They Control What They Can
No one opts to be diagnosed with cancer.
Well, I would presume that’s the case…
But it still happens.
People fall sick, people pass away, and we get hit with unexpected bills.
A whole bunch of stuff happens that you and I have no influence over.
There’s not much we can do to change the tides, which makes getting upset about them stupid.
What should piss you off are the things you have control over but fail to enforce.
The maker of mankind put a few aspects of life completely in your hands and hypothetically said, “The way you want things to be is how it will be.”
The seeds you pick determine the fruits produced.
The way you design your environment will shape your life.
Your inputs impact your outlook.
Keep five assholes around, you’ll be the sixth — you know the saying.
But don’t just limit it to the people…
Inputs are anything you let it in:
- Food
- Information
- Experience
If it gets in, it becomes you.
Let garbage in your head and your mind will grow weeds.
Whatever you’ve been consuming has been shaping your identity, thoughts, goals, and beliefs.
But understanding this makes change simple; just play the uno reverse card.
By that I mean, start questioning what you let in.
There’s a few ways high achievers do this, which is the reason they’re high achievers.
Here they are…
One of the greatest wonders of the modern day is hyper-connectivity.
It only takes a matter of seconds to get a message from one end of the earth to another.
It’s a blessing and a blessing and a curse.
The blessing is that no one is ever too far away…
