Patience & Hustle Daily - "Adapt" rather than "React"
from Patience & Hustle Daily Hosted by Lance Smith
Sometimes you can have what seems like, a million things go wrong in a day. You could start off by burning yourself on the stove, then have a flat tire, be late for a meeting, lose a client, get into a wreck, lose your wallet, stub your tub, forget to let the cat back in, and accidently leave grandma at the supermarket. It happens. Joking about the grandma part! There are days, you know you’ve had them, where it seems as if nothing is going your way. One thing after another is not working out. It’s not how you react to these situations, it’s about how you adapt. To react is to “respond or behave in a particular way in response to something.” To Adapt is to “Make something suitable for a new use or purpose.” When something goes presumably not in the way you intended, if you “react” you’re simply just responding, and not doing anything about. You may complain, or waste time, or pass blame. If you adapt to that same circumstance, then you are taking action on it. So something doesn’t go according plan, rather than you sitting around complaining, or arguing, or some other reaction, you adapt to the situation at hand, and act on a solution. From a business stand point, if you lost a client to a competitor, rather than curse, or scorn, or be upset, you should be following up with them, reaching out to new clients, getting referrals from existing clients. By adapting, you’re not wasting any time, and you’re formulating a solution rather than focusing strictly on the problem. So instead of reacting when things go “wrong”, Adapt and overcome the situation.
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