The Choice is Yours

You are the master of your destiny. Although it may be more convenient or comfortable to blame others for what occurs in your life, the fact is that you control your destiny. And, you do so by the multitude of choices that we all make each and every day. You can change your life by changing the choices you make!

Every waking moment, you are making choices. Today, you will choose what to eat. You will choose whether you get some exercise. You will choose what you put in your mind. You will choose the people with whom you will interact. You will choose whether you will be kind to others. You will choose whether to be happy. And, you will make hundreds of other decisions that directly impact the quality of your life.

Some of the choices you make will have immediate impact. Others will have an impact days, or even weeks, later. But, make no mistake about it: the multitude of choices you make today will have an enormous impact on the quality of your life.

Dr. Robert Schuller made famous the phrase "If it is going to be, it is up to me." Rather than suggesting some self-centered, ego based notion of life, Schuller was just capturing the essence of the message of choice. We control our destiny with the choices that we make.

If you want to experience the world of quantum leaps, then you must strive to make choices that will most often place in the zone – that place where you experience the convergence of blissful peace, abundant energy and passionate purpose. Using the following three simple questions, when contemplating any action, can dramatically improve the quality of your choices and hence the quality of your life:

1. Will this choice bring me peace? The foundation for a quality life is to be at peace. Everything we choose to do either brings us closer to peace, or drives away from peace. When you regularly evaluate your choices in light of the impact on your sense of peace, you will move toward the blissful peace that is one of the three critical elements to maintaining yourself in the zone. Click to learn about the choices that lead to a life filled with blissful peace.
2. Will this choice add to my energy? The very essence of life on earth is energy. Everything we choose to do either adds to our energy or depletes our energy. When you regularly evaluate your choices in light of the impact on your energy, you will move toward the abundant energy that is one of the three critical elements to maintaining yourself in the zone. Click to learn about the choices that lead to a life filled with abundant energy.
3. Will this choice advance my purpose? Ultimately, the quality of our life is shaped by our ability to live "on purpose." Everything we choose to do either supports our life purpose, or works against our purpose. When you regularly evaluate your choices in light of the impact on your purpose, you will move toward the passionate purpose that is one of the three critical elements to maintaining yourself in the zone. Click to learn about the choices that lead to a life filled with passionate purpose.

Through the impact of your choices with regard to peace, energy, and purpose, you are effectively choosing whether you will live a life filled with quantum leaps that will results in truly extraordinary impact on the world in which we live. From this moment on, choose to consistently make good choices!

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