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Have you ever looked at an unfavorable life circumstance in your life and thought you are undergoing this because you ‘don’t have a choice’?

I often hear people around me saying: “I have to do XYZ.” “I need to do that.” “I have no other option.” “I have no choice.” This can apply to anything, from their reactions to being in a dilemma to small fixes. The most common context I hear this phrase being used in is when people are doing work they dislike. They remain in the job because they need the stable income to support their expenditures and their family.

While people may think they have “no choice”, I beg to defer. All of us always have choices, and we are exercising them every day, every minute, every second.

You Always Have A Choice

Sure, you may not have any choice or influence over what has already happened in the past.  However, you always have a choice in how you think, say and you do from here on. To quote Randy Pausch from The Last Lecture, you can’t change the cards you are dealt with, but you can change how you play them.

Say, you are in an accounting job you dislike. You want to pursue your passion…

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Published Jun 27 2009
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Passion & Dreams
Tags: choice, ownership, responsibility