90/10 Principle

A Principle by Stephen Covey which conceptualize two side of life situation. It stated that 10 percent of life is made up of what happens to us while 90 percent are decided by our reactions and decisions. The 10% are composed of life circumstances which we cannot control like unexpected traffic, terrible reaction from people, or delayed arrival of plane. The other 90% life situation is determined by our actions towards the uncontrolled 10 percent. For Example;

We cannot control people’s reaction, but we can control our action towards them.
We cannot control the weather, but we can control the atmosphere of our mind.
We cannot avoid bad experience, but we can turn them as learning experience.
We cannot avoid failure, but we can optimistically respond to it.

The way we view and react the 10% of what happens to us affects the total 90 % of our life. It’s a matter of how you react to the 10% percent. Don’t let the downbeat 10 percent affect your 90 percent. If you’re late in the office because your friend secretly stole your alarm clock, don’t turn yourself into an enemy mode. Respond in a positive way. Have a little smile/laugh so that the 90% of you and your whole day will not be affected.

By: James Ervis Isaac