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42 BCBUSINESS APRIL 2021 yourself," Lubik says. "And it becomes this Zen moment. I know many of us have so many things competing for attention at any point in time, so getting this moment when you just get to be focused on this one thing, it's addictive." Though COVID-19 slowed her goal of dead- lifting 200 pounds by the end of 2020, Lubik did her best to train when the gym was forced to close. But much of that was focused on body move- ment: "I live on the second floor of a condo building, and no one wants you to drop a 200-pound weight through their ceiling," she jokes. Lubik now hopes to hit that target by the end of the year—she's currently at 160—and will lean on advice from a couple of work colleagues to get there. "One of our experts- in-residence at the school is an engineer and also an Ironman. He was giving me tips, but explaining them from engineering perspectives," she says. The two chatted about developing resilience, and Lubik spoke to an expert in gerontology. "He talked about how there is some resilience you're born with, but you can build resilience." She even took that message out of the weight room and into the class- room, adding a section on resilience to the Chang Institute's end-of-year newsletter. "Creating that ability to bounce back is also about having differ- ent things in your life that you're working toward, not just school or work." More than anything, Lubik's own message— repeated back to her by that former student—has stuck as a key lesson for entrepreneurs (and people in general). "Because your hobbies and community become more important, when one thing goes wrong, not everything went wrong," she says. "You have that abil- ity to look at your life as this more holistic piece or collection of people and activities and things you're working toward. Your hobbies aren't only about what you do when you have time; they're something that you have to make time for in order to build more resilience in your life." That goes double in COVID, when people are spending more and more time glued to their home offices, unable to pry themselves away from the workday. Having some worthwhile passions and hobbies "makes a huge difference in being able to cope with all the things we're facing," Lubik says. "And I say that as someone who is well aware that I get to sit at home in a condo." • A F T E R HO U R S FOOD FOR THOUGHT We're guessing that, like us, you've found good eating a welcome diversion during the pandemic. North Vancouver's Polygon Gallery feeds that appetite by serving up Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photog- raphy, the Canadian premiere of the touring exhibit. Among the 60-plus artists featured in this delectable show, which spans the late 19th century to the present: Sharon Core, Imogen Cunningham, Ed Ruscha and Weegee (above). Split into three courses–Still Life, Around the Table and Playing With Your Food–it's definitely a meal. Through May 30 Admission by donation; visitors must wear a face covering; details on hours at thepolygon.ca NOBODY'S FOOL Here's some timely April reading: the tale of the late Joachim Foikis, who in 1968 brought an iconoclastic tradition to B.C. In Fool's Gold: The Life and Legacy of Vancouver's Official Town Fool, local author and journalist Jesse Donaldson recounts how the mischievous, erudite German immigrant won international fame by scoring a $3,500 Canada Council grant to poke fun at his pompous fellow citizens, including then–mayor Tom Campbell. Donaldson's lively tribute is a reminder that Vancouver could still use a town fool to burn its vanities. Anvil Press 123 pages, softcover, $18 • TOP: WEEGEE/INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY OF IRA AND SUZANNE RICHER