Perspective Shift, Dreams Delayed, and COVID-19

We started writing this yesterday, advocating the closure of Broadway and other mass gatherings. My, how the timelines have sped up. From the bottom of our hearts, we support these closures and other efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.

That doesn’t make it less scary. We’re unsure if auditions will continue, shows will be produced, or jobs we’re lucky enough to have will be there in a month's time. Your big project might get postponed. Your career-defining moment might be missed. We may enter into an even less sure phase of our gig-economy.

At The Obvious Path, we’re dream chasers. We believe in pursuing your dreams with every ounce you can muster. But, in cases like these, we enter into a new phase. We’re reminded of what a privilege it is to chase those pursuits with a relatively clear head. We’re simultaneously reminded, in relation to the health of our loved ones and global good, our pursuits are allowed to take a back seat.

We’re unsure what this virus’ impact will be on us. Obviously, our industry will fast approach dramatic changes. We may have jobs in a few months. We may not. Might this scare in 2020 be an element of the “winding roads” in many of our future features? At this moment, it would appear so.

We know things will look a little different for us right now. We’ll likely stop posting our features for a brief time and focus more on strategies of creation during periods of quarantine, limited opportunities, and economic recession.

Above all, we wish for the reduced spread of this virus and the health of all of you. Secondly, we wish to pursue our dream chasing as soon as possible. And, finally, we wish for creativity as we enter this time of dramatic change.

The words in our ears: Things will not be the same, so don’t approach them the same way. 

There are challenges that are devastating and there are challenges that create opportunity. You will need strength for the Covid-19 challenges that are devastating. For the challenges that aren’t devastating, go create.

In either case, we’ll be here for you. Wishing you all health and safety.

Peter and Kat