How you respond to life: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
How You Respond Matters
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” — Lou Holtz, as credited in the original post.
You may remember the Buddhist story of two arrows from one of my episodes. The first arrow represents an event: a difficult experience with someone, illness or something similar. It arrives unexpectedly, beyond our control.
The second arrow represents our emotional response: anger, sadness or hatred. We respond negatively to the first arrow. The important point, for me, is that my response is something I can work on. I cannot undo the first arrow, but I can try to choose how I respond and relate to my feelings.
This story repeatedly reminds me: mindset is everything!
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
