Best 5 Learning lessons from tough situations like covid-19

Preamble

It is well said that “the tough situations are to test the potential of an individual”. But the questions arise that how this potential is tested? and what to do in such situations? Moreover, What are the best 5 Learning lessons from tough situations like covid-19?

Let’s try to find out the answer to these questions in the following paragraphs;

Covid-19

To clarify the case further, let’s take the example of worldwide tough situation arising through the covid-19. I hope, everyone can understand the painful situation of being locked down in your own homes for several days. Organizations / businesses are shut down in their original forms. In their original forms means, they are not functioning as before.

Some of them are functioning through digital mode such as educational institutions using online platforms for live streaming of their classes, IT firms using the philosophy of work at home etc. Some of them are working with reduced staff such as government offices, financial institutions and essential items businesses etc. While some of them are completely closed. However, even in this tough situation, some organizations are running in maximum possible mode such as healthcare and medical services, security services, media houses etc. as they are very critical for the well-being of the individual and the nation as a whole.

Covid-19 as a Tough Situations

This situation is crucial as the business are not functioning as before. It means, they are not earning as before hence the impact is over the whole nation as everyone is linked with each other. The financial situation as a whole is very critical as the daily needs expenses as minimum requires to be met. Moreover, this case is with everyone whether, a daily wage worker, supervisor or the individual at any level of the professional life. However, there could be several other expenses as well and they vary with individual to individual.

On the other side, the governments and the organizations are also fighting with this situation in their own way with the help to the needy ones. They are also donating to the relief funds, monitoring the real time situations and doing the best in every possible way. But we cannot deny with the heavy impact of this crisis over economy as the old demand and supply principle works here.

It means if there is no demand of any product, there would also be no supply, if there is no supply, there is no meaning of further production and storage of the product. Moreover, if there is no production, supply and demand of any product, there is no earning to all the stakeholders associated with such products and in turn it will reduce their buying capacity for any product / service and many more such outcomes will impact the economy as a whole. 

However, the several measures in line with the same are being taken by the financial regulatory authority such as RBI in case of India. This is how such situations tests the potential of the individuals and the organizations as a whole.

What to do in tough situations like Covid-19?

Now the question is, if this is the case, what to do? Therefore, I am answering this question based on my views through the following points.

1. While managing the expenses, think of your priorities and focus only on basic necessities first.

2. While making help through donations / charity, first help the needy ones near you, if you feel or someone ask for the same. Because this is the best way to contribute towards the society you live in.

3. While helping someone, “show humility but don’t humiliate by taking pics and posting them to social media just for the show off”

4. If you are at a leadership position in an organization, interact with your teams through mails / messages / any other way as you feel comfortable and support them during this tough situation emotionally, financially as deemed fit by answering their queries.

5. Involve your time in learning lessons/ develop those skills / plans in which you could not devote enough due to the reason of lack of time previously in order to execute the outcomes accordingly.

6. The students are required to go through the online classes / notes / any other resources as being given by their teachers & prepare for their studies accordingly.

7. Most important, give time to your family, involve in activities and learn the life skills to cope up with such situations.

Learning lessons from tough situations like Covid-19

Now, it’s time to collect the learning lessons from tough situations like the present one. The various learning lessons could be as follows;

1. Necessities are always less than the luxuries. Therefore, focus first on fulfilling the necessities.

2. Love the nature and it will love you back. As we are observing the change in the environment, rivers and air during this situation. We must understand that we were harnessing so much from the mother nature and not giving it back the same. Therefore, learn to harness that much as least required.

3. In case of leaders / organizations, learn to support the teams in tough times because they are only ones who will bring you back in the game after the situation gets over. As, support is always mutual not one way.

4. Learning can never be stopped. It can happen in every situation.

5. Such situations don’t look at the individuality, they impact the whole community.

6. In the end, if the observation is that this situation will hamper everyone in the community. My view is, change the mindset “Don’t think of falling together, let’s support each other and grow together”.

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Disclaimer: The views presented in this article are the author’s own views. The views are presented here just for the purpose of information. These views are not meant to harm any one’s belief / thoughts.