Realising that you are fully in control of your life and your future can be both hard to swallow and incredibly empowering. If our reality doesn't look like we want it to, it can be very hard to acknowledge that we are where we are due to all the decisions we have made in our lives.
And I'm not saying this to be unkind. I'm saying it because when we truly believe this and own this belief, we take back control of our lives. Of course horrible things happen. Terrible things happen each and every day.
But we have the choice to relive these events over and over in our heads or to choose to do something about them. We are not victims to our minds. We are in control of them.
This means that if you aren't currently living the life that you want, you have the power to change that. You hold the keys to unlocking the future that you truly want. And I think that is the most exciting and empowering thing in the world.
The Highlights:
{1:42} Your current reality is what it is because of every decision you have ever made
{2:22} Why our past does not have to be our future
{4:22} I know this can be hard to hear but...
{5:13} Every single decision you make has an impact on your future self
{5:56} Living with the audacity to succeed each and every day
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