Everything happens for a reason.

That's what they say.

But what's not often said is that you get to decide what that reason is.

Every occurrence is a tool, only as valuable as its utilization.

In other words, as the famous saying goes, it's not what happens.

It's what you choose to do about what happens.

A great painter wouldn't let a dollar store paint brush and cheap paint get in the way of excellence. No, they'd find a way to transfer their genius to the world.

I remember, you know, growing up a Red Sox fan.

And Boston's one of the toughest environments for athletes to play in,

just because of, you know, the pressure of the city the media

the fans you know every pitch is scrutinized there's a very the expectations are high

there sometimes even unrealistic you know and that was the situation, that was the reality.

And I remember seeing players join the team, and some of them would just light up.

They would thrive in that environment, where every pitch is watched, you know, every game is talked about.

They'd show up and they'd feed off the energy.

And then there'd be some players that would fold like a lawn chair.

The pressure was too much.

Players that, by the way, were stars in other cities.

Another way of saying, you know, same situation, same resources, different outcomes.

Different players built different realities with what was at hand.

And that's one example of many I could give, right?

But the idea here, if you think big picture, is that life is an infinite assortment of tools. It's not

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