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There Are Two Ways to Prepare for the Future — Only One is Right

Anticipate your next move

In the not too distant future, there will be a vaccine, cure, or reliable treatment for co-vid 19. The election will be over. The economy will have recovered.

The question is, what will your life look like at this point?

You can look back and be proud of yourself because you adapted to the situation, found a way to level up, or at least kept yourself from bathing in outrage the entire time.

Or, you can look back with regret because you spent months to years in a state of constant panic when nothing personally happened to you.

I’m painting with a broad brush, but these two scenarios are the scenarios most of us will find ourselves in. Yes, there are true tragedies occurring all over the world. Yes, politics matters and has an influence on our daily lives. Injustice still exists in society.

But at this point in time, you have to decide which game you’re going to play. You can either play your game or you can play their game.

One game gives you a chance at a better life. The other game puts you into an even deeper helpless position.

The people who play the former game understand that they can only control their actions…