True statement.  In fact, I may have said it before.  Today I was reminded how important it is to concentrate on the things within your immediate, and true control.  I like to use the excuse “I’m just not wired that way” when talking about challenges at work.  I grew up with the railroad spike of work ethic being pounded into my being.  The following is not a comparison, but, the great Walter Payton could have been the absolute, hands down, greatest football player the world has ever known.  To some (like me) he is.  Football is a team sport however, so no matter how good one player is, if key people on the team are not on the same page, well, you lose, a lot.  Walter Payton knew all about losing, but somehow he never lost his will to win.  His work ethic was rivaled by no one, and yet, it wasn’t enough, that is, until the 85′ Bears gelled and the rest of the team got on board.  I heard enough “what’s the point” and “it doesn’t matter” and “just fall in line with what they are wanting us to do” today to want to throw up.  Then I realized how unhappy all this makes me and I also realized that one thing I am in control of is my own happiness.  I realized that many of the things I have been stressing over are things I have no control over, so I decided to let em go.  I will control the things that I can and not worry about the things I can’t.  Ready…Get Set……GO!!!!