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Start Small
- Start making small decisions for yourself if you are new to doing so, and celebrate how your life begins to elevate.
- At a pace that is comfortable for you, begin to make larger, more significant, more in-alignment-with-your-true-self decisions, and watch as your life transforms for the better.
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Be The Chooser In Your Own Life
- Having such choice can be paralyzing to some when they have found comfort in not having to choose for themselves - as when they gave this power to someone else, they are assured that what they do in their lives is already approved by those in their lives.
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How Can We Begin to Make Our Own Choices? (cont.)
- Assess the healthy quotient of your closest relationships. Are they are a drain on your finite sources of energy or a boost of positive energy? Be honest. Edit or eliminate accordingingly. Amazing things, unexpected things, beg...
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In becoming the chooser you are letting go of other people’s journeys as well, and letting them become the chooser for themselves.
But the more you model how to navigate well your own life, you teach others to have the courage to...
ANONYMOUS
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Having the opportunity to choose our path forward — the career path, the relationships to engage in or walk away from, the investments of our time, attention and money — is to live a life of freedom.
ANONYMOUS
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Without realizing it, you may be negatively impacting your effectiveness by seeking others’ approval.
This is because you probably avoid doing things that are important to you, feel anxious about trying new things outside your co...
ILENE STRAUSS COHEN PH.D.
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How Can We Begin to Make Our Own Choices? (cont.
- Learn how to say the word, the complete sentence, “No.” with confidence and without hesitation and without following it up with an apology or the feeling of guilt. Guilt is the weapon used by those who wish to disrespect our boundaries.
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By Making Choices, We Get To Know Ourselves Better
- Having choices puts the onus on us which for anyone who has not been given such a responsiblity can cause trepidation, but with nearly anything worth pursuing, the outcome is never guaranteed, but also never achieved if never attempted.
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How Can We Begin to Make Our Own Choices?
- Quiet yourself long enough to hear your curiosities speak. Do this regularly. Your path forward will not be straight, but beautifully curvy and full of adventure and discoveries.
- Eliminate comparison with others, but if you choose to compare, only co...
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Choice Is Freedom To You And Others Too
- Choice is freedom. Anyone who tries to limit or take away your choice is consciously or unconsciously trying to take away your freedom.
- While we cannot control another, we can control ourselves.
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Truly resonating with this article - I am appreciating the people around me for always giving me the freedom to make my own choices. I can also see how living a life that I chose myself has also empowered others to have the courage to follow their passion too. Choice is indeed freedom, in many ways. ❤️ Having the courage to start making our own choices, and to realise that we do have the power to choose in our own lives is indeed empowering. ❤️ We chose our stretch. 😊
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