Life is short. And messy. It’s easy to get worked up about little things that don’t amount to a hill of beans.Â
Most things don’t matter. As John C. Maxwell put it, “You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.”
So my message to you (and myself) is to let it go. Whatever’s bothering you, put it in a helium balloon and let it float away.
(That’s the image I use sometimes. You’re welcome to use it.)
A few things do matter. Maybe 20%. Maybe less. Probably less. These few things, “the precious few,” account for most of your results and are worth most of your effort.
But they’re not worth any of your worry. Nothing is, because worry is a useless emotion.Â
When you feel yourself starting to worry about a problem or poor results, use that feeling as a signal to review what you’re doing (or not doing) and make adjustments.
Ask yourself, “What can I do about this?” If there’s something you can do, do it. That’s your plan. If you don’t know what to do, your plan is to find out what you can do.
And if can’t do anything about the problem? Yep. Let it go.
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