If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably heard about the importance of “calories in versus calories out.” This concept is based on the idea that as long as you eat fewer calories than you burn, you’re bound to lose weight. However, some people insist that the type of food you eat matters much more than the number of calories it contains — both in terms of weight loss and long-term health.

Calories in versus Calories out

The “calories in versus calories out” model is based on the idea that to maintain a stable weight, the number of calories you eat needs to match the number you expend. “Calories in” refers to the calories you get from the foods you eat, while “calories out” is the number of calories you burn.

Model

Different foods can affect your hormone levels in different ways.The differing effects of glucose and fructose serve as a good example. These two <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/simple-sugars">simple sugars </a>provide the same number of calories per gram, but your body metabolizes them in completely different ways.A diet too rich in added fructose is linked to <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/insulin-and-insulin-resistance">insulin resistance </a>, increased blood sugar levels, and higher triglyceride and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels than a diet providing the same number of calories from glucose.

The source of calories impacts your hormones and health differently

Your nutrient intake impacts your hunger and feelings of fullness.For instance, eating a 100-calorie serving of beans will reduce your hunger much more effectively than eating a 100-calorie serving of candy.That’s because foods rich in protein or fiber are more filling than foods containing lower amounts of these nutrients.This is why most processed foods that are rich in fructose but devoid of protein or fiber generally make it more difficult for you to maintain an energy balance.

The types of food you eat affect how full you feel

Foods affect your metabolism differently. For instance, some require more work to digest, absorb, or metabolize than others. The measure used to quantify this work is called the thermic effect of food (TEF).The higher the TEF, the more energy a food requires to be metabolized. <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-protein-can-help-you-lose-weight">Protein </a>has the highest TEF, while fat has the lowest. This means that a high-protein diet requires more calories to be metabolized than a lower-protein diet does.

The source of calories has different effects on your metabolism

If you've ever tried to lose weight, you've likely heard of the somewhat controversial “calories in versus calories out” concept. This article investigates whether the “calories in versus calories out” model really matters.

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‘Calories in, Calories out’ — Does It Really Matter?

You don't have to let self-doubt, fear and lack of focus complicate your life and stagnate your business growth.The mind can catapult us to our greatest hopes and dreams, or it can confuse and torture us until we give up in disappointment.Here are the most common mental battles entreprenuer ce, plus a quick prescription for each.

Introduction

We never will hit our milestones if we allow each step to stall us. Overthinking the small things traps us, preventing us from achieving the big things.The enemy of procrastination is now. Make a quick but solid decision, and move forward by leaps.

1. Little think

"You don't think big enough. I think of writing scores of books, a body of work, you procrastinate over a blog post."

When doubt fills our minds, fear dominates our thoughts. Take action and realize that most of your fears are imagined. Self-imposed nightmares conjure the worst possible results.Perhaps you can't take the "massive action" so often encouraged. But you can take a step and then another step. You can move toward your goal.

2. Doubt fires

"Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will."

When we fail to profit, we often become prophets. We start seeing <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/failure">failure </a>in advance, even if there's no evidence our venture is headed for disaster. When the mind foresees failure, it can lead to paralysis.Fight future failure by reminding yourself of past successes. Use evidence from your past to predict your future.

3. Future failures

"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default."

Emotional decisions can be dangerous, but dataless decisions can be fatal. By nature, most entrepreneurs are risk-takers. We have a little bit of gambler in us, so it's easy to make gut decisions even when the odds are against us.Instead of rolling the dice on pure instinct, consult the figures on the spreadsheets or your group of trusted advisors. Make decisions based on solid facts, not just the excitement of the moment.

4. Dataless decisions

"Economics is everywhere, and understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life."

The ability to go where you want begins with the ability to envision it clearly in your mind. Yet our imaginations seem drawn to clutter and often end up overwhelming us.Find clarity by compartmentalizing your thoughts. Create mental "buckets" and sort the various facets of your business. Spend time thinking separately about sales, <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/marketing">marketing </a>, revenue and expenses, or the convergence will become unbearable.

5. Fuzzy focus.

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

This mental block falls right in line with the last one. Instead of making fast, minimal decisions, we tend to make slow, maximal decisions. There are times we could simply ask a friend for quick feedback, but we allow issues to fall to a committee. Too many calculators only complicate the process.Ask yourself, "What is the fastest, safest way to reach X results?" Then do it.

6. Complicated calculations

"Clarity comes with simplicity."

Maybe. Sometimes the mental block is not a negative, but a positive. We become so convinced we'll reach a goal that we expect the entire team to adopt our thinking. This motivational manipulation might help in the short term. But we can't ignore accruing evidence that signals we might be headed for disappointment.Motivate without the manipulation. Be honest about the ground you've gained or lost with the current strategy. Reality is not a curse word; it's the word that forms our world.

