Don’t Let the Day Decide Who You Are

Learn how to maintain your authentic self regardless of daily circumstances. This episode explores the difference between reacting to life and consciously choosing who you want to be, no matter what the day brings.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
You are not what happens to you, but how you
choose to respond to what happens through you, And that
is the thought for today. Welcome to Seven Good Minutes.
I'm Clyde Lee Dennis. Thanks for joining me for what

(00:22):
I believe will be seven of the most enriching minutes
of your day. In today's episode of Seven Good Minutes,
we talk about not letting the day decide who you are.
Enjoy the alarm sounds, and within moments, the day begins
making decisions for you. An urgent email shifts your priorities.
A traffic jam changes your mood. A difficult conversation rewrites

(00:44):
your energy. Before you know it, you're not living your day.
Your day is living you. By the end of this episode,
you'll understand how to reclaim your personal authority and ensure
that who you are remains steady regardless of what the
day brings your way. There's a subtle but profound difference
between responding to life and being hijacked by it. When

(01:06):
we wake up without intention, without a clear sense of
who we choose to be, we become like leaves in
the wind, beautiful perhaps, but completely at the mercy of
whatever forces happen to blow our way. Think about yesterday.
How much of who you were was determined by external circumstances.
Did a rude comment make you irritable for hours? Did

(01:28):
unexpected good news lift your spirits, only to have them
crash when the next challenge appeared. Did you find yourself
becoming someone you didn't recognize simply because the day demanded it.
This isn't about becoming emotionally numb or pretending that external
events don't affect us. It's about understanding that there's a
difference between being influenced by life and being defined by it.

(01:50):
You can acknowledge that traffic is frustrating without letting that
frustration become your identity for the next three hours. You
can feel disappointed by setbacks without allowing disappointment to dictate
your entire approach to the day. The key lies in
establishing your inner foundation before the day has a chance
to shake it. This means taking time each morning to
reconnect with your core values, your deeper intentions, and the

(02:13):
person you want to be regardless of circumstances. It's about
anchoring yourself in something more stable than the shifting winds
of daily events. Consider this, who are you when no
one is watching, when nothing is demanding your attention, when
you're simply present with yourself, That person, that authentic, centered
version of you, doesn't disappear just because the day gets complicated.

(02:37):
But without conscious effort, that person can get buried under
layers of reaction and response. When you let the day
decide who you are, you're essentially handing over your personal
power to whatever happens to show up. You become a
victim of circumstances rather than a conscious participant in your
own life. Your mood becomes dependent on external validation. Your

(03:00):
peace becomes contingent on everything going smoothly. Your sense of
self becomes as fragile as your daily schedule. But there's
another way. You can choose to be the author of
your character, regardless of the plot twists life writes into
your story. This doesn't mean controlling outcomes. It means maintaining
your integrity, your values, and your chosen way of being,

(03:22):
no matter what outcomes arise. Start by identifying your non negotiables.
What aspects of your character do you want to remain constant.
Perhaps its kindness even when others are unkind. Maybe it's
curiosity even when facing the familiar, it could be patience,
even when everything feels urgent. These become your anchors, the

(03:44):
parts of yourself that remain steady while everything else shifts
around you. Practice the pause When something happens that typically
would sweep you into reaction, Take a breath and ask yourself,
who do I want to be in this moment? Not
what do I want to do? Not how do I
want to respond? But who do I want to be?

(04:05):
This simple question reconnects you with your deeper self and
gives you space to choose your response rather than defaulting
to reaction. Remember that consistency in character doesn't mean rigidity
in response. You can be authentically yourself while still adapting
to different situations. The goal isn't to become unchanging, but

(04:27):
to ensure that any changes come from conscious choice rather
than unconscious reaction. Your day will present you with a
thousand opportunities to forget who you are. It will offer
you reasons to be smaller, angrier, more fearful, or less
compassionate than your true self. These aren't failures of the day,
their invitations to remember your power to choose. Don't let

(04:50):
the day decide who you are. You are not the
sum of what happens to you. You are the conscious
response to what happens through you. That's where your true
power lies, and that's where your authentic self waits to
be expressed. That does it for today's episode of Seven
Good Minutes. Please take a moment to rate and review
the show on the platform you're listening on. Until next time,

(05:13):
let's be civil to one another out there. Thanks for listening.