Chapter 21. Pull It All Together

 

“Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life.”

 
 --RALPH RANSOM

There is no problem you cannot solve, no difficulty you cannot overcome, and no crisis that you cannot deal with when you use your incredible powers of mind and character. Remind yourself that all of life is a test of some kind, and you fail the test only if you give up.

Here are twenty-one things you can do to take complete charge of anything that happens to you in the challenging weeks and months ahead:

  1. Stay calm. Take a deep breath and refuse to become upset or angry. Lower your emotional flashpoint by asking ...

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