“Had to seek counselling and medical help”

“Why is it always me? What will happen next? Will I lose my job? Will I be able to survive a zombie apocalypse?” At the beginning of the 2020 these were the things I asked myself repeatedly, some things had nothing to do with COVID-19, a long line of self-sabotage questions. I did not know back then that the trajectory of my life depends on the questions I ask myself.

As a matter of fact, one of these questions did make a huge difference in my life. I lost my part time job, my only income source back then. I suffered from anxiety and depression afterwards and had to seek counselling and medical help. I simply lost the grip I had over my life. There are some points in life where you can no longer see the future, where you have no faith and feeling hopeless about life.

At that point people react differently. I had my moment, but fortunately I asked the right question. “Is there anything I can do differently to come out of this situation?”. Then I did what all the good researchers do, I “Googled” it. Then only I realized there are thousands of people who became successful because of COVID-19, by looking at it as an opportunity rather than a threat. From that point onwards I shifted my focus from ‘how many cases per day’ to ‘how can I shape my future for the better’. I started working on my personal growth. What can I say, it did pay off!

Now I am sharper than ever and my mental and physical health is in a better stage than ever before. If I tell you my relationships were ugly that would be an understatement. But now things are going in the right direction. Along the way I could influence some great souls and now I am working on some amazing projects with them which will have a positive impact on many industries in Sri Lanka and rest of the world. Life is like a first-person shooter game; you cannot go to the next level without upgrading yourself.

Finally, it does not matter how great of a player you are, it will always be better to have a team behind you. Same thing goes in life, surround yourself with some good, positive people, learn from one another and help others to win their games in life. 2021 will be a much better year for all of us.