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How much energy are you giving to a life that no longer exists?
I have watched people spend years chasing something they can never catch.
The person they used to be.
The life they thought they should have had.
The relationship they believed should have worked.
The opportunity they wish they had taken.
The mistake they wish they could undo.
The past was real when you lived it, but it is no longer happening. What keeps it alive is the amount of energy you continue giving it today.
That is where we get stuck.
We stack the past onto the present and then wonder why life feels so heavy. We compare who we are today with an imaginary version of who we think we should have become.
But your power has never been back there.
It is here.
You cannot influence yesterday, but you can influence what you do with today. You can become aware of what you are carrying, take responsibility for what happens next, and choose differently.
Your True Self is not trapped inside an old version of your story. It is available every time you become present enough to choose instead of simply repeating.
So stop asking what your life could have been.
Ask yourself something much more powerful.
Who am I choosing to become from this moment forward?
You do not need yesterday to change before you can change today.
You only need to stop giving yesterday the power that belongs to you now.
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
#past #define #you #next #choice
Background Photo Credit:
Miguel Bruna
I have watched people spend years chasing something they can never catch.
The person they used to be.
The life they thought they should have had.
The relationship they believed should have worked.
The opportunity they wish they had taken.
The mistake they wish they could undo.
The past was real when you lived it, but it is no longer happening. What keeps it alive is the amount of energy you continue giving it today.
That is where we get stuck.
We stack the past onto the present and then wonder why life feels so heavy. We compare who we are today with an imaginary version of who we think we should have become.
But your power has never been back there.
It is here.
You cannot influence yesterday, but you can influence what you do with today. You can become aware of what you are carrying, take responsibility for what happens next, and choose differently.
Your True Self is not trapped inside an old version of your story. It is available every time you become present enough to choose instead of simply repeating.
So stop asking what your life could have been.
Ask yourself something much more powerful.
Who am I choosing to become from this moment forward?
You do not need yesterday to change before you can change today.
You only need to stop giving yesterday the power that belongs to you now.
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
#past #define #you #next #choice
Background Photo Credit:
Miguel Bruna
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What did you do next?
Life will always throw challenges your way—heartbreak, loss, failure—but what happens next isn’t about control. Control is an illusion. You can’t stop pain from arriving at your doorstep, and you can’t force life to bend to your will. But you do have influence. You influence your future by how you respond to what happens, not by wishing things were different or waiting for the world to change for you.
Maybe you’ve been betrayed, and it hardened you. Maybe you lost someone, and now you struggle to connect. Maybe rejection has convinced you you’re not good enough. It’s easy to feel powerless when life keeps dealing you setbacks. But you are never powerless. Powerlessness comes from living reactively, letting circumstances dictate who you become.
The real shift happens when you stop reacting and start influencing. The betrayal? It can teach you to treat others better. The loss? It can make you cherish time instead of wasting it. The rejection? It can push you to become so skilled that no one can ignore you.
You don’t have to control what happens to you—you never could. But you can decide how you show up in response. You don’t stay the same unless you choose to. Life changes, and so can you. The key to breaking free isn’t waiting for life to stop testing you. It’s realizing you already hold the power to shape what comes next—if you stop handing that power away.
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
#rise #react #control #influence #next
Background Picture by
Xavier Coiffic
Life will always throw challenges your way—heartbreak, loss, failure—but what happens next isn’t about control. Control is an illusion. You can’t stop pain from arriving at your doorstep, and you can’t force life to bend to your will. But you do have influence. You influence your future by how you respond to what happens, not by wishing things were different or waiting for the world to change for you.
Maybe you’ve been betrayed, and it hardened you. Maybe you lost someone, and now you struggle to connect. Maybe rejection has convinced you you’re not good enough. It’s easy to feel powerless when life keeps dealing you setbacks. But you are never powerless. Powerlessness comes from living reactively, letting circumstances dictate who you become.
The real shift happens when you stop reacting and start influencing. The betrayal? It can teach you to treat others better. The loss? It can make you cherish time instead of wasting it. The rejection? It can push you to become so skilled that no one can ignore you.
You don’t have to control what happens to you—you never could. But you can decide how you show up in response. You don’t stay the same unless you choose to. Life changes, and so can you. The key to breaking free isn’t waiting for life to stop testing you. It’s realizing you already hold the power to shape what comes next—if you stop handing that power away.
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
#rise #react #control #influence #next
Background Picture by
Xavier Coiffic
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