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Every time, we have two choice in our life

(1) Either to control the event.

(2) We cannot control the event.

So, what we do - when we are given this option, what we choose. An intelligent person will say that we choose the thing that we have control.

Looking at our daily life, we can see that we actually tend to focus on things that we dont have any control.

In this recession period, we dont much have great control control over our job - it can leave us anytime.  So, instead of worrying about loosing job, we proactively look for a job - so, that we are doing our part which we have control.

We can loose our job, and this is not in our control. But, once we loose our job, we don’t have the power to get that job back. But we have the power to sharpen our skills,  apply for jobs in the best way possible, and use our networking skills to look for opportunities.

Focusing on things that we have control is the essence of the habit “Be Proactive”.  This habit, the first of the 7 habits of highly effective people, is very important to any individual at any level.  If you have a great life plan, let the distractions around us dont effect us from pursuing our dream.

We cannot change many things. We cannot control many things. But, we do have the power to change and control few things, and by focusing on them, we inturn makes the rest in our favor.