Are you becoming how you act?
Imagine a fox or a hawk—they don’t get to choose how they behave. A fox is sneaky because that’s how it survives. A hawk hunts because it was built to. They act on instinct. Humans, however, have the gift of self-awareness. Still, many of us live on autopilot, reacting to life like animals do—quick to anger, jealousy, or deceit—without ever stopping to ask if those reactions serve us.
When we react without thinking, we stay stuck in a primitive state, ruled by emotions and old habits. Anger punishes us by making us feel tense and miserable. Envy weighs us down with dissatisfaction. Deceit isolates us because it erodes trust. These reactions don’t help us—they hurt us. And while we can’t instantly change who we are, we can influence the person we’re becoming.
That power lies in the pause. The moment between stimulus and response is where our growth happens. If someone insults us, we can pause, take a breath, and choose how to respond. Instead of anger, we might choose calm. Instead of envy, we might choose gratitude. Instead of deceit, we might choose honesty. Every pause is a chance to shift from a reactive life to a proactive one.
When we choose our energy intentionally, we begin to live with purpose instead of impulse. That’s how we step out of survival mode and into our potential—by using our influence to shape our identity, one moment at a time.
If this reached you or there was something that truly resonated with you, please like and share in hopes this will maybe reach someone that it could help.
-Coach Mike
EDIT your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantees
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#growth #pause #reaction #intention #potential
Background Picture by
Sam Bark
Imagine a fox or a hawk—they don’t get to choose how they behave. A fox is sneaky because that’s how it survives. A hawk hunts because it was built to. They act on instinct. Humans, however, have the gift of self-awareness. Still, many of us live on autopilot, reacting to life like animals do—quick to anger, jealousy, or deceit—without ever stopping to ask if those reactions serve us.
When we react without thinking, we stay stuck in a primitive state, ruled by emotions and old habits. Anger punishes us by making us feel tense and miserable. Envy weighs us down with dissatisfaction. Deceit isolates us because it erodes trust. These reactions don’t help us—they hurt us. And while we can’t instantly change who we are, we can influence the person we’re becoming.
That power lies in the pause. The moment between stimulus and response is where our growth happens. If someone insults us, we can pause, take a breath, and choose how to respond. Instead of anger, we might choose calm. Instead of envy, we might choose gratitude. Instead of deceit, we might choose honesty. Every pause is a chance to shift from a reactive life to a proactive one.
When we choose our energy intentionally, we begin to live with purpose instead of impulse. That’s how we step out of survival mode and into our potential—by using our influence to shape our identity, one moment at a time.
If this reached you or there was something that truly resonated with you, please like and share in hopes this will maybe reach someone that it could help.
-Coach Mike
EDIT your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantees
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#growth #pause #reaction #intention #potential
Background Picture by
Sam Bark
