Does the way people challenge you upset you?

Do you carry your own weather with you?

If I haven’t lost you yet, are you might be asking what do I mean by carrying ‘your own weather with you?

When you are carrying your own weather with you it means that no matter how difficult times get you do not let these challenges affect you. People may be upset with a decision you’ve made, but you move on as if the decision was right.

To give you some background; I am part of a team that is bringing in a NY Times best selling author and speaker to a brand new building in our area. The team was extraordinary in their ability to sell the tickets to the event. In fact the tickets sold out 4 months in advance of the event. Over the past months I’ve been trying to make sure that the event location was going to be comfortable for the people. I was concerned about parking, seating, fire code, audio visual equipment, bathroom facilities and the general little issues. After hitting so many road blocks in trying to work with the authorities I decided on my own with the input of the opinion of someone I greatly value to move the event to a larger facility. This would give us the opportunity to sell more tickets and make the event an even greater success.

The positive comments I got made me feel very good, which is a given. The negatives I weighed and realized that the people who were trying to tear the change down are probably upset that they did not get any input into the decision. While the negative comments did hurt, I knew that my focus was on the attendees and their comfort so I felt at ease with the decision.

Yes I was very proactive. For a time I was not carrying my own weather with me, but with a change of focus the sun came out through the stormy clouds.

What can you do today to be more proactive and decide which type of situations you want in your life?