Take Charge of Your Life – Control What You Can

To take charge of your life, focus on controlling what you can.

As a practical matter, there's not much you can control. So, you might as well control what you can.

You cannot control:

• How other people treat you
• How other people respond to you
• What other people say
• The weather
• Company policies (for many people)
• Laws (again, for most people)
• etc.

You can control your own words, actions, reactions, and interactions.

That's it.

When I discuss this idea in training, I often say that of the 6+ billion people on the planet I can only control one of them. And he doesn't always cooperate with me.

Still, controlling myself is all I've got.

For example, I can't control whether or not people read this blog. I can control how often I post.

I can't control if people treat me with respect. I can control if I treat them with respect.

And, the list goes on in like manner.

The point is this:

By focusing on what I can control, I become less concerned with what I cannot control.

With this as my focus, I can take charge of my life. You can choose to do the same.