A favorite show of mine is Little People Big World. The main reason I watch is because it is a realistic upbeat look at life. The Roloff family is grounded, and fun to watch. Matt Roloff is a business success and keeps family first…not a bad role model!

One episode showed Matt giving a speech to college kids. He started the speech describing the worst day of his professional like. He got fired for being a little person. He said that he was crushed.

What impressed me the most was the speed he recovered from this devastating experience. In fact he mentioned how fast he bounced back from the experience. I’ve read that the speed you recover from a set back is a key ingredient to high achievement.

He has made the news recently with looks from the outside to be an embarrassing incident. (See MSNBC story here) The way I look at it…is everybody makes mistakes. Most of us are lucky that we don’t have reporters following our every move. I’m sure he will bounce back from this better than ever.

It will be interesting to watch how he overcomes this setback. There will be people who criticize him for what has happened, and many will rush to quick, harsh judgment. However there are always people standing on the sidelines ready to pounce. Sometime people secretly enjoy rolling around in a pity party of one. Maybe they find some kind of perverse pleasure, or enjoy the attention they receive. Who knows…

All I know is every minute wasted in a pity party is time lost. My goal is seeing how and fast I can bounce back from any setback.

What about you? How fast do you bounce back from any setback?

Let me know your thoughts,

Keith