Where the frig do we go from here? I got you, fam!
I really wanna embed that gif (pronounced gif, not gif) of the expanding and contracting octagon that reminds you to breathe because I’ve literally forgotten how. *exhales through nose like a cartoon bull*
First, I'm sending out a big virtual smoochy to all who hopped on the Ultimate Introvert Giveaway train last week and made off like a Karen holding the last pack of TP with some rad introvert swag. And I want to chat about the response to the Notorious B. I. G.(a.k.a. Bold Introvert Guide to Doing Epic Sh*t) that I offered during the giveaway because a lot of y’all want to do some sh*t!
Here are a few thoughts about what I’ve been seeing since people started realizing this situation is as serious as a fork in the eye.
1.) If you’re one of the people who are out there licking things “in protest” of the coronavirus (what??)… I’m willing to bet that if the virus doesn’t getcha, something else will reeeeaaaal soon.
2.) Besides being vague to the point of meaninglessness, telling people that they should use their quarantine time to “become the best version of themselves” is also a big steamy pile. Yet it is everywhere.
It’s a global crisis, not a mediation retreat.
So in case you need to hear this, you do not have to come out of the other side of this isolation period 15 pounds thinner, speaking fluent Portuguese, playing the banjo, and brewing your own craft beer all while rainbows shoot out of your butt.
Ye Olde Protestant Work Ethic needs to slow its roll and take an effing seat.
What you do have to do is come out of it in one piece, having taken care of yourself, the people you care for, and your community the best you can. We don’t need to be Renaissance people right now; we just need to be good people.
3.) BUT(T) (Oh my God. Becky, look at it.), it is true that sometimes it takes the universe giving the ol’ snow globe a good rattle to shake us out of our stupors and grant a new perspective. This time may be that for some people. From what I’ve heard in response to the B.I.G., it may be that for many of you. And I need to do something for you.
Not everyone who’s reading this is ready to take a big leap. But for the ones who are (or who are burning some deep-fried-cheese-amounts of mental calories trying to decide) I had to find a way to help. I’ve spent the last week working out the best way I can support as many of you as possible and still keep it accessible.
I would LOVELOVELOVE to work with each of you one-on-one to get those zippy ideas out of your noodles and racing down the road. But I know that one-on-one coaching isn’t in everyone’s realm of possibility at the moment. SO, my people, I’ve come up with a way to help by creating the Doing Epic Sh*t group coaching option just for you!
I’m pulling the last bits together now but I wanted to give you a heads up to so you could keep an eye on your inbox over the next few days! I also wanted you to have the chance to invite friends who you think could benefit. You can send them here to sign up to get the goods!
Stay tuned!