Staying Productive with Shakespeare

11/12/20 • 11 min

The alarm goes. You wake up. The routine begins. It is another day at home. Walk a few steps to the office. You check the calendar. More Zoom calls to attend. Online lectures booked. Job applications to complete. Tomorrow is the same, and so on for the foreseeable future. This prospect can make, for some, finding the motivation to make it through the day without drifting into thoughts, hopes or fears, challenging.
Yet, I want to share an example of a great mind who encountered conditions not that dissimilar to our own, yet remained productive and industrious throughout and offers us inspiration for our own time.

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Keeping Resilient with Beethoven

Referred to as one of the greatest classical composers, possessing fame and fortune in his day, and creating a vast collection of musical works - many of which are widely recognized today - Beethoven was, to many, a hugely successful and influential figure.
However, if you look beyond the label of musical genius and revered composer, his life was filled with numerous set-backs, failures and difficulties.
Today, many challenges face us too- both personal and further afield. But, by looking to the attitude and mind-set adopted by this composer in overcoming his own trials - we can find some direction for learning to cope with our own.

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Yet, amidst this far-reaching and unwelcome event - that for so many brings fear and anxiety – it is possible to find hope and opportunity. To help us seek this out and gain inspiration for our wearied minds, we need to go on a journey far, far into the vastness of space, discover a distant star, learn about its story and find opportunity from chaos.