This week I wanted to take a break from the estate planning talk and focus on something we can always improve – mindset.

The way you approach your life has a much greater impact on you than your estate plan.

I was listening to a podcast this week and an interesting perspective was brought up.

“You should talk to yourself like your GPS does,” he said.

“When you plug a destination into the GPS and miss a turn, it doesn’t say ‘You’re so stupid. What were you thinking. You’ll never get this right. You’re a terrible driver.'”

“Instead, it simply redirects you and gives you a new route to your destination. That’s how I try to talk to myself when I encounter challenges or roadblocks or things don’t work out the way I think they will.”

That idea really landed for me.

It does you no good to beat yourself up for a setback.

And if you think setbacks aren’t going to happen, you’re living in fantasy land.

Instead of beating yourself up about it, talk to yourself like your GPS.

Assess where you are, reroute, and keep going toward your destination.

Hope you have a great week!

Sincerely,

Christopher Small
Owner
CMS Law Firm LLC

PS – we love referrals. If you know someone that could use our help, let them know about us!