Be That As It May: Dont Worry About Things You Cant Change

Don’t worry about things you cannot change

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As the oldest child of working parents, I was expected to be responsible and look after my siblings.

When things went wrong, I was the center of attention. My parents were strict and instilled in me a strong sense of responsibility and accountability. These remain core values in my life today. I worried about everything. As a result, I tried to control everyone and everything around me to make sure nothing would go wrong and that nothing unexpected would happen.

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While this may sound like an admirable trait, it is not. Besides being totally unbearable to be around, I became a prime candidate to become the first year-old with ulcers. I worried about everything, tried to control everything and, as you would suspect, failed miserably. Around age 10, my father—the one with a sixth grade education—pulled me aside and we talked about my constant quest for controlling my environment and its underlying causes. One thing that came out of that conversation was a simple statement that has become an essential part of my life.

He was adamant that no one can control or change everything—that there are parts of our environment that no matter how hard we try cannot be controlled or changed.

His advice was quite simple: Whether or not this resonates with you, this simple statement could solve many of the problems that seriously limit plant performance. How many times have you heard or said that something cannot be done because some internal or external factor is not controllable? When true, there is no value in worrying about these factors.

Yet too many of us seem to focus—almost fixate—on them instead of shifting focus to those things we can do. Recently we worked with a client who was convinced nothing could be done about his conversion cost. His argument centered on raw materials costs that were governed by a volatile market and a corporate procurement department. It took several months to finally convince him that focusing on standard work, loss elimination and the value stream could, in fact, reduce conversion cost, even in a volatile supply chain.

A word of caution: The perceived inability to control or change is too often used as an excuse and results in non-action. A simple rule of business is that demand and installed capacity must match for profitability and survivability. In situations where insufficient new business is too low to fully utilize capacity, something can and must be done. There is simply no legitimate reason to allow this situation to exist or continue.

I enjoyed reading this article and it contains concepts that I need to be reminded of regularly. I regularly tell people that perfection is an unreasonable goal, and that is always a reminder for myself.

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Thank you for these reminders, and for all the positive strategies you provide via your emails, books, etc. I definitely over-think things. I could relate to worrying too much about what might be and also what could have been. I am working hard to appreciate every moment and enjoy what is right now. The past week was a difficult one for me. Thank you very much for the timely reminders. I really appreciate this thought and is indeed the soul mantra to avoid worries.

Yes at times it is difficult to do it but not impossible. Be it at home or at workplace, with this thought in mind, one can avoid major stress. Just by reading it, I started doing self analysis and I do agree that yes its my attitude to stuation that is causing me stress..

The one thing you said that had never occurred to me is how much time I lose getting to the things I CAN control. That time I spend worrying could be spent cleaning my bathroom or folding those clothes that have been sitting in the basket all week long. My life could be more pleasant if I used that time to accomplish the things I say I never have time for. I was brought up with a father that was a extreme worry wort. This had a very big affect on me growing up.

I find myself worrying about just about everything. A characteristic I do not want to pass down to my children. These articles and quotes have helped a lot. My next step is to get the book. She says that constantly giving more and more to people and institutions such as employers who do not reciprocate in caring about me when the crunch comes is folly. What do you say? Today, choose grace over impatience, beauty over negativity, and presence over panic.

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I really, really like these ideas for dealing with life. Thank you so much. For some reason, my mom came to mind while I was reading this article and posts. My response later in life was to repel from her because I constantly felt inadequate and therefore compensated by trying to be more controlling of my circumstances. Levity almost always helps…. I am making steps forward every day and some days are better mentally than others. This article came at a really good time.

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Anyway, as a result, the dream I had for several years — since I was a kid, actually — has now been made next to impossible. The more I came to accept what had happened, and realize that I could still go towards the same destination by a different route, but it would probably be better for me in the long term to do something completely different. Just a quick note: Down syndrome is chromosomal, it happens at conception. Love everything you write! Your words are always amazing! Therefore in your 5 rules of happiness you are asking for… Hate and worry, maybe it could say Love and Trust instead??

Am so much excited and happy to read your inspirational messages from Kenya. Truely speaking I have always been trying to make my way in most of the things I do. The lesson I have learned from this is to live each day at a time and stop worrying. Your words are always most timely. Today has presented me with two areas of concern, worry, and even anger. The concern and worry revolve around financial matters, and the anger is because I am married to someone who will not assist in helping, replace totally rotten wood covered up, might I say, because he chooses to not do so.

Personally, I think he deserves the curb!!!!! Your email address will not be published.

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That is one of the greatest struggles many of us deal with on a daily basis, myself included. So what can we do? And in your response is your greatest power. Yes, most of your stress comes directly from the way you think and respond, not the way life is. Adjust your attitude , and all that extra stress is gone. If you worry too much about what might be, and wonder too long about what might have been, you will ignore and completely miss what is.

Realize that worrying is a misuse of your incredible creative energy. Instead of imagining the worst, imagine the best and how you can bring it about.

Today is a choice.

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