CHAPTER FIVE
Thoughts, Words, Actions
THE THREE AREAS YOU CONTROL
Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions.
—WILL SMITH
You are, no doubt, overflowing with brilliant ideas for how others could improve their functioning. After all, much of what goes on out there is inexplicably incompetent.
We expend sooo much energy correcting others within our own minds. It’s as fruitless as pouring a newly frothed latte down the drain. Ain’t gonna wake you up.
Focus your attention on fine-tuning yourself rather than futilely attempting to fix others, change the barometric pressure, or alter reality. I’ve got news for you, sugarplum. You’re off the hook. Because there are precisely three things you control: ...
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