S2 E12 — Too Anxious to Meet and Eat

I’m negotiating a bargain between my conscious and unconscious self about scheduling. But, I’m a little spooked about these new self-quarantined CDC recommendations and turned down two scheduled lunches for at least two weeks. But …

“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”

Hi and welcome to Sunday’s Episode 12 of the Second Season’s My Pandemic Year’s Natural Experiment, on March 15th in the spring of 2020 here in California.

Previously in Season Two, the Pandemic Year

S2 E11 — Waiting for the 3rd Shoe to Drop; S2 E10 — Cats, Ladders and Shaking Salt …; S2 E9 — Blame It On Your D4DR Gene, Not Me!

Related from Season One, the Normal Year

S1 E12 — Day 12 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E11 —Day 11 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E10 — Day 10 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E9 — Day 9 of My 1-Year Experiment

“5” Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980): “There is outside pressure to do what you’d rather not. Your hesitation is well-founded, though your reasons are unconscious and lack form. Still your inner guidance is trustworthy.” Aries

Evidence

We’ve agreed that if every other day I manage my ongoing email campaign (Working on the Business) — the even days — and feed a pipeline for publishing to Patreon on the even days (Working on the Business) and actually publish on Fridays, well then I’m devoting Saturday and Sunday’s to following “What Would Leo da V Do?”

Today’s Sunday, right! What Would Leo da V Do? Bubble up associations.

- - Introverts must be more suited to self-quarantines because of their D4DR genes.
  - Select website posts I can repurpose for Patreon.
  - Interconnected, ripple-effects normally going unnoticed.
  - Why introverts excel at scenario planning when extroverts ain’t got time for that.
  - A good time to pause and reflect about your options.
  - Dealing with the unknown.
  - Before and after — when this happened and who was dealt the worst hand?
  - Traveling canceling and planning, when is it save, what will you find.
  - The way it was. Remembering Italy before.
  - Remembering just last month, the way it was.
  - For Patreon, articles from my websites about comparing 2008 to 2010, as chapters from my books and updates to them.
  - Working from home, why it’s great to be an introvert. Now is the time to sit down with your loved ones and plan. Introduction to the 5-book series. Begin a new bucket list.

What am I missing? Any sparks from today’s Holiday Tau?

“5” Steve Zahn, 51: “You dare to move forward with a good plan, but you’re just not sure the plans on the table meet your standards. That’s OK. It will be fun to go back to the drawing board.” Scorpio

Is it really OK? It doesn’t feel like fun now. Just a lot of anxiety and boring, hard work.

Random ones that make me want change my sign.

What’s left to steal? Is this your birthday today? Happy Birthday! Let’s check back in August.

Today’s Holiday Birthday:

“You’ll achieve greatly over the next 12 months using nothing more than what you already have. With feats of compassion and kindness, you’ll make a difference in the world while raising your own spirit. A special relationship leads to improvement of health and routine. You’ll make a legacy deal in August.”

Is there some sort of collision between Leo da V and our Patron Saint?

So it seems your Holiday Tau, W&W, seconds my last bullet point and suggests weighing the options.

“5” Steve Winwood, 71; Stevie Wonder, 69: “A move happening miles away causes a reshuffle. The whole game changes. Stay agile and alert, ready to respond quickly to new challenges and opportunities.” Taurus

Funny your Holiday Tau should mention mentoring, as I’m beginning to receive replies from my mailing campaign to them.

I’m a little spooked about this new self-quarantined CDC recommendations and turned down two scheduled lunches for at least two weeks. But …

“5” Steve Howey, 42: “You could use help from a mentor. You’ll be in the lucky position to choose the best one for you based on the accurate evidence presented today.” Cancer

Yes, true. Is that why I and for that matter Emma the Baroness hold back a little, or are we just private people?

“4” Steve Carell, 57; Steve Martin, 74; Steve Wozniak, 69: “Competitive, territorial urges burble in your being. Maybe you don’t love the way this feels, but on the bright side, it’s a sign that you have something to protect and preserve.” Leo

Your TauBit of Wisdom is how I advised those hundreds of proteges enrolled in the mentoring program I ran.

“4” Steve Kerr, 54: “It’s time to add a few new heroes to your pantheon. It will benefit you to study some who are just one or two rungs above you on the ladder you would like to climb.” Libra

You know, your Holiday Tau might be on to something.

One of the unformed Leo sparked ideas is making me look at this potential self-quarantine period as a time to focus on logistics and implications and ripple-effects and consequences that surprised people as the Great Recession wore on.

Will this be another one of those times? What lessons will we be able to draw?

“5” Steve Aoki, 41: “This no time for philosophy. This is a time for logistics. Talk through details with discerning people who know the territory and can help you in a practical way.” Sagittarius

Ain’t that the truth, Harvey. Emma the Baroness and I started out imagining who each other was, merged and grew into who we are.

“5” Steve Harvey, 62: “Relationships start in a state of fantasy. You imagine who the other person is and they imagine who you are. Somewhere in the middle, you settle on a mix of experimentation and reality.” Capricorn

Haha. If I can remember how it actually goes, I’ll tell you the joke about faking authenticity.

“5” Steve Nash, 45: “One of the buzzwords you need not worry about is ‘authenticity,’ as you cannot help but be anyone other that who you are. Showing up ‘authentically’ is basically impossible not to do.” Aquarius

What’s Going On …

Shifting Opportunities

Smart Moves

Long-Form

- “The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World” by Marti Olsen Laney

Working on the Business

- 1,372 Flipboard users follow one or more of my 35 digital magazines.

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Inspired by: Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate

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