Adjustment 2: Play Your Winners

When retailers discover that a certain item is selling faster than others, they pour additional promotional money into that product. Their motto is. “Play the winners; don’t go broke trying to promote the losers.”

The same approach can help you adjust and maintain a positive attitude. You have special winners in your life. The more you focus on them, the better.

Jason. At this point in his life, Jason has more losers than winners. Having spent ten years in the work force, he is currently adjusting to a divorce, is deeply in debt, and has a car that is giving him fits. The only two positive factors are his job (Jason is making progress in the hotel management field he loves) and running. By pouring his energies ...

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