{"id":11329,"date":"2021-01-19T13:47:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T18:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/?p=11329"},"modified":"2024-08-16T13:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T18:11:27","slug":"my-2020-year-in-review-top-3-lessons-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/my-2020-year-in-review-top-3-lessons-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"My 2020 Year In Review: Top 3 Lessons Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=MPNL9490040674\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello and welcome to episode 201 of The Entrepreneurial you podcast. I\u2019m your host Heneka Watkis-Porter. I am still reeling from the excitement of last week when I reached the milestone of 200 episodes. To celebrate I <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/the-practice-shipping-creative-work-w-seth-godin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interviewed Seth Godin live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and what a time that was! If you haven\u2019t listened to it yet, go check it out. Seth is just such a wealth of inspiration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, I am doing a solo episode chronicling my 2020 experience. It is interesting because while this journey makes the COVID-19 pandemic seem like a walkinthe park, it was then that I truly leant how to live (literally and physically).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>HERE ARE THREE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE:<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I elaborate on my top 3 lessons learnt in 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about my worst 2020 moment<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hear what my 2020 high points are<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>EPISODE SOUND BITE<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Back to 2019&#8230;<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to go forward, let me go back a little to 2019. If you were listening to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/ep-147-the-highs-and-lows-of-2019-with-heneka-watkis-porter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">episode 147<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was published on January 7, 2020, you will recall it was titled \u201cThe Highs and Lows of 2020.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I shared at the end of 2019 how I was slowing down, how tired I felt because of chronic insomnia and the deep, dark depression that I fell into. I also shared how I had found a cure.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, after that, things went downhill from there. What happened next was something I wasn\u2019t prepared for by any stretch of the imagination. I found myself fighting for my life on the night of January 9, 2020. Remember how I told you that I was taking sleeping pills and then I discovered marijuana tea? Well about 10 pm this night in question I drank some marijuana tea. I boiled maybe 1.5 grams for an extended time in milk to get the full THC effect. But I totally forgot that the previous night I had taken Zopiclone to help me to sleep. Apparently, it was still in my system coupled with the very potent THC from the marijuana&#8230;a deadly combination!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somehow (I don\u2019t know how) I made it through the night. The following morning I got 4 bags of drip + valium and injection from the doctor as they did everything to get the drug out of my system. Except being traumatized for days, all went back to normal.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>This is How 2020 Started<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I continued life as I knew it &#8211; finishing up my 5th book, Podcast Power: The Quick-Start Guide To Launching And Leveling-Up Your Brand; I traced to the US to do 3 major speaking engagements (ATD Tech Knowledge, Podcast Movement Evolutions and PodFest multi-Media Expo).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let\u2019s fast track to April 1, 2020. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see, April 1, 2020, began as an ordinary day. I got up early, said a prayer (I think) and then went on to do a myriad of interviews on both sides of the mic, i.e. being a guest on a few shows and interviewing guests for mine. It was a long day, I felt tired but I knew I would have time to rest after my last interview which was scheduled for 8:00 pm, OR SO I THOUGHT!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am strong, resilient and determined so I should be able to get through this final live interview. BUT it was not to be. In the middle of the live recording there began the first of many health challenges. I began feeling as though I was passing out. I had to stop immediately. Since it was night and the curfew in Jamaica had begun that very evening, I consulted with a telemedical professional. Based on the symptoms I was experiencing, he promptly made a referral to Andrews Hospital, all this while every breath seems to be leaving my body (and yeah got stopped in the curfew too by the cops).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From there, all went down there from a medical standpoint. I have seen so many doctors within this time, including a Psychiatrist. Some of the symptoms included,&nbsp; but were not limited to the below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;depression triggered the physical situation which then caused anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the physical symptoms:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extreme fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feelings of passing out frequently<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of focus<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stomach issues<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insomnia<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High white blood cell count<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High pulse rate<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of energy<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Severe hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields ( so very limited time on electronic devices)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way, remember that depression I spoke about in 2019? Well this was 10X worse. As I connect the dots looking back, I realize that the bout of depression that I experienced at the end of 2019 was as a result of taking those sleeping pills belonging to the benzodiazepines class of drugs. Stay away from them.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Take No Thought&#8230;<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the time of my illness, I was anxious, fearful and unsure of what my future would look like or whether I would even be around for a future. Truth be told,I think God was preparing me for what was to come in 2020. Here\u2019s why, usually at the end of a year I take 3 days away to goal-set and make plans for the year ahead. I could not find it in me to do that at the end of 2019 and I couldn\u2019t understand why. I also felt strongly in my spirit that I should sell my car and that I did. As I saw 2020 unfold it all made sense to me. I didn\u2019t need to make any new plans because I wouldn\u2019t be able to execute on them anyways (everything that I did in 2020 were already set in motion from 2019(publish book, travel to speak and continued with the podcast) and 2, I didn\u2019t really need a car since for the most part we were on lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What made me anxious though was the fact that I had no energy to do any work for months. I believe God has a very sense of humour because when I had no energy for work, none was coming in. As I contemplated how much money I had spent on medical bills, depleting my savings and had to turn to investments, panic set in. But one day I decide to hold God accountable to his word in Matthew 6:25-34 that says,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>25 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than meat, and the body than raiment?