Opportunities Arising From COVID-19 Crisis
By: Priya Patel
Tags: Change, Covid 19, Lifestyle, Opportunity, Improvement

With all of the disruptions happening in our lives due to COVID-19, there is some doors opening up for us if we can see them. It is especially important to see all the opportunities, whether it be making some investments or just family bonding, to bring some light into our lives. Of upmost importance though, is optimism, due to the aligned happiness it brings us and our loved ones. We can also make some adjustments to our lifestyles with this deadly Coronavirus, that can change the way we live for the better.

#1 Make Your Dreams Come True

Do you want to learn how to cook? Or learn how to paint? What about organize your closet? Well now, you have the time for all of that! The average person spends 490 minutes per week traveling to work. As we all know now though, most large companies and corporations have work-at-home orders. Because of this, we can spend this time making our dreams come true during this saved time. Many states even have stay at home orders, we even save time getting groceries, going to the mall etc. Now is the time to achieve greatness and try things that have been in our bucket list forever. Imagine of all the possibilities we could create to kill time, and achieve something great for ourselves and maybe even the world.

#2 Invest In The Stock Market

Right now, while the market is crashing before our eyes, is the best time to buy shares in the great industrial giants. I can speak from experience from the 2008 recession. The best companies to invest in are the more established ones and the ones that have reached half or less than half of their all time high. Lots of technology based, recreational, and even gasoline stocks have fallen due to the Corona virus. While the greater majority may not care too much, the top 1% are having the time of their lives while investing in stocks. Especially now, when many companies share prices are lower than what they were in 2008, we can always make a few 1,000 dollar when we make smart decisions with investments at all time lows.

#3 Catch Up With Friends And Family

While we are saving time from daily commutes and other time consuming activities, we can use that time to catch up with our loved ones. Have you talked to your mother, father or grandparents recently? Have you made sure everyone you care and love for is all right? Right now is the time to catch up with everyone whether it be your best buddy from college or your great-grandpa whose turning 100. Most of the world is at home and probably thinking about whom they want to talk to. To add on, it is also very important to have social interaction while observing the new and improved “Social Distance”. We can do this through various platforms like Skype, FaceTime or even just a simple phone call. I can guarantee you, such a gesture can make somebody’s day and maybe even change the degree of your relationship with them. This is the time to either mend or further relations with those whom you don’t talk to that often.

#4 Bond With Those Near You

I want you to ask yourself how long it has been since you sat down and played with you child, children, or pet(s). Or even, how long it’s been since you took the man (or woman) that you love to a candle night dinner. What about the last time you said “I Love You” to any one of these figures. Well, now is the time to make up for the lost time over the past few years. Sit down and watch a movies with your family, make a candle night dinner for your partner or maybe even take some time and play a game with these people. We can make extraordinary memories that may change how we look at COVID-19 in the future. In the future, instead of saying “COVID-19, a disaster”, make sure your close, loved ones say “COVID-19, a time of pure joy in this house”.

#5 Get Out Of The Comfort Zone

Don’t talk about the future, build the future in your present. Always remember karma, what we put out will always come back to us. If we put our spared time to good use, whatever it may be, it will come to our benefit. The most important thing is that we must get out of the comfort zone. The biggest factor that is stopping us from doing all these activities on a normal basis is the fear that something we don’t want may happen. However, we must remember, we are not “God”, we are humans, whom are made not to be perfect. Therefore, we must change our thinking to make these improvements to our lifestyle last a lifetime.