Your Choices Are What (Truly) Matter

Choice, not circumstances, determines your success. – Anonymous

Every day, minute, second, instant we are at choice.

We can choose what is resourceful, what serves our goals and desires, and the development of our best self, or we can choose something else, or we can fail to choose and go with with rote habit.

So often we “choose” the latter, and – by and large – our habits suck.

The cure?

Develop better awareness and habits.

How?

1) Meditate.

2) Write down what you want (repeatedly until it’s authentic and clear) and discern the actions and habits you need to achieve what you want.

Do the work, every day.

Choose better.

Similar Posts

  • Your Thoughts Are A Thermostat

    Nurture your mind with great thoughts for you will never go any higher than you think.” – Benjamin Disraeli I often listen to developmental audio programs in the car and my current selection is (a re-listening of) Brian Tracy’s The Psychology of Achievement. One of the key take-ways is that our self-concept matters a great deal. In particular,…

  • Be. Grateful.

    He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. – Epictetus One of the most powerful things I’ve ever done is start, and continue – no matter what – a gratitude practice. Every day I write down five things I’m grateful for….

  • Harbors are Important

    “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William Shedd Of course we cannot spend all our time in the “harbor.” A boat is for sailing, and fulfilling the intent of the boat; it might be a fishing boat, or a container ship, or a kayak… Every boat has…

  • The Choice We Have

    “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King *  *  * “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi *  *  * “Forgiveness is the final form of love.” – Reinhold Niebuhr…