If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…
Imagine you have two buckets. One Blue and one Red.
Label the Blue Bucket, CONTROLLABLE.
Label the Red Bucket, UNCONTROLLABLE.
Hang the Blue Bucket on your right side and hang the Red Bucket on your left side.
As you go through today, put your words (and thoughts) in either the Blue Bucket or the Red Bucket.
Red Bucket: UNCONTROLLABLE
Media
Government response
Politicians
Coronavirus
Lockdown
Stock market crash
Wait It Out
“This is the worst time for this.”
“I wish this would never have happened.”
“What’s happening today with the virus?”
“When will it end?”
When you allow yourself to think on and talk about life and business’s Red Bucket UNCONTROLLABLEs…
You cripple your ability to think clearly…
You disable your ability to take positive action…
You talk yourself (and everyone around you) into despair, stress, and depression.
Replace it with Blue Bucket CONTROLLABLE language.
Blue Bucket: CONTROLLABLE
Action
Opportunity
Plan
Leadership
Strategy
Opportunity
New Goals
“Our purpose through this is…”
“I’m really grateful for…”
“This too shall pass…”
First, pay attention to your language today – and the language of your group. Is it Blue Bucket or Red Bucket language.
Second, when it’s Red Bucket language, just turn to the right and replace it with Blue Bucket CONTROLLABLE language. See how quickly you can fill up your Blue Bucket with CONTROLLABLE words. Keep the Red Bucket as empty as you can – and empty it quickly when it starts to fill up.
Thirdly, feed your thoughts with Blue Bucket content – and multiply your Blue Bucket CONTROLLABLE thoughts… and Blue Bucket language will follow.
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