Let’s rip the bandage off fast:
Everything is your choice.
Yeah, I know. Not everyone wants to hear that. Most folks would rather cling to their excuses like a toddler to a teddy bear. But here’s the raw, unfiltered reality — your life is a direct result of your choices.
No fairy godmother. No magical winning lottery ticket. No knight in shining armor galloping in to fix your finances, your health, or your happiness.
You. Just you.
No, still not convinced yet. Ok, here is a real like example that may help you see.
Let's say you get rear ended in your car while stopped at a stop light. Nothing to do with your choice, right?
WRONG!
You chose to leave your house at that particular time. You chose to take that particular route to your destination and you chose to stop at that light at the right time for that person to rear end you.
I know what you are thinking. "But Tony, if I don't stop at the light I am breaking the law".
Ok fine, I didn't say choices always lead to good outcomes, but it is still a choice. Plus, stop ignoring the first two choices and probably a ton of other choices between the time you woke up to when the accident happened.
You can continue to play the victim if you want and point fingers somewhere else or you can make the CHOICE of how your life is going to be.
This is a concept that I first absorbed while reading Steve Chandler's amazing book,
Reinventing Yourself (Which I highly recommend - Get it
HERE).
- You have the choice of being happy or being sad.
- Yes, even if you think you don't have control over that, it is still your choice how you are letting yourself feel. Even if that means taking some action.
- You have the choice to be successful or to be a failure.
- "But I don't know how Tony". Guess what? There are so many coaches, programs, courses or similar out there that it is just an excuse and you have not made the choice. Heck, just using Google or ChatGPT can move you forward.
- You have the choice to move forward in your life past previous struggles or traumas.
- You're not stuck. News Flash, you're not a tree. Make the decision and move forward.
- You have the choice what kind of mood you are going to have.
- We are human beings, so it is ok to "Wake up on the wrong side of the bed", although it is your choice whether you stay there or not. Make the right one.
These are just a few things to keep in mind about your choices.
The main thing to remind yourself of is that you are where you are with your life as a result of the choices you have made.
If you are not as successful as you would like to be, it is a result of the choices you have made in the past. This could be career/business, personal life, relationships, etc.
You may have decided to golf 3 days a week instead of growing a business or maybe watch 3 hours of Netflix instead of reading books or taking course.
There are so many possibilities.
I'm not going to drag this one out today as I sometimes do. I could go on and on and on about how everything is our choice, although, I will stop here.
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