With so much happening in the world and global economy around coronavirus, we’re all dealing with massive amounts of uncertainty, pivots at work, and for many—fear and anxiety that comes not only with the health concerns, but questions around how to maintain our livelihoods moving forward.
When Momentum member and pandemic expert Dr. Michael J. Consuelos reached out to offer himself as a resource to the JBE team and the MoMo community, I jumped at the chance to record a conversation for all of you as well.
In this special mid-week Pivot Podcast, we discuss how entrepreneurs, leaders and organizations can transition from fear and anxiety toward calm, measured action and experiments.
How can we know what actions to take? We can’t. These times require responsiveness, vulnerability, transparency, releasing perfectionism, and a willingness to be far more innovative and creative than we have in the past.
Michael and I talk about how to shift from victim to hero, how to quiet internal concerns, and small daily actions to focus on—as well as what organizations and entrepreneurs can we learn from each other during “Black Swan” events like these.
This is a wide-ranging, imperfect, in-the-moment response so we could at least start the conversation around how to maintain business continuity while Pivoting around a pandemic, primarily for people in information-based roles and industries — and both of us are open to an ongoing series on this topic if you find it helpful!
Check out full show notes from this week's Pivot Podcast episode with links to resources mentioned at http://PivotMethod.com/159.
LIVE (VIRTUAL) PIVOT EVENTS TODAY:
Michael will be a special guest to help answer COVID-19 related questions and business continuity concerns on today's Pivot Insider Q&A call at 3:30pm ET — join us here »
I'm leading a workshop this morning at 10am ET today on Pivot: Creating an Internal Coaching Program for Your Organization — and I'll touch on why we need scalable care for self and others now more than ever. Join us here »
THIS WEEK'S FINDS AND FAVORITES . . .
Teaching: In addition to the live events today, on Tuesday 3/17 I'll be discussing how to diversify your Pivot Portfolio—also crucial during times of uncertainty. Register now for 10 Scalable Streams of Solopreneur Income »
Listening: Michael Pollan's latest, an Audible exclusive called Caffeine, is delightful! Especially if you have an on/off relationship with coffee like I do (up to six cups a day at my peak a few years ago)! Thankfully no longer, especially after I learned that the half-life of coffee means that a cup after 12pm can negatively affect your sleep.
For a preview, here's a great Fresh Air interview with him on Caffeine Cravings (and Why You Don't Have to Quit) »Podcasting (and Gushing): I attended Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour: Your Life in Focus in Brooklyn last month — listen in to the full trip report on last week's Pivot Podcast »
Course for Solopreneurs: Have you enrolled yet in my—totally free!—mini-course, Free-up Founder Time? In 15 short actionable lessons, I cover topics like content batching, time blocking, getting ready for your big break, courage cookies, luck trucks, and a whole lot more. Each lesson as a combination of helpful tools, templates, podcast episodes, and book recommendations also available in audio format (most are 5-10 minutes long) for learning on the go.
Tool: For those of you looking to upgrade your branding, I find it helpful to tag sites and social graphics you like in Evernote (Web Clipper Chrome extension) or Pinterest. But a hidden tool you might not know about is the WhatFont Chrome extension — allows you to click the icon in your toolbar, then click on any font on a webpage and see what they're using.
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That's it for now . . . THANK YOU for reading and listening, for your support, and for being part of this adventure with me. I am grateful for you every day!