what can I do about it?


Successful people think differently.
They don’t waste energy asking, “Why is this happening to me?”
They ask, “What can I do about it?”
-Anonymous

I saw this on IG the other day and wrote it down, but I didn’t write down the account that posted it, so I can’t at least attribute it to that account.

If you find your Self dismissing this, my guess is your default is the “why”, which is probably the human mind’s default setting. Before dismissing it, I challenge you to give it a try next time something doesn’t go the way you would like it to.

Instead of giving the power to the event via “why?”, take back your power via “what?”

See what happens.


See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,

JC

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