“I decide” is what crisis means in the Greek root word of crisis. This is the secret to getting out of any crises in our lives.

I see many people and business owners during times of crisis getting paralyzed. Not deciding for themselves or their company, to do or not to do.

But how do you constantly get yourself or your organization to keep making decisions and moving forward amidst turbulent times?

This is where the habit of building a routine becomes important. A routine of making assessments and making decisions, especially when the environment is constantly shifting, and you need as much and as quick of feedback as possible.

How we maneuvered ourselves out of the crisis was to have a structured routine to be assessing and making decisions throughout the day especially during the earlier days of the lockdown.

This was our schedule:
8.30-9.30am Set the goal for the day
12.00 pm Check-in and brainstorm to identify and solve problems
2.00-2.30pm After lunch, set another meeting and goals for the afternoon
6.30-7.30pm Check-in and brainstorm to identify and solve problems

Everything is results-driven, What are you going to do? What are you going to achieve? What KPIs are you going to set?

All of these goals and metrics are brand new because all of the old KPIs and targets are not going to be applicable during a crisis.

We need to set new things every single day, or at least on a weekly basis.

That’s how we got through the crisis, by focusing on getting through the short-term because given the uncertainty you can’t do long-term planning.

Get the short-term sorted, then you will be able to eventually formulate your long term.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of structure and routine. Because of the multitude of information that is constantly bombarding us, our brain is unable to handle them all.

A structured way of running your life and business will be able to relieve the burden of sifting through and assessing information on the go which takes up a lot of energy, and filter them down in a manageable way so you can make better decisions.

With easier ways to make decisions, it becomes easier to take action, and with action comes the opportunity to get out of the crisis.

Do you have a decision-making structure and routine in your life?