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replied, “It’s no problem. I left my house at five a.m. I don’t think under the
circumstances my boss can ask for more than that. I have lots of music and
my Spanish-language lessons with me. I’ve got my cell phone. I have coffee
in a thermos, my lunch—I even brought a book to read. So I’m fine.”
Now, if the earthquake or the traffic (the event) were really the deciding
variables, then everyone should have been angry. But every one wasn’t. It
was their individual response to the traffic that gave them their particular
outcome. It was thinking negative thoughts or thinking positive thoughts,
leaving the house prepared or leaving the house unprepared that made the
difference. It was all a matter of attitude and behavior that created their
completely different experiences.

I’VE HEARD THERE’S GOING TO BE A RECESSION;
I’VE DECIDED NOT TO PARTICIPATE

A friend of mine owns a Lexus dealership in Southern California. When
war in the Middle East broke out, people stopped coming in to buy Lex-

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