Fear and anxiety have been washing across the real estate industry for the past few months. Not a day goes by without a new article popping up telling us how things are going to get worse in the days ahead. While these headlines are great click bait for the media companies, they don’t help you, your managers, and your agents make sense of the challenges they’re facing. If you’re looking for a way to turn the fear and anxiety into something helpful, I would encourage you to take a few minutes to listen one of Dave Mashburn’s most popular podcasts (3 minutes). This post from the archive has been widely shared among our readers since it was posted four years ago, and I’ve even shared it with my kids when they’re facing challenging circumstances. It’s an important concept to add to your toolkit as a leader.