5 Principles for Life, Cobra Effects, & More

Richard nodded, relaxed but energized. “It’s neither good nor bad; it simply is what it is,” he said. “If we want to prosper, we need to roll with the punches.”

Random stuff happens. All you can control is your response. Every day, you’ll practice how to react to chaos: with dignity, poise, and grace.

We cannot control our circumstances, but we can control how we respond to them. We can control whether an experience makes us a bitter person or a better person. What matters in life is not so much what happens to us but what happens in us.

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.

Our most radical changes in perspective often happen at the tail end of our worst moments.