"I don't worry... I just bite my fingernails"- an unconscious worrier
I read an interesting story in the Today We Are Rich book. It was about
Willis Carrier. Unless you are an air conditioning expert you might not
recognize the name as the father of air conditioning.
In the story he had experienced a large failure. After this he developed
a strategy for dealing with worries.
Carrier's strategy for dealing with worries
1. Define the worst case
What is the worst thing that can happen
2. Accept it as survivable
Act as if the situation is a forgone conclusion and let it go as a lesson to be learned
3. Make a goal out of beating the worst-case scenario
Develop a set of responses that can help you trim your losses and mitigate damages
I always say that strategy is 80%, 20% is execution. It is a start.
Today's question is:
"What is your strategy for handling worry in your life?
I read an interesting story in the Today We Are Rich book. It was about
Willis Carrier. Unless you are an air conditioning expert you might not
recognize the name as the father of air conditioning.
In the story he had experienced a large failure. After this he developed
a strategy for dealing with worries.
Carrier's strategy for dealing with worries
1. Define the worst case
What is the worst thing that can happen
2. Accept it as survivable
Act as if the situation is a forgone conclusion and let it go as a lesson to be learned
3. Make a goal out of beating the worst-case scenario
Develop a set of responses that can help you trim your losses and mitigate damages
I always say that strategy is 80%, 20% is execution. It is a start.
Today's question is:
"What is your strategy for handling worry in your life?
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