Are you emotionally reactive?

“You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you.  True power is sitting back and observing things with logic.  True power is restraint.  If words can control you that means everyone else can control you.  Breathe and allow things to pass.” – Warren Buffett

I meet with a lot of people.  I travel.  I try to affect lots of people.  I need to in order to accomplish my goals.

But the more people I come in contact with, the more people I will meet who will say things to hurt me.  The more people I meet, the more I will see who are doing things and saying things I do not believe in.

If I put my own happiness in their hands, I will surrender control of it to them.

I know those people are out there.  That’s ok.  I will continue to be intentional and take action to craft the life and build the world of my choosing and bring my friends and family with me.