I recently saw a video on Gary Vaynerchuck, the increasingly popular entrepreneur, author and marketer, bring up an amazingly simple way to think about dealing with life at its hardest moments. It is one word.

AND...

Your startup failed.. and?
Your father is sick... and?
Your girlfriend broke up with you... and?
Bitcoin went down and you've lost a bunch of money... and?

What are you going to do about it. Perhaps being positive is overrated. Action is underrated. If you're feeling like you have low self-esteem, go do something that builds confidence. For me, that is working out at the gym or playing basketball.

No one can control the cards they were dealt in this life... and so what are you going to do with the cards that you were dealt? Each of us have a choice. Some definitely have it harder than others... and you have to do the best you can to make the most of what this life has given you. I looked for the video for 10 minutes and couldn't find anything. But, hopefully I explained it well enough to where you can take control of your life!