Managing Your Mental Health During Turbulent Times
Wow. What a week! We went from watching problems far away in Asia and Europe to finding ourselves in the middle of the same virus storm, at home.
We are watching history in the making and it’s fascinating – and stressful. We’re all worried about people we care about getting sick. And, like many of you, I’ve prepared for the possibility of a home quarantine.
I learned from my mentor Thomas Leonard about the Principle of Super Reserve: having much more than you need of the resources you need – time, money and support (and toilet paper, which some have taken to an extreme!) – so that you are able to be present and to do your best work.
No matter how smart, strong or capable, it’s easy to be affected by the fear that kicks in when society as a whole is having a panic attack.
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