If you’re heartsick over the results of the election, focus your attention on the things you can control in life instead of the things you can’t.

I’ve seen a lot of posts lately about Donald Trump being elected as our next President. Needless to say, I’ve seen a lot of negative things. 

Here’s the thing: we all know what he said, but none of us know what’s going to happen in the future. That’s out of our control, and there’s nothing we can do about it. 

In my mind, what I’m thinking about now aren’t the things that I can’t control, but the things that I can. I can’t control the way that other people act; I can only control the way that I act and the way that I talk to people. Am I going to be racist? No. No matter what, that’s not in my heart. What I’m going to do is treat everybody with love and respect. 

Is the economy going to go bad? I have no idea. No matter what I claim on Facebook, I have no control over the economy. I do have 100% control over what I’m doing to improve myself, though. The things I have 100% control over include:  

  • The time that I wake up.
  • Whether or not I work out in the morning.
  • Whether or not I listen to the media.
  • Who I’m associating myself with.
  • The books that I read.
  • What I do every day to improve my business.
  • What I’m doing to educate myself. 

 There are a lot of things in life that we can’t control, and no matter what we say, we can’t do anything about it. We have measures of influence over events, but at the end of the day, all we can do is focus on what we can do to improve ourselves and how we treat other people. 

 

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All we can do is focus on what we have 100% control over.


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Just because there is talk of racism isn’t going to change my values or beliefs. People that are racist are always racist. People that are angry are always going to be angry. People that are sad are going to be sad. That’s the way that these people have trained their emotions to react. 

Over the next four years, here’s what I’m committed to doing while Donald Trump is president: 

  • Improving myself.
  • Waking up early every single morning.
  • Reading books that improve my mindset.
  • Growing my business, good economy or not.
  • Treating people with love and respect.

 I can’t control anything else beyond that. I invite you now to ask yourself, what is in your control? Are you going to focus on things you have 100% control over or things you don’t have 100% control over? Whatever it is you focus on, the choice is yours. 

If you have any questions about what I’ve talked about today or you need help in the real estate game, feel free to reach out to me by phone or email. As always, make it a great day!