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By Mike Caguin 4 minute Read Last summer, along with so many Americans, I found myself facing career existentialism. I had an enviable job that I enjoyed for over 15 years, yet I felt my happiness waning. It didn’t help that the news cycle was obsessed with the Great Resignation, as millions of people tried out a new career, moved to another company in their industry, or left work altogether.
We opened in my rented house in 2009. Right in the middle of a recession. A single mom with two kids and her new boyfriend who was now her partner, no reel, no money and no bio, we had to jump in very creatively to get things going. In a way, I am really glad we did it then. We had to be so creative, but we also were lucky because the only overhead we had was taking care of ourselves and our family. I never, ever accepted no for an answer. Ever.
We are less than three months into 2020, and the bright and shiny glow of the new year has been swept away, replaced by a tidal wave of fear, existential dread and panic caused by COVID-19. As individuals and families across the globe worry about the health and well-being of themselves and their loved ones, businesses are grappling with new realities: a remote workforce, future projects coming into question, canceled events, layoffs and subzero team morale.
Lately I've been thinking about the 1997 movie Life Is Beautiful. Based on a true story, the film is about an Italian Jew who was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. To protect his son and others in the only way he knew how, he used his sense of humor and gameplay to distract them from the everyday atrocities. The heartbreaking story showed us that even if we feel powerless, we have a great ability to console, protect and serve others through creative communication.
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