Friday, 19 November 2004
Get Over It
« Two Articles: Geneva Convention / Supreme Court. | Main | Mort Kondracke on Democrats »At first, I was amused by these stories of post election stress disorders.But it is three weeks since the election and we getanother article about depression from the election results. This isabsolutely ridiculous.
I remember when Clinton won the white house the second time. We joked aboutleaving the county, but no one was ever serious about it. And yeah, I wasdown after the election. For one day. Then I realized it was time to moveon with my life.
The reality is that the president has very little to do with your success.You can be successful regardless of who is in the white house. In Covey'sSeven Habits of Highly Effective People, he tells us that all people havea circle of concernthat is comprised of all of things we care about deeply. Inside this area is our circle of influence, and with the circle of influence is our circle of control.
By working within our circle of control we can expand our circle ofinfluence. By expanding our circle of influence we gain more control overour area of concern. The occupant of the white house has nothing to dowith our circle of control or our circle of influence. By spending timeworrying about things outside of your circle of control (like who wins anelection), you are shrinking your circle of control and therefore shrinkingyour circle of influence.
Bottom line is you control your own fate. You are not a dependent unless youmake yourself a dependent. Of course I am not surprised that the left isgoing through this process. They are the masters of creating victims, andnow they can claim a new victim status: victims of stupid red neck American. I guess they made this bed and are now they are lying in it.
My challenge to the left is stop feeling sorry for yourself and move onwith your life. Besides I am tired of hearing you whine.
