Wisdom from a loved one who is 90 years old…Well almost!

I was visiting my parents in Ireland earlier this month for the first time in almost 3 years.

Like most of the world, travel restrictions over the last 3 years during the pandemic has prevented us seeing our loved ones, as much as we would like too.

My Dad is 90 next year 😃

How the world has changed in those last 90 years and especially over the last 3 years.

I love his wisdom and unique perspective of life gained from almost 90 years, including a World War and 14 global recessions.

Dad loves to share his knowledge and wisdom.

He also loves history

Dad says history repeats itself in cycles consistently enough that we can predict changes in the economy.

During my recent visit to Ireland where I grew up, Dad and I discussed many things including the current global crisis that started with the pandemic in 2020.

When a crisis happens in history it generally falls into 3 phases.

The current crisis in the world today is no different.

Here are some of my thoughts and the areas I believe we need to focus on to safely navigate the turbulent times that lie ahead. 

Phase 1: Safety and Security mode. 

In 2020 when the pandemic started, the world focused on ‘the known’ and the familiar.

People were spooked by an event (the virus) and survival instincts were triggered that created certain behaviours - the hoarding of toilet paper from supermarket shelves.

And those survival instincts hung on longer than they need to – A fundamental aspect of human psychology - When you get spooked, that feeling lingers.  

Phase 2: Stress Management mode. 

In 2021 we slowly began to know a bit more about what we were dealing with.

We began to realize that our world was changing. 

And many of us have accepted the world had changed. 

But when we accept the reality of the change, we are immediately thrust into this mode of managing the stress. 

Wellness, recovery, mental health, coping. 

If you were selling wellness in 2021, you just printed money. 

The opportunity was huge, and people were buying it like crazy. 

This was part of the move into how we deal with the new world. 

People in my world, teaching how to create online businesses, had their best ever year in 2021.   

Phase 2 was also about skill acquisition. 

People were realizing that it's a new world and they need to learn new skills to navigate the new world.  

Phase 3: Separation/Success mode. 

And now as I write this article, we are entering the final quarter of 2022. 

I believe we have just entered the third and final phase of this crisis, with layoffs, inflation and a global recession. 

This is about ‘The EDGE’ - Influence, leadership, challenge.

We went from coping and well-being in 2021 to it now being all about productivity here in 2022. 

As in history before, there are going to be winners and losers in this crisis environment. 

The winners see the opportunity and understand how history works, they take risks when everyone else is playing on their back foot. 

That's their 'forward lean'.

If you try to stay safe now in business, someone else will more than likely come along and disrupt you.

History tells us what we need to know about this crisis and recession.

We saw it all played out before.

Most recently in the last crisis of the GFC in 2008

• Blockbuster to Netflix.
• Blackberry to iPhone
• Hotels to Airbnb
• Taxis to Uber
• CDs to Spotify
• Detroit to Tesla

I believe this is the most exciting time to be in business but not if you are fueled by ego.

Solving problems, adding value, investing in yourself and your team are key requirements today to navigate safely and securely through the turbulent times ahead. And at the same time grow and adapt without having to deal with the downside as the market, economy or the world changes.

Here are 4 specific things you will need to be doing today

Cash + Finances: The ability to know your finances, how to use your money, how to obtain money, financing and ensure that every dollar is maximized allowing for the highest profitability you’ve ever experienced.

Strategic Plan: Ensuring that you have a strategic plan, knowing exactly what you need to do and how to do it in the next 90 days is critical to your success, including the ability to quickly pivot based on your results.

Growth Systems and Team: While we are in a new era of Entrepreneurship, every successful business has systems that can be used for being able to grow. From marketing to client delivery, ensuring that you are putting both best feet forward will create success.

Mind-set: Many people feel like the world is falling apart. For you and me, however, it’s important that we understand our mind-set and in particular to understand what we can and cannot do to change in life and be aware of how important it is for us to lead our teams and business.

Three Parting Messages

And so, as I left my parent’s house to head for the airport and a long-haul flight to Australia, my Dad left me with 3 messages

1.   Mind-set is everything. Our mind-set defines every single part of our life experience on a day-to-day basis. Most of the time the issues we face are purely based on our own thoughts and beliefs.

2.   Today there is an abundance of opportunity for everyone. You just need think differently, solve problems, provide value, and be resourceful.

And you must move fast and not second guess yourself.

It’s time to step up and learn the skills of the new economy

3.   We’re all just on this planet together and this too will all pass.

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