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“Wait, pause…don’t take any sudden actions or make decisions before you have given yourself a moment to think, or maybe even run that thought by a fellow or friend. This advice was so foreign to me, it was like watching a cow flying past me with a set of wings. I couldn’t digest the idea of “waiting” when I had learned that by taking fast action, my problem could be solved. Not only was the problem solved, but I didn’t have to sit and wonder what was happening. Sitting still and wondering made me feel so uncomfortable. In my past world, I was always in a reactive mode instead a responsive one. In the book “Don’t Worry, Make Money”, author Richard Carlson, Ph.D. states: “The reactive mode is one that feels stressful. In it, we feel pressured & are quick to judge. We lose perspective and take things personally.” Over time, the word pause became part of my vocabulary, and when broken down the word can mean: P- postpone A- action U- until S-serenity E-enter s ...