Do not just throw your hands in the air.

PositionYOUR LIFE - Shawn Anderson

"It's inevitable that, at one time or another, life will punch us hard in the gut; no one is immune to experiencing tragedy or failure," states motivational speaker Shawn Anderson, author of six books, including Starting Over and Extra Mile America: Stories of Inspiration, Possibility, and Purpose. 'When it's our turn to feel life's stomach blow, how will we handle it? Will we go the extra mile and passionately keep on living, or will we just give up and go through the motions?"

Anderson maintains that extra-mile people who transition positively through life's toughest moments practice at least one of the following regrouping strategies:

They do not quit on life. 'Tragedy might have happened; huge mistakes might have been made, but the world continues. People who have walked successfully over life's hot-coal moments always keep going. They never quit living."

They live day by day. "It's easy to get overwhelmed by the What am I going to do now?' feeling, but extra-mile people focus on the now. They don't let thoughts of how they're going to deal with tomorrow defeat them."

They find support. "By forging relationships with positive, move-forward type people, survivors trigger positive energy to flow back into...

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