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“Where you are is the result of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be.” ~ Hal Elrod
I like to read this quote a lot as a reminder to myself that I have choices and that utilizing that gift of choice is vital to my growth as a person, mother, wife, daughter, friend, colleague, even as a brief acquaintance. The acquaintance one or even as a stranger may seem trivial but in some instances it is critical. You just never know where that person is in their life and the potential impact you can have. I believe it is important that we don’t reserve the best of ourselves only for the people we know and love, we should be our best selves for everyone we encounter.
I finished rereading the Miracle Morning today and plan to go through it a third time (albeit quicker) with a highlighter to highlight the points that resonate with me or that I need to remind myself of. One of which is the above quote.
It is day ten of my new routine and I have to say after driving H to work this morning (at 4:15am!) I was sorely tempted to go back to bed and snuggle with my nice warm blankets but I didn’t and I am proud of myself for that. My short term goal is to complete 30 days and then I will set my next goal.
In addition to Miracle Morning I am taking Gretchen Ruben’s 4 Tendencies course and her Happiness Project Experience course. I chose the option of being assigned to a small accountability group which as an ‘Obliger’ (find out which tendency you are) is ideal for me. Obligers are more likely to accomplish goals where there is an outside expectation rather than internal. It’s been only a few days so I won’t go into detail yet except to say I am happy with myself that I chose to invest in myself. I may have mentioned in a previous post I was all about jumping on a personal growth opportunity when it presented itself to me but now I am actively seeking out those opportunities and putting more value on myself, my growth, and my happiness to spend some actual money on it.
I will keep you posted on how things go and the things I learn from these two courses.
Until next time… you have yourself for the rest of your life, so you can choose to be your own liability or your own asset, personally I choose to be an asset.
~ Crimson