#2 Clarity in Times of Uncertainty

"I look upon myself as a conscience" - Doug Bennett DipPFS

I don’t know where this podcast journey is gonna take me but I’m super excited to share it with you and I hope I can inspire you to take the trip you’ve always wanted, start the business you’ve always wanted start and just become the person you’ve always wanted to be.  

This show was really borne out from the sadness I’m currently feeling for all my industry colleagues (and clients that can no longer go on their holidays) who are facing a time of great uncertainty and are most probably feeling stressed and anxious about the future. It’s completely understandable and I feel that pain too. 

So in my first few podcast shows I wanted to put together a series that will be packed with info and strategies to provide some clarity in these uncertain times and hopefully help you navigate onto a clearer path forward. Maybe it’s a time to press your reset button, spend this time connecting with old friends, neighbours and family! You know, set the table, sit down and prepare good and wholesome meals as a family, read with the kids, be creative as a family or it you are on your own maybe schedule time for a little exercise or skype friends every day. 

Either way if you ever feel over-whelmed, I want you to reach out to me, know you are not alone and I’m only an email or message away!

There have already been some amazing stories of people being kind and caring to strangers and neighbours, we’ve already got a neighbour Whatsapp group going to help our vulnerable neighbours if they need help but the most amazing thing about this is we are already thinking about having a street party when this is all over! How cool is that?

So, the travel industry has been pretty much decimated by the spread of Covid -19 – anyone linked to the travel industry is going to be hugely affected. Airlines are asking staff to take unpaid leave, making people redundant. Travel companies are battening down the hatches with huge levels of redundancies, homeworkers are massively affected as they are commission based plus hotels, taxi firms, ground operators and the support businesses that keep the industry going and airports. This is huge! 

The rug has firmly been pulled from under our feet. 

We are in uncharted waters right now. Most peoples worlds have been turned upside down and life is going to be tough for a lot of people, but there’s a number of things that you can do, that I’m going to do, to help ease the situation and take some of the stress away, enable us to look forward to and plan for life after Covid-19.

But there’s always opportunities, they might not be in evidence now but there will be, I truly believe it. Let’s be kind to each other, be grateful for what we have as there’s always others that are worse off, if some of the tips and info in this episode has helped just one person then it would have been worth it.

I couldn't think of a better guest to have on my first ever podcast. I've known Doug for 11 years and in that time he's become one of my best friends. He is in the top 2% of financial advisors in the world, a respected international speaker, successful entrepreneur, chair of trustees at an amazing charity called Us in a Bus, conqueror of Mt Kilimanjaro, 3 Peaks Challenge competitor and all round amazing guy who I call the gift that keeps on giving!

If you would like help with ideas and help from a personal finance point of view then please contact myself or Doug and mention the podcast.

Contact details: 
steve@citrustravel.co.uk
dougbennett@tpllp.com
Website is www.dougbennett.tpllp.com 
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