\u201cOur narrative, the laundry list we tick off, the things we highlight for ourselves and others… our narrative is completely up to us. The simple shortcut: the way we respond to the things that we can’t change can instantly transform our lives. “That’s interesting,” is a thousand times more productive than, “that’s terrible.” Even more powerful is our ability to stop experiencing failure before it even happens, because, of course, it usually doesn’t. Happiness, for most of us, is a choice. Reality is not. It seems, though, that choosing to be happy ends up changing the reality that we keep track of.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n William Jennings Bryan<\/a>, American statesman, wrote: \u201cDestiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.<\/em>\u201d Great leaders choose to create their own realities, starting from the inside. They embrace and hold sacred the words of\u00a0Tony Robbins<\/a>, life coach and author: “Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant<\/em>.” On the power of choice\u00a0Frederick Bailes’<\/a>\u00a0tells great leaders:\u00a0“Man’s power of choice enable him to think like an angel or a devil, a king or a slave.\u00a0\u00a0Whatever he chooses, mind will create and manifest.”<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Choose wisely; choose well. The choices that great leaders make, are the choices that make great leaders. Remember always the wise counsel of\u00a0Dr. Seuss<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cYou have BRAINS in your HEAD. You have FEET in your SHOES. You can STEER yourself any DIRECTION you CHOOSE.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week?!<\/p>\n Mike<\/p>\n
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