I was reading an interesting article this week about how our notions of being adventurous have changed significantly during these recent months of lockdown. Not so long ago, being adventurous could have been launching ground-breaking new products, or travelling to new and distant places, or trying out new sports or activities that push our comfort zones to the limit. Now, being adventurous takes on a whole new meaning, as we get used to living and working in a very different, often restricted world. Speaking about experiencing the spirit of adventure in different ways, the inspirational English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, Stephen Hawking, saw adventure as a combination of curiosity and bravery. When Hawking was diagnosed at age 13 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative motor neuron disease that quickly robs people of the ability to voluntarily move their muscles, he was given 2 years to live. In fact, he survived for 55 years with his incurable condition, going on to achieve the status of being the most recognizable scientist of our age. He died at the age of 76, having built a remarkable scientific legacy, despite enduring the ultimate lockdown of having being trapped in a body he could not move. So, if you are looking for inspiration as to how to get through the challenges that lockdown has brought to our lives, listen to the words of Stephen Hawking this morning as he says: “Be brave, be curious, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done.”
Have yourself an inspired entrepreneurial day! — Melanie