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Stephen Covey · The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Be proactive

Between what happens and what you do, there is a choice. Other people, weather, and bad luck are real. They are not the whole story of the next hour.

Put that hour into the part you can move: the message, the practice, the apology, the boundary. That is the ground you can actually change.

Use it. When something hits, name one action that is yours. Do that before you rehearse the blame.