While it was first overwhelming, by focusing on only what was within our control, we took the business challenges in stride where we had to digitise our business processes in days. We also focused on the positives by making the best use of this time to op

We all know how the coronavirus wreaked havoc globally and caused most businesses and markets to grind to a halt. But I see the crisis as an opportunity for those of us who are lucky enough to practise social distancing and self-isolation, to utilise this time for self-recalibration and to reset our priorities, the primary of which I believe is our relationship with our “selves” and the material world. Most of us live immersed in our daily lives, chasing after more money, more power, more attention, more love, more of everything. Instead of being endlessly chained to these unconscious desires and cravings, and the impulse to repeat it over and over again, perhaps it’s time to untie ourselves from decades of social and cultural conditionings in relations to our work, our relationships, our beliefs, our thoughts, and our whole way of living; use this newfound time at home to kickstart an inner journey of self-inquiry. We tend to look up to authority or gravitate towards power figures and gurus for answers to life’s most important questions, but the truth can only be found within our own selves.

As an individual, the MCO has been a welcome pause button to catch up on things I have neglected, both health and family, and has helped me reevaluate my priorities.