have to look upon these Trying Times for what they really are: Strengthening Opportunities. We have to see challenges of the ongoing crisis as tremendous opportunities to try new ways, to choose Strength & Grow Stronger as we do so.

In our Startup Jeevitam, when the crisis started, we decided to look upon all the possible Strengthening Opportunities and we started Trying New ways of doing business while asking ourselves questions like What is our target customer resonating with? What are they doing right now? What will they be doing once this goes back to normal? Can we reach new customers right now? Who are they? What problems can we solve for them? The second key learning was choosing to Be of Good Cheer. Every day We are faced with a choice. We can choose to be miserable and depressed, or We can choose to be Cheerful & Happy.

Third Key Learning was Choosing to Learn & Grow. We must choose to approach these strengthening opportunities with an open mind of looking for learning. Unless we try to do something beyond what we have already mastered, we will never grow. If we try we only risk failure but if we don't try we ensure failure. As we face Trying Times in our lives, we need to realize that within them are found great opportunities to Learn & Grow that we could experience in no other way. We will find out what we're made of. So Smile & Keep Trying!

Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊


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