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>26 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>27 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>28 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>29 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>30 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>31 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>32 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>33 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>34 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I decided to surrender all my anxiety where provision is concerned. Literally the moment I began to do this, everything changed. I began to get new and higher paying clients at the point when I could muster the strength to do work. I continue to heal so I do work on my time based on how my body feels.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my period of rest, opportunities began to flow my way even without my having to work hard for them such as media features which I hadn\u2019t asked for. I also landed a Distributor for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ovpODW\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Podcast Power<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiencing a health challenge during the period of a pandemic has taught me many things. I am just going to share 3 of those with you today:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Slow download and live<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Surrender to the process<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I am more resilient than I thought<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>ABOUT HENEKA WATKIS-PORTER<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heneka Watkis-Porter is an entrepreneur, coach, 5x author, international speaker and host of The Entrepreneurial You Podcast who has interviewed Richard Branson, John Lee Dumas, Paul Carrick Brunson, Seth Godin (2X) and many other influencers. She is the founder and CEO of Patwa Apparel. Heneka is also the creator of the Caribbean\u2019s first virtual conference and expo: The Entrepreneurial You Virtual SME Conference &amp; Expo as well as the Online Health Summit, Slow Down And Live: Health Is Wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heneka hosts Leadercast events in Jamaica and writes for the Leadercast blog and Thrive Global.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to the episode and let us know what is your biggest takeaway.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>RESOURCES<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect with Heneka Watkis-Porter:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VISIT OUR SPONSOR: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jamstockex.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamaica Stock Exchange<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHOP The Entrepreneurial Store: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/store\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/store\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BOOKS by Heneka Watkis-Porter: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/books\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/books\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LEARN Podcasting: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/learn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/learn\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book Heneka Watkis-Porter to SPEAK: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/speaking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/speaking\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN to other podcast episodes: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/teypodcast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/teypodcast\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">READ our blog: https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/blog\/<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for spiritual upliftment? Listen to My Daily Devotion. A very short devotional to get you closer to God. Listen on:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/my-daily-devotion\/id1401701972\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMGYzZjc0L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>ENJOY THIS PODCAST?<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for tuning in to this episode with me going solo. I look forward to connecting with you next week where you will hear from Tom Schwab about Using Podcast Interview Marketing To Turn Listeners Into Customers. In the meantime, I\u2019d like to hear what has been your most important lesson of 2020. Please leave a comment on the show notes page of this episode at henekawatkisporter.com. You may also send me a WhatsApp message from the homepage to connect with me for all things Podcasting &#8211; books, coaching, online course, etc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoyed today\u2019s episode of The Entrepreneurial You, hit subscribe and share it with your friends!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning into this podcast, then do not hesitate to write a review. You can also share this with your family and friends, so they can feel empowered and encouraged to pursue their purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Point of Hope: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And God blessed them. And God said to them, \u201cBe fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.\u201d &#8211; Genesis 1:28<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have any questions? You can contact me through email (henekawatkisporter@gmail.com) or find me on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/henekawatkisporter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEntrepYou\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heneka_watkis_porter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,WhatsApp &#8211; 1876-849-2571, YouTube and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/henekawatkisporter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Support The Entrepreneurial You here for US$5.00 monthly: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glow.fm\/tey.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/glow.fm\/tey.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thanks for listening!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more updates and episodes, visit my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You may also tune in on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-entrepreneurial-you\/id1219606421\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9oZW5la2F3YXRraXNwb3J0ZXIuY29tL2luZGV4LnBocC9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3QvP2xhbmc9aHk?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA8JXI8tbtAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/the-entrepreneurial-you\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stitcher<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/49cGqY7I7hxhjrJo7ui636\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay inspired,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heneka<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and welcome to episode 201 of The Entrepreneurial you podcast. I\u2019m your host Heneka Watkis-Porter. I am still reeling from the excitement of last week when I reached the milestone of 200 episodes. To celebrate I interviewed Seth Godin live and what a time that was! If you haven\u2019t listened to it yet, go [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[668,563,671],"class_list":["post-11329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-health-and-wellness","tag-pandemic","tag-year-in-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}