Space: Choice
“Between stimulus and response is a space.
In that space is the freedom and power to choose.”
Steven Covey
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Choice
Let’s talk about choice. When you realize that you have infinite choices available to you all the time, every day, all day long, then you can start to free yourself.
You can start to take ownership of your life.
Somehow we’re conditioned to believe that we have no choice, that we have to do this or that we have to do that, or that we’re constrained to simply right and wrong.
I love a wonderful short poem from the Sufi poet, Rumi, who said, “Out beyond right and wrong is a field. I’ll meet you there.”
We talk about the mental state of Responsibility as being the mental state of freedom, choice and power. When you believe that you have no choices, that’s a pretty good indication that you’re somewhere coping below the line.
I want you to say to yourself, “I want to take 100% ownership of this,” and get yourself to the mental state of where you own it.
In that state, you’re able to generate. You’re able to see how you made choices that created the situation, and the choices that you can make to change it.
Here’s what you can do today.
My homework for you is to catch yourself saying, “I have no choice.” And then saying, “I must be coping. Let me change that. Let me get to the mental state of Responsibility.”
I have a whole website full of resources for you. I’m here for you. Call on me. Send your questions. I look forward to hearing from you.
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