Think about where you're going and how you'll there...

So, here I am writing about imagination and how that can lead to great things, yet the news of the day keeps blaring in the other room about partisan political discord and record-setting numbers of new cases of Covid-19. How can anyone dream of the future or imagine creating new things in this kind of environment? It’s affecting the productivity and creativity of people working from home and on-site, the education of young people, and the sense of security and well-being that we’re all used to and crave. Forget politics and pandemics: fear and fatigue are the real challenges that leaders of businesses, communities and families are dealing with today. With all that’s going on, remember that real people are dealing with these real issues: now is the time to double down on helping them to stay focused on how they can get through each day safely and successfully. Listen to their worries, give them support and empathy, engage them in activities and projects to keep them focused and positive, nurture their hopes, and encourage them to balance their time between work and life. Covid-19 fatigue is real and much as we’d all like to move on, it’s lurking in the shadows. Now’s the time to practice your coaching skills to help re-fire their dreams and imaginations: without that we’ll go nowhere today.

Carl Sagan (1934 – 1996): American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, and author