I found the following article to be very clear, concise and useful.
The 10 Things in Life that You Control
by Jim M. Allen
There are just a few aspects of life that we can truly control, and it's useful to know just what those areas are. If you don't know, you'll spend a lot of time blaming others for your own failings. Try and exert too much control in areas you shouldn't and the universe will create some interesting ways to remind of your place.
So be prepared an learn the 10 things in life that you DO control:
1. What you do
Your actions are yours alone. You choose to make them or not make them and you are responsible for the effects of those actions.
2. What you say
Likewise, the words you speak (or write) are also consciously chosen. Like actions, they have an impact on your life and the lives of those you contact.
3. What you think
Yes, there are some subconscious thoughts that you can't control. But the things that you really think about, your beliefs, your ideals, etc. are concepts you have chosen to accept and believe in.
4. Your work
Many people like to overlook this one, it being much easier to say "Oh, I'm trapped in my job because I don't have a degree, experience, etc." Hogwash! That's simple a way of denying one's responsibility in having chosen the job in the first place.
It's your job and you chose it. If you stay (or go), that's a choice as well.
5. Who you associate with
There's a famous t-shirt that states: "It's hard to soar like an eagle when you're surrounded by turkeys."
Your friends can either lift you up or bring you down. You make the decision which type of friends you wish to have.
6. Your health
Much of our health is a factor of genetics, environment, and exposure. Much more of our health is simply a matter of the things we choose: diet, excercise, drugs, sleep, routine physicals, check-ups, etc.
7. The environment you live in
Your house, the condition of your home, the town you live in, the amenities available to you are all things you can control, although some to a lesser degree (i.e., you decide to tolerate them or move someplace else).
8. Your finances
Having or not having enough money is a factor of what you make versus what you spend.
9. Your time
You choose how to "spend" your time and how much of your time to give to various activities. You'll never get more time than the 24 hours your given each day.
10. Your legacy
All your actions, words, and knowledge that you share while you are living become the gift that you leave when you are gone.
Jim Allen is a professional life coach, speaker, and writer. Get more great ideas in you email every week by subscribing to Jim's weekly newsletter, THE BIG IDEA, by sending a blank email to: mailto:Subscribe@CoachJim.com (©2001 Jim Allen & CoachJim.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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Friday, August 17, 2007
The 10 Things in Life that You Control
Monday, August 6, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Are You Prepared For Success? (Section II - Installment #8 "It’s Never Too Late!” - Male and Female versions)
(If this is your first time on this site, please begin with "Are You Prepared For Success?" [Introduction])
It's Never Too Late!
The realization sets in. Are you running out of time?
You know what's needed, the changes you must make,
The direction you must go, there's so much at stake.
But your comfortable and content with the way you are.
Your "failings" are like friends, who don't stray too far.
It's really so easy, there's no effort required,
After all, by day's end, your so very tired.
You try and try and try and fail.
Over and over its the same old tale.
You search for a reason to make the change,
A life altering reason, for your world to rearrange.
Will you again rationalize your fears and not make a move?
Will you stay where you are, in that same old groove?
Or will you dare take a chance on what might be?
Do you have what it takes to really be free?
Your life will be different, no longer the same.
Look ahead with hope, don't look back in shame.
Your past wasn't a failure, a sham or a fake,
Don't look at your life as one big mistake.
Your past has a purpose, a reason for being.
It's what has prepared you for this time of seeing.
Your past was the groundwork for this step to take.
Your future is waiting. It's your decision to make.
There's no magic answer for you to discover,
No hidden secrets for you to uncover.
Don't look for guidance, the answer's in you.
You know what you need, you know what to do.
(An original Poem by Mel Kaye)
I strongly suggest that you write down your immediate reaction, after passionately reading this poem.
- List the changes that you would like to make in order to move towards the future that you most desire.
- Are you willing to make these changes?
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