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do something about it, to feel righteous and energetic about fix-
ing it. Being unhappy and unproductive is simply not part of my
game plan, and it shouldn’t be part of yours, either. See a situa-
tion as unacceptable, as taking you away from wholeness, and
you will be motivated to get out of it as quickly as possible.
When I had a financial setback in the early 1990s, I saw it
more as an aberration from the norm than as a final sentence. I
knew what it was like to be whole, and all I had to do was get
back to that place. I felt that a comeback was what was expected
of me, and I expected it of myself. All I had to do was take the
next step and get my momentum going again, which is what I
did. It didn’t happen overnight, but eventually things started to
sort themselves out.
I’ve seen some people get completely swallowed up by fail-
ures. The worst thing you can do to yourself is to believe that
bad luck is your due. It isn’t! It’s not just intelligence or luck
that gets us places, it’s tenacity in the face of adversity. Some
people see problems as bad luck, but I don’t. Problems are a part
of life and a big part of business. The bigger your business, the
bigger your life, the bigger your problems are likely to be. Being
prepared for that will save you a lot of emotional turmoil,
unnecessary deliberating, and even illness.
I’ve known people who have come back not just from adver-
sity but from tragedy. There’s adversity and then there’s
tragedy. Thinking about both is a good way to get an objective
view of what you may think your problems are. Your situation
may be tough, but you can bet others have had far worse things
to deal with. One way to pave your way for a comeback (or for a
first victory) is to read about people who have been courageous
against long odds. My guess is they felt they had an obligation
to succeed, and in some cases, an obligation to survive. That’s
how I feel. I had the privilege of a great family and a great edu-
cation, and I am serious about honoring those privileges—which
means expecting the best from myself.

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