The Power of Choice.

Of the responsibilities associated with my career, helping clients to solve their health and fitness "problems" is my favorite and one that I take a lot of pride in.

When a client comes to me distraught over a personal dilemma that's interfering with their training, stressed about the burdens of their job, or lamenting the fact that they've fallen off track with their nutrition, I remind them of one simple thing:

YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

For every situation you encounter, you have a choice as to how you're going to handle it.

Always recognize that.  YOU HAVE A CHOICE!

The choice may not always be pleasant, but the fact remains that:

• You have a choice as to the actions you'll take in the presence of hardship.
• You have a choice over the mindset you'll have as you take action (no matter how unpleasant that action is).

You are exclusively the one who has the power to make decisions for yourself.  Nobody can crawl into your brain and take that away from you.

As such, be proactive!  Evaluate your options as you face any obstacle that stands before you.  Choose to make the best choice possible.  Choose to be content with your choice.  Practice this NOW.  (And if your choice ends up being a mistake, that's okay. . . After all, you'll have choices available to help yourself find a remedy.)

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For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
                                                        -- Hamlet:  William Shakespeare