09 April 2020

“The death of a dream can in fact serve as the vehicle that endows it with new form, with reinvigorated substance, a fresh flow of ideas, and splendidly revitalized color. In short, the power of a certain kind of dream is such that death need not indicate finality at all but rather signify a metaphysical and metaphorical leap forward. - Author | Poet Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

Dear Renée,

I hope you have been keeping well, safe and sane! 

For those on the “front lines” of this global pandemic, you hold a special place in my heart 💜 with your courage and sense of duty.  You are my superheroes. So many lives have been turned upside down and twisted beyond all recognition.

I recently heard the emotional roller coasters many of us have been experiencing likely reflect the five stages of grief as identified by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: 1. Denial, 2. Anger, 3. Bargaining, 4. Despair, and 5. Acceptance. For the COVID-19 pandemic, I personally feel we should add a 6th stage: Adaptation or Pivot. 

Our daily lives will never go back to what they were before. Coming out of our quarantines and lock-downs, we will acknowledge our ability to learn and conduct business differently.  Consequently, a paradigm shift is beginning.  We will adapt and we will change. There will be some winners and there will be some losers.  A part of the business and learning shift had already begun prior to the pandemic.  The digital educational business is now nearly an annual US$ 1 billion industry.  The coaching business is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world as more and more people are choosing to become solopreneurs, and entrepreneurs or are wanting to improve their lives in a variety of ways.   What will your life look like when this is over?  Will you operate solely from the virtual space?

It may just be the perfect time for you to explore how you can pivot to make changes in your life where you were just tolerating or you were doing it just because, “that’s always the way it was done”.  Now perhaps is not the time to watch Netflix into oblivion but to start planning for better days ahead while you have the extra time.  Below are some tips on how you can start to recover emotionally so you are better placed to make some pivots in your life.

Taking the LEAP with you!

Starting Over: Tips to Finding Grace in Difficult Times

“So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.” - Lee Iacocca

Disasters… divorce… the death of a loved one... a job loss for no fault of our own...

There's likely not one of us over the age of 35 who has escaped major change and/or grief in our lives. It’s a part of life.  And whether you bring on major change yourself or circumstances beyond your control are thrust upon you, starting over is never easy.

In fact, major life change can bring with it extreme heartache, debilitating stress, and despair.

But I know you can do it. You have the means within yourself to recuperate and grow from any life-altering situation. Truly. I hope you know it too!

If you, or a loved one, are facing some sort of grief or an experience that requires "starting over", keep the following points in mind. They'll help you get through difficult times with greater peace-of-mind and grace.  

Take time to let go.

• Starting over often happens due to traumatic events in which you have little control. Even when you do initiate the change that requires starting over, grief is natural. Take the necessary time to grieve your losses. Your timeframe for mourning may be different than someone else’s, so be true to your own needs.

Be gentle with yourself.

• If ever there is a time to love and nurture yourself, it is now! Go easy and be sweet with yourself. Show yourself massive compassion. Take rest when you need it. Say no to anything but the essential, and use that extra time to sleep, walk in nature, ask for help from supportive family and friends. Just be. Don’t resist your emotions.  Let them come, acknowledge them and just be.  What we resist persists.

Click here for more tips on how to recover emotionally in order to adapt and pivot!

Like it or not, change is inevitable.
How can you accept, pivot, embrace,
and grow from the changes currently taking place?

“1000+ Little Things Happy Successful People Do Differently”
~ Marc & Angel Chernoff.

Here’s a fun book I found in a bookstore several months ago. It challenges you to have fun with your life, and be happy. It’s easy to read in small segments and each time you pick it up you will find the time was well spent. It can even be used as a topic of conversation at your dinner table each night with your family during this time of “stay safe, stay home”. Maybe you will learn something new about each other! Click here to find this and other awesome resources!

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During our session, we will go over one or two exercises and determine the one next step you can take on your own after the call to keep the momentum going. Click here to schedule your session

Renée Blasky is the Founder and CEO of The LEAP Network Ltd.

She wasn’t always the risk-taking entrepreneur that she is today. Through several important life experiences, including being an "expat" for the vast majority of her life and sailing an ocean, she learned the importance and benefits of risk-taking and how to embrace risk rather than fear it! Renée also realized capturing life’s fulfillment meant giving back to others. So, she started her second business: The LEAP Network in order to share her experiences and expertise with entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs.  This includes "trailing spouses", stay-at-home parents or elderly caregivers who have sacrificed their careers due to circumstances beyond their control.  Renée coaches existing entrepreneurs on ways to monetize their passion, revitalize their businesses and take action to grow their businesses.  She coaches those  who have sacrificed their careers, either by choice or by uncontrolled circumstances, to eliminate frustration, boredom, and loneliness while becoming more fulfilled and happy!  By helping them start their own online businesses, they can get their identity back, boost their self-esteem and once again be financially independent!

Learn more about Renée and The LEAP Network by visiting her website here: www.theleapnetwork.coachesconsole.com.

You can also send an email directly to Renée at:  rkblasky@theleapnetwork.co (not “.com”)

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