It’s time to revisit our pandemic pivots!
A year ago Doug wrote a rap song that highlighted some of the changes people made during that time. Here are the lyrics to “The Pandemic Pivot!”:;
‘cuz you never thought it could happen to you.
Ya’ gave your work all ya’ could give it.
Now you can do the Pandemic Pivot.
it’s now your turn to be the boss!
So dry those tears, put away that flask,
quit hiding there behind your mask!
It’s a brand new day with a rising tide.
You can do it, you know you can.
Just make a decision and work the plan.
to when you did the Pandemic Pivot!
You can also go to https://vimeo.com/438795175 to see Doug’s rap performance. It’s a bit of craziness and fun!
We invite you to go on a journey with us and look back at last year. What pivots did you make in the areas of career, creativity and relationships? As we do that, we encourage you to write down answers to these questions. What insights, life lessons, and ideas do you want to keep? What do you want to get rid of? What were the changes you made? Which changes turned out well and which ones were not the best? And finally, what will you do to keep the good changes in your life as you move forward?
The first lines in the Pandemic Pivot song talk about people losing their jobs. Restaurants and many other businesses closed. Yes, many people faced unemployment. We know several people who made creative changes in their careers and they are happier now. However, for many people, losing their job can be a tremendous shock and financial strain.
Doctors and therapists went into overdrive helping people through difficult times using virtual sessions. We do virtual sessions and, for many cases, people seem to really like that method of meeting. Many other professions also adopted virtual visits and no contact services. Because virtual meetings can save people and businesses time and money they will probably remain in some situations.
Besides being creative with jobs, some people took time to be creative with hobbies and other activities they had always wanted to try. I (Lynn) decided to learn to play the ukulele. I’m not far enough along that you would ever want to hear me play, but I’ll keep working on it so I can become better. That’s one change that I won’t give up on. Some people are using their creativity to write books. Others have learned new games or sports. Maya Angelou said, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
Relationships pivoted over this last year, too. In some cases, being together so much of the time put strains on relationships. In other cases, time together made relationships grow even stronger and more loving. Technology allowed people to get together even during lockdowns. Many of us became familiar with technology platforms like Zoom to stay connected with people when distance or situations didn’t allow get-togethers. For example, we recently met on Zoom with several former classmates who live in four different states. This new type of “seeing” each other will be a change we will want to keep in the future.
What we realize from revisiting last year is that there are things that we don’t want to take in to the future. We don’t want the virus, the burning. looting, rioting and social unrest. Now peace and loving family, friends, neighbors and fellow human beings seems even more important than ever.
What about you? What pandemic pivots happened in your life? As you revisit your pandemic pivots, we encourage you to get rid of those that didn’t work so well and build upon the positive pandemic pivots that make life even better.
Chanhassen MN residents, Doug and Lynn Nodland are success coaches and owners of The Balance Center in Excelsior. Contact them at WeCare@SharingLifesLessons.com
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