Brian Tracy (YouTube) discusses recovery from disasters using the 2014 San Diego County wildfires as a case example. He describes the fires (mid-May 2014, Santa Ana winds, ~14 separate fires) and their impacts (more than 26,500 acres burned; 11 homes/buildings destroyed; over 55 properties damaged; estimated damages over $20 million). He then gives practical psychological and action-oriented recovery advice: get facts, minimize ongoing damage, accept the reality (citing William James), and proactively work to restore normalcy.
Questions this video answers
Mid May 2014.
About 14 different fires in 14 areas.
More than 26,500 acres.
11 homes and buildings destroyed; over 55 properties damaged.
Over $20 million.
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Hi, I'm Brian Tracy. And fortunately during these San Diego fires, my community, Solana beach was not touched. The reason there were so many fires in the northern parts was because of so much dry brush. Now the 2014 San Diego county wildfires were a swarm of wildfires that erupted in mid May during severe heat wave and Santa Ana wind conditions. These weather conditions contributed to the spread of these fires which led to about 14 different fires in 14 areas. These fires burned more than 26,500 acres, mostly country acres. They destroyed 11 homes and buildings and damaged over 55 properties. Current estimates of damage are over 20 millions of dollars. Now people ask, what do you do when something like this happens? Well, it's not the first time it's happened in San Diego and it's happened all over the country. So what we say is, first of all, get the facts with regard to your own situation and then do everything possible to minimize the damage from the fire if it's affecting you. Concentrate on the moment for now, whether you have to move out and move away, whether you can water down your property, whether there's anything that you can do. Once the fire has occurred and it's over, which it soon is, then the next question is to deal with reality. So what you're going to have to do is pick up the pieces and move on. William James of Harvard said, the first step in dealing with any difficulty is to be willing to have it. So once something has happened and it's irreversible and unchangeable, then you must be willing to have it. So, and the final step is then begin to do everything possible to get back to normal. Take everything possible to get back to your original situation. Be proactive. Don't wait for someone else to do it for you because no one else is coming along. Get so busy repairing your situation and correcting it that you don't have time to feel negative or to worry about it anymore.
