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Monday, June 9, 2025

Shake it off

You’ve had an unexpected setback. Don’t magnify its negative impact with a sustained period of despair over it.

It happened, it disrupted your plans, and no amount of resentment or anger can change that. Learn from it, make the necessary adjustments, then quickly shake it off and move forward.

Use the occasion as an opportunity to clarify and recommit to your objectives. Disruptions can slow you down, but you don’t have to let them stop you cold.

In the moment you might be tempted to feel sorry for yourself, perhaps even to seek pity from others. In the long run however, your best choice is to act with strength, confidence, and positive determination.

You, your skills, your resources, your connections, and your purposes are bigger than any sudden setback. Put what happened in proper perspective, and you can immediately improve your attitude.

It’s not what you would have wanted, yet your next move is up to you. Shake off the setback, and come away from it stronger than ever.

— Ralph Marston

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