Thirteen questions to ask yourself during the pandemic

1. What is the impact of the pandemic on me?
2. What is the impact of the pandemic on my family and close friends?
3. What is the impact of the pandemic on my colleagues/employees?
4. What is my new reality? 
5. What does it mean to accept the new reality, embrace it, to work with it?  
6. What have I lost? 
7. What have I gained?
8. What am I worried about?
9. What do I need help with?
10. What do I have influence over? 
11. Whom am I able to help? 
12. Where can I make a difference?
13. What am I doing that helps me to function effectively?

Bonus question:

14. What are you doing that does not serve you at this time?

We don’t know how long the pandemic will last or what precisely a post-pandemic world looks like. We do know that finding ways to adapt to the new reality helps build resiliency.   One way to reconcile with the new reality is to create a future-oriented strategy. This can take time but is well worth it. You can use the 14 questions to help you discover options, meaning, and direction during times of change. The questions can also be used to guide a conversation with a trusted friend, advisor, or family member.   

Congratulations, you have already taken a small step by reading this blog. 

This blog was inspired in part by the wartime experience of Admiral James Stockdale, a Vietnam POW.

• Author: John Rodríguez, MA
• Website: JohnRodriguez4Change.com
• Email: [email protected]