I noticed that volcanoes, earthquakes and floods, though are not good events, they are better than the silence of good people when bad people take the podium. The latter are to an extent uncontrollable, but the former can be stopped.

Israelmore Ayivor
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A good, bad or indifferent event happens to all of us at one point or another. It is those who can keep their cool and take the ‘bad’ events and turn them into ‘good’ events that will come out on top in life. When we look upon a volcano erupting and losing our composure, we should realize it does not matter for the volcano but we do. You could be sitting there celebrating with friends or family and an earthquake of the magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter Scale could take place.

What are you going to do? If you are at all like me, you are going to be taken by surprise and start freaking out because of the suddenness of it all. We may even go as far as running around in circles trying to find your loved ones. If you are not like me then you might be thinking about how this will affect your career or your business, but let’s not give these things too much weight because the end result is what matters. If you can take something that can potentially ruin your life, something that can cause your death or cause someone else harm, and turn it into something positive, then you have mastered the ability to control outcomes.

Source: Leaders Frontpage: Leadership Insights From 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts

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