"You're not being that person because you have the resources; you're being that person because you're open to receiving those resources."That is one of the nuggets of wisdom you'll find in this episode of The Easy School of Hard Knocks Podcast.

http://performancemindset.co (Jarrod Haning) is a performance mindset coach, a fellow musician (Sana insisted we include the viola among the ranks of legit instruments, so blame her) and all around great guy.

Jarrod is also the author of https://www.mindsetperformance.co/book.html (The Thinking Patterns of Success), currently on pre-release. I put my name on the list to be notified when the book is available and will soon devour the awesome bonuses he provided.

I've been following Jarrod's work on social media for some time and really appreciated his take on the COVID-19 issue that has literally shut the entire world down. So I wanted to have him on the podcast to pick his brain on how to have a healthy response to this. Whether you believe the response by governments around the globe is warranted is irrelevant; the fact is the world is different.

How you respond to your circumstances will define your future moving forward.

Here are a few highlights from my chat with Jarrod, and a few comments from Sana too.

-Why the mass quarantine and global shutdown is actually a safety net for many...-Everyone needs to reinvent themselves; entrepreneurs don't need jobs, they create jobs-The two questions you need to be asking yourself right now:Who do I want to be right now? (Not what do I need to do, i.e. bills, mortgage, etc.)

What would I need to believe in order to be that type of person?

-No one knows what the future will hold-Call friends, ask what they need, start conversations-Money is a byproduct of the conversations you're having-Become a provider to your competitors, past clients, current clients, etc.-And much more