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Pandemic situation As The Ideal Time To Bring Out Our New Normal Version
The pandemic situation of COVID-19 has gotten on the nerves of everyone already. People globally are facing various domestic, financial, psychological as well as social problems. Yet the human mind is the thing that has been affected by COVID-19 so far. The gradual impacts are been seen continuously and the longer the pandemic lasts, the more are chances to see people struggle with themselves mentally. According to Marcus, more are the chances to hear the two kinds of voices as the impact of pandemic long duration.
- I want to go back to normal.
- I don’t want to go back to normal.
About Marcus’s journey as a podcast host:
Marcus as a podcast host aims to help people get a vivid guideline to transform them into this situation of the pandemic so that they can bring the best and more productive person out of them. Marcus aims to talk about purely versatile topics and guides his guests beyond dedication. Through his podcasts he involves his guests beautifully and makes think about various aspects that might apply to each listening to him, thinking upon which might solve many mental grudges or problems and bring a new person out of them.
Here we try to talk about one of his most powerful audio episodes in which he briefs his guests with some cross-questions and teasers.
What is this episode about?
Well, the particular episode circulates around the racial inequality, lack of funding for non-white entrepreneurs, etc, but why does Marcus intend to highlight these factors? All this is because like most of us, Marcus also believes that discrimination on any basis, be it gender, be it color or be it race could be the biggest factor causing the social crisis and disturbing situation of peace.
While highlighting these factors, Marcus talks to one of his guests, Erika Brodnock, who is a serial entrepreneur from London.
How Marcus involves his guests in his podcast?
Marcus believes that may people are listening to voice#1 as an impact of their current condition. The reason behind listening to this voice could be there in the comfort zone that might be missing or even the ego. They probably are trying to make their way away from an expected busy life. Also, some people are listening to voice#2. This might be because of the various challenges they have been facing during the entire pandemic situation. Now as they have gotten into new routines, they might be wondering and asking themselves if the older versions of themselves really served them well?
They might be thinking if they were good and productive enough as a person, leader, businessmen, employees, customers, society, or a human?
What do you learn from this podcast episode?
So while continuing with Erika, Marcus goes further and gives his guests space so that they can voice their imaginations and what they feel like listening more to voice#2? He initiates by asking them these two questions:
- I want to go back to normal.
- I don’t want to go back to normal.
He makes his guests focus more on acting upon voice#2 by adding: “if not now, then when? If not you, then who?”
Practicing a new normal:
Marcus teases his guests by asking some amazing questions. After doing so and having his guests contemplate the following question, he emphasizes his guests to consider a new normal condition. He provokes his guests to stick to who they are as a new person than to go back to who had been previously. He guides them to be the new and the better versions of themselves that could be more efficient, hard-working, engrossing, and productive for them.
The holy grail of Marcus behind this episode:
Talking further, the fundamental grounds of Marcus are contributing to producing better individuals resulting in more conscious capitalism. He highlights that every individual from us is sufficient to motivate others to change their way of working & leading their business. Here is something which inspires Marcus as a podcast host:
“We are the people we have always waited for”
Alice Walker.
“If survival of humankind depended on what you do, and how you are-
What would you do?
How would you be?”
Buckminster Fuller.
Undoubtedly these teaser questions and quotations are enough to make one think about their motives in life. I hope everyone is a better new person even before this pandemic situation ends. Peace out !!!
Kenneth is a proud native of sydney, born and raised there. However, he pursued his education abroad and studied in Australia. Kenneth has worked as a journalist for almost a decade, making valuable contributions to prominent publications such as Yahoo News and The Verge. Currently, he serves as a journalist for The Hear Up, where he focuses on covering climate and science news. You can reach Kenneth at [email protected].
