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One of my favorite sayings has always been: “It’s not what happens to you in life that really matters … it’s how you react<\/em> to what happens to you that makes the difference!<\/p>\n

As a business consultant<\/a>, I see proof of this infinite “truth<\/em>” every week! It has nothing to do with the industry I’m working with … the organization, product or service. It’s a “people<\/em>” issue.<\/p>\n

In working with clients, I have found that almost always we have determined that “the problem is never the problem\u2014the response is the real problem<\/em>!”<\/p>\n

Consider the Gulf tragedy. Everyone talks about the problems the oil spill caused. Closer focus would reveal that the oil spill didn’t cause a fraction of the problems that the “response<\/em>” to the oil spill caused … by BP, by FEMA, the Coast Guard, affected states, Washington, etc. Historians will document in great detail what we’re currently ignoring daily.<\/p>\n

Consider your personal challenges with a simple re-frame<\/em>. Forget what you once assessed to be a problem and focus, instead, on how you reacted or are currently reacting to that challenge. In doing so, you’ll find yourself focusing on action you can actually take to make a difference. Think about it. Try it. You now have a new weapon in your arsenal, a new strategy in your game plan, a new map for your journey to success!<\/p>\n

Invest 2:10 to listen to Tom Peters<\/a>, world-known author, speaker and consultant, summarize the importance of this concept.<\/p>\n

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