Focus on the things that you need to be taking care of . For myself , it was finding a place that was permanent for my wife and our kids , giving my children a sense of normalcy . My wife would drive the kids to their school every morning from the hotel or from my in-laws to keep them in a familiar routine and to remind them that this situation didn ’ t define us .
Taking Action in Order to Move Forward You don ’ t want to dwell on what was . It creates depression , it creates negative feelings . You ’ ve got to move forward , you ’ ve got to go ahead and not live in that past , that moment in time . My family and I could have easily dwelt on the fact that most of our possessions and remembrances of the past were gone . Yet we chose to begin anew . Where are you looking to take it , moving forward or simply looking backwards ?
You have to take one step , even if it is a baby step forward into the next course of action . That ’ s the second part of this last step , putting one foot in front of the other with purpose . For us it was taking control of the situation . Realtor , check . Insurance , banking and mortgage , check . Wife and kids in a home and resuming normalcy , check . We put one actionable task in front of the other , until we found our desired outcome .
Looking back , those four things helped with dealing with a negative situation in my personal life . I ’ ve used the same four items for my professional career as well and they ’ ve made all the difference .
Does one of these four resonate with you ?
Focus on the things that you need to be taking care of . For myself , it was finding a place that was permanent for my wife and our kids , giving my children a sense of normalcy . My wife would drive the kids to their school every morning from the hotel or from my in-laws to keep them in a familiar routine and to remind them that this situation didn ’ t define us .
Taking Action in Order to Move Forward You don ’ t want to dwell on what was . It creates depression , it creates negative feelings . You ’ ve got to move forward , you ’ ve got to go ahead and not live in that past , that moment in time . My family and I could have easily dwelt on the fact that most of our possessions and remembrances of the past were gone . Yet we chose to begin anew . Where are you looking to take it , moving forward or simply looking backwards ?
You have to take one step , even if it is a baby step forward into the next course of action . That ’ s the second part of this last step , putting one foot in front of the other with purpose . For us it was taking control of the situation . Realtor , check . Insurance , banking and mortgage , check . Wife and kids in a home and resuming normalcy , check . We put one actionable task in front of the other , until we found our desired outcome .
Looking back , those four things helped with dealing with a negative situation in my personal life . I ’ ve used the same four items for my professional career as well and they ’ ve made all the difference .