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Sean:
The last question I have for you is that the target market of this podcast, The Leadership Stack, we’re looking at leaders and managers and entrepreneurs who are struggling out there more so now because of the pandemic again, 45% unemployment rate is not going to happen if businesses did not shut down. There are a lot of businesses that have died during this time. Given there are some that are thriving, but still, 45% from 7% started this year. At least here in the Philippines.
That is the all-time low. Now in a couple of months, it’s 45%. I am wondering, Jared, what would be your one big advice? If there is one big advice you could tell to these people, what would it be?
Jaryd:
Problems are just opportunities in disguise. What the world needs is help. People want help. If you can find out a way to help people, the money will come. You can get as creative as you like with it. But I feel like at the moment it may be really hard in your niche or what you’re doing. Maybe it’s a luxury item that you’re selling, or it’s a luxury service that you’re selling or it’s something that people aren’t spending money on right now.
Can you blame them? I haven’t been very impacted because a lot of people were turning to the internet to make money online, but there are still people that have left and can I blame them? No, they’ve stopped working with me. I can’t blame them at all. I’m all like, “Hey, you do what you need to do. If you need to go and look after your family, please do it. That’s the most important thing for you at this time. And if and/or when you’re ready, come back and I can help you.”
I think if we just put ourselves in the position where we’re always putting ourselves in one another’s shoes– our client’s shoes, our audience’s shoes and thinking “all right, cool. Where are they at the moment and how can I help them best? Now how can I serve them the best?”
When you can do that, people will appreciate it and you’ll get paid for that. Sometimes it may not be monetary. Sometimes it’s love. Sometimes it’s an introduction to somebody or a referral. It may not come in the form of cash.
I think probably if there’s one big thing I would say to entrepreneurs that are struggling right now is that if you’re to think about how can you help people right now and serve people with what’s really important to them, what they’re really struggling with, then everything else can just wrap around that.