| Happy Sunday, everyone. How's it going so far? I've had a lot of people ask me what they're supposed to do when the world seems to be going crazy. Between pandemics, elections, protests, school closures, and the quickly accelerating dispersal of new forms of technology that alter the way people think, work, and communicate, there's a lot to take in. It can be overwhelming. On a previous Sunday with Sisson, I recommended that people not lose sight of the basics. To keep getting their exercise, their daily movement, their healthy food, their quality time with loved ones and friends (as allowed). To stick with the basic fundamentals that you'd be doing any other time in history. That's an important part of the proper response to uncertain times: keep doing what keeps you healthy and fit. But another important thing to do is seize the day, the week, the era. There are opportunities out there. Things are in flux. You don't know what the world will look like in a year—that can be scary or it can be exciting. It's going to be regardless, so you might as well make the most of it. Thought about homeschooling before but never felt pressed to actually go through with it? Now might be a great time to do a trial period. Thought about learning a new skill? If you're working from home, take the time you would be commuting and put it toward skill acquisition. Thought about a family camping trip, even going so far as to buy the tent which sits collecting dust in the garage? Go do it. Just load up the car, get the kids, get the dog, and go. Played with the idea of starting a business but never pinned down anything concrete? Take a look at the shifting sands, the new normal, and try to figure out what people might be needing, wanting, or lacking in the "new world." Think about what suddenly mattered to you when your circumstances changed; maybe others were feeling the same (most of my business ideas arose from me fixing my own issues and serving my own needs). You get the idea. Stride boldly into the unknown, head on a swivel, eyeing the path ahead and to the right and left, paying heed to the path behind you, athletic stance, ready to spring and pivot. Cautious but still moving. Because what, are you going to whimper dimly into the night? Well, are you? How are you going to take this uncertainty head-on? What are you doing to improve your life, and, by extension, the world? Let me know in the comment section of Weekly Link Love. Have a great week. | 