Control freak?

The road we travel is imperfect.  The terrain is tough, the path is uphill, working against us and making it difficult to move forward.  It’s wise to do all you can – to use influence, hard work, and help from others to find your path.

Too often, people who do this are labeled “control freak”.

What’s smarter: complaining that the entire planet isn’t carpeted or putting on a pair of shoes?  There’s enough outside our control.  It makes sense to control whatever we can, and ignore the “control freak” label.

Throwing away time and money

Imagine having $1,440 and someone stealing $1 from you.  Would you then throw away the other $1,439 in an act of vengeance?

This is exactly what we do when we respond to a one minute insult or upsetting event by letting it affect the rest of the minutes in the day.  Simple math should reveal something obvious…

We shouldn’t waste 99.9% of our time and attention because of the .01% that perturbed us.

Three things you control

1) Your breath 2) Your attitude 3) Your framing – the story you have about the kind of person you are, and why your current circumstances are what they are

No need to wait for permission.  No reason to wait for anything to happen.  Any of these things can be changed in a moment’s notice – by you.  Take back control.