With so much happening in the world all the time, too many people get caught up in the day-to-day

minutia, the problem of the moment, the pain of the moment, the issue of the moment, and you know what

it does?

It derailes them. I get asked this question a lot like how do you

deal with it and the answer really for me is twofold first I've got a bigger vision

for my life to live into would it shock you to hear that over the last several decades

I've been writing out five-year visions, then ten-year visions, and most recently, 20-year visions

for my life, where I actually think about, like if my life was as good as it could possibly be with my wife and I with my children

eventually their wives and families right with business with influence with impact with impact, with contribution,

and I literally have written out exactly in as much details I can,

everything that I want to shoot for.

Think of it as almost like a life's mission or a North Star. And I'll tell you, the more I read that and then things

happen in the world, it doesn't mean that my heart doesn't go out to people. It doesn't mean that I don't have that moment where I just go,

oh, why is this happening again?

But because I've got this bigger future to live into,

they feel like smaller bumps in the road, right?

When you look at your life in a 20 year perspective,

you know that there's going to be good markets and bad markets.

You know there's going to be ups and downs.

You know there's tragically going to be people that pass away

that you love and care for, but when you have a 20-year

vision, everything just feels a little smoother.

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