It's actually quite easy. You need a touch of Jerry Seinfeld's unflappable confidence, Johnny Ramones sneer and intensity, and Thomas Monsons ability to stand alone.
Bad things are going to happen to you in life. When Jerry Sienfeld was dumped by a woman (and he was, often) he let it slide right off him and kept on trucking. It didn't effect him at all.
In reality, your life is probably going much, much better than you think it is. Bad things are relative.
If you are reading this, you are a "have" in the world. You are almost certainly reading it from a computer/smart phone/whatever. You have that at your hands. Many, many people in the world would love to have that.
That said, life can be tough. Overall, I don't think it is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short for us in America, it can seem it. We've all had tough times. But we can't be victims. Johnny Ramone got his butt kicked in a fight. It made him stronger. He was "too tough to die."
Most importantly, you need the ability to stand alone. It's a cliche, but it's also true. You can't please everyone. The more vocal you are with your opinions, the more you are bound to irritate to someone. Usually it's not because of what you said-it's because they are tired, lonely, want attention, or just plain don't like you.
Obviously, I love Thomas Monson. Choosing his best GC speech is a near impossible task to me. But yes, "Dare to Stand Alone" is right up there for me.
God bless!
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