If the last month taught me anything about mastermind groups, it’s that there’s always more shaky ground in people’s lives than I think.

In a matter of days, we went from working through standard issues in our online mastermind groups to consoling and counseling some terrified men. While the details must remain private, I think it’s safe to acknowledge some things. Several businesses in our group depended on ordinary, routine things we took for granted before the Coronavirus scare.

I want to talk here about something you can do to be prepared for the next time everything gets turned upside-down. 

But we aren’t talking about how to hoard ammunition or toilet paper. That’s subjective and fear-based. Not everyone on these calls needed reassurance. We also had several members of who experienced spikes in revenue and sales. The inconvenience of the panic was offset by a surge in income. It would be foolish to assume everyone...