In a recent webinar I was watching, the person leading the webinar stated that COVID-19 is something outside our control.  While I have a great deal of respect for the person who made the comment, I respectfully disagree. 

You may not have had any control over COVID-19 coming to your country, your state or province, or your community. You may not have had any control over the restrictions that have been put in place by various governmental organizations.  You may not have had any control over being laid off or having your business seriously impacted or even shut down. 

You do have control over your response. You do have control over your attitude. You have control how you interact with other customers and staff in the grocery store, pharmacy, Post Office or UPS store. 

If you find yourself with a lot of free time on your hands you have a choice about how you spend, waste or invest that time. You can mope around and complain how much this sucks or you can choose to Embrace the Suck, Look for the Good and Dare to Be Great. You can choose to play the victim role, or choose to model positive and productive behaviors. 

You can choose to spend all day in front of the television / computer / tablet / phone consuming a non-stop barrage of negative news and doom and gloom, or you can research a topic of interest to you that has nothing to do with COVID-19, listen to an educational podcast, take an online course, workout in your home, garage, or yard, get outside and walk (while maintaining physical distancing), read a book, write a book, take in and train a rescue dog, reach out to people you have not connected with for a while, or call a senior’s home and ask the staff to put you through to someone who never gets calls and never got visitors when people were still allowed to visit. 

Perhaps most importantly you have control over your compliance with the rules around physical distancing, restrictions on gatherings and requests to stay home as much as possible unless your are an essential business or service. You have a choice about following the health recommendations around washing your hands and limiting your exposure to potential contamination. Choosing to comply with these restrictions and recommendations will help reduce the spread and flatten the curve on this.  

I know it sucks, but you have a choice. You can choose to let the suck embrace you and destroy your physical and mental health, even if you do not contract COVID-19, or you can choose to Embrace the Suck, Look for the Good and Dare to Be Great. 

What’s Important Now? You have choices. Choices give you a measure of control. Choose well. 

Take care.

Brian Willis

www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com

www.winningmindtraining.com

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