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What are you fighting that you cannot change?
I think we make life harder than it needs to be because we spend so much energy fighting things we were never going to control in the first place.
Think about how often we do this.
It rains and we complain. Traffic slows down and we get angry. Someone behaves differently than we think they should and we allow their actions to change our entire emotional state.
But what did any of that accomplish?
The rain still fell. Traffic still moved slowly. That person still made their own choices.
The only thing that changed was our energy.
I have learned that peace comes from understanding the difference between what I can influence and what I cannot. I cannot choose someone else’s actions, but I can choose my response. I cannot change what has already happened, but I can influence what happens next. I cannot always choose the circumstances, but I can choose the energy I bring into them.
That is where your power has always been.
So today, when something frustrates you, stop for a moment and ask yourself one simple question.
Can I influence this?
If you can, take action.
If you cannot, stop giving it your energy.
Life does not become easier because everything suddenly starts going your way. Life becomes easier when you stop demanding that it does.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#stop #fighting #start #influencer #change
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Max Bender
I think we make life harder than it needs to be because we spend so much energy fighting things we were never going to control in the first place.
Think about how often we do this.
It rains and we complain. Traffic slows down and we get angry. Someone behaves differently than we think they should and we allow their actions to change our entire emotional state.
But what did any of that accomplish?
The rain still fell. Traffic still moved slowly. That person still made their own choices.
The only thing that changed was our energy.
I have learned that peace comes from understanding the difference between what I can influence and what I cannot. I cannot choose someone else’s actions, but I can choose my response. I cannot change what has already happened, but I can influence what happens next. I cannot always choose the circumstances, but I can choose the energy I bring into them.
That is where your power has always been.
So today, when something frustrates you, stop for a moment and ask yourself one simple question.
Can I influence this?
If you can, take action.
If you cannot, stop giving it your energy.
Life does not become easier because everything suddenly starts going your way. Life becomes easier when you stop demanding that it does.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#stop #fighting #start #influencer #change
Background Photo Credit:
Max Bender
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Are you asking for change without changing?
I think sometimes we spend too much time asking when our life is going to change without stopping to ask whether we are changing.
We want better relationships. Better opportunities. Better health. Better finances. More happiness. More peace. Yet sometimes we are still thinking the same thoughts, carrying the same beliefs, repeating the same habits, and producing the same energy every day.
Then we wonder why nothing changes.
Your life begins to change when you do.
It starts by becoming aware of what is happening within you. Your thoughts create emotions. Those emotions influence your actions. Your actions, repeated consistently, eventually become the results you call your life.
Thoughts. Emotions. Actions. Results.
So if you want different results, trace them backward.
Pay attention to what you repeatedly think. Notice how those thoughts make you feel. Look at the actions those feelings are producing. Then ask yourself whether those actions are moving you toward the person you want to become or keeping you attached to the person you have been.
You do not attract a different life simply by wanting one.
You create it by becoming different.
Change your thinking. Change your habits. Change what you consistently give your energy and attention to. Then take action, even when you do not feel like it.
You do not have to transform your entire life today.
Just make one choice today that your future self will thank you for.
Then make another tomorrow.
Do it frequently enough, and eventually what you do becomes who you are.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#life #change #become #today #attract
Background Photo Credit:
Chris Turgeo
I think sometimes we spend too much time asking when our life is going to change without stopping to ask whether we are changing.
We want better relationships. Better opportunities. Better health. Better finances. More happiness. More peace. Yet sometimes we are still thinking the same thoughts, carrying the same beliefs, repeating the same habits, and producing the same energy every day.
Then we wonder why nothing changes.
Your life begins to change when you do.
It starts by becoming aware of what is happening within you. Your thoughts create emotions. Those emotions influence your actions. Your actions, repeated consistently, eventually become the results you call your life.
Thoughts. Emotions. Actions. Results.
So if you want different results, trace them backward.
Pay attention to what you repeatedly think. Notice how those thoughts make you feel. Look at the actions those feelings are producing. Then ask yourself whether those actions are moving you toward the person you want to become or keeping you attached to the person you have been.
You do not attract a different life simply by wanting one.
You create it by becoming different.
Change your thinking. Change your habits. Change what you consistently give your energy and attention to. Then take action, even when you do not feel like it.
You do not have to transform your entire life today.
Just make one choice today that your future self will thank you for.
Then make another tomorrow.
Do it frequently enough, and eventually what you do becomes who you are.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#life #change #become #today #attract
Background Photo Credit:
Chris Turgeo