7. Motivational manipulation

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

The mind will never be fully tamed, so continue fighting these mental blocks with courage and consistency.

You don't have to let self-doubt, fear and lack of focus complicate your life and stagnate your business growth.

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7 Mental Blocks Preventing Your Success

The lion is most handsome when looking for food.

What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.

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Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open.

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.

There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.

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Pupils become nerds in primary schools under the pressure form their parents and teachers. As we know in primary school, when children don't know much about the world, they are misinformed and manipulated by their own parents and teachers to proceed and get better marks, telling them that it will help them further in life.This state is maintained till the university.

How it starts?

At one moment the kid will feel like this is normal and will work harder, get better marks in order to receive the compensation for it.At the start they consider it as a good motivation, then as a fundamental thing to work for.But, if they don't receive the compensation, they understand that the work without rewards isn't a work and isn't worth itThen it progresses into perfectionist's syndrome

Evolution of syndrome

This syndrome will destroy human's life.Their point of view resumes to:'every work which isn’t done on a very good level is trash; people who aren’t doing their work on the same level are nothing; the smallest details are the most important'It also correlates to narcissism, which leads to ruined relationships with most people around them.

Perfectionist's syndrome 

The pressure they put to work and achieve bigger and bigger goals breaks both their body and soul.Their body cannot maintain the same output of energy the whole time. Once the limit is reached the body refuses to work.As for the soul - when something goes out of control, starts a long period of depression and apathy.

The pressure on organism

Because of lots of work they do they spend almost all day inside. This leads to defected social skills and deviant behaviour.But they understand that they need the feeling of being accepted by society, and try to fit into it.

Social anxiety

A bit of broscience)It is hard, but there is need of a lot of time spent in nature/outside with friends (maybe partying) to feel how admirable it is to live a full life(being grateful for everything happens to you, paying attention to people around you and little things) than spending all your time on getting useless compensation which obviously sooner or later will let you down.

How to overcome?

While on a lunch with my colleagues, they discussed one's state. I was listening and realised that I was the same in primary school and that I'm grateful for escaping this syndrome.

The Perfectionist's Progression: From Academic Pressure to Social Consequences

The neural impulses from your taste buds and your ears get transmitted to your brain, which process them and dump them into working memory-so by the time you know you are experiencing something, it's already in the past. Already a memory.Everything we experience us this careful, tape-delayed reconstruction.

Is There Something As Present?

We are homesick most for the places we have never known.

All living really is one long goodbye to those we love.

More like our perception of it is so flawed that it may as well be an illusion. Every moment is equally real and happen ing now, but the nature of our consciousness only gives us access to one slice at a time. Think of our life like a book. Each page a distinct moment. But in the same way we read a book, we can only perceive one moment, one page, at a time. Our flawed perception shuts off access to all the others.

Is Time An Illusion?

Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.

When a person dies, he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past... All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist. It is just on illusion we have here on Earth that one moment follows another one, like beads on a string, and that once a moment is gone it is gone forever.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film. “Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot Reality is broken. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back. Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos. Praise for Recursion “An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian “Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.”—Newsweek “Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.”—Entertainment Weekly “A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.”—Time “Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.”—AV Club

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film. “Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot Reality is broken.   At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.   In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back.   Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos. Praise for Recursion “An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian “Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.”—Newsweek “Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.”—Entertainment Weekly “A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.”—Time “Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.”—AV Club

Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the forthcoming novel, Dark Matter, for which he is writing the screenplay for Sony Pictures. His international-bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy was adapted into a television series for FOX, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, that was Summer 2015’s #1 show. With Chad Hodge, Crouch also created Good Behavior, the TNT television show starring Michelle Dockery based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He has written more than a dozen novels that have been translated into over thirty languages and his short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Crouch lives in Colorado with his family.

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Humans are social animals, that's why society was created.Society is a complex, based on relationships between people, and is a result of activities done by them to assure material and spiritual wealth for individual and group living.Nowadays we must respect rules of everyone's nurture and tolerate anyone's whims.If you have different opinions from the mass and you're the one with deviant behaviour.

People can't be alone

As we grow, we become a personality as we show a unicity of principles we either observe and imitate or build them from zero.Of course the education, surroundings, people and relationships differ from person to person. But one thing remains, the intrinsic understanding of what is right and what is wrong, and if this thing is altered our life will be destroyed.Getting diamond-type value principles will help to at least try to attain the life of a high-value person.

Your personal principles

You'll be bullied by the groups you belong to and soon you'll be alone.It is very hard to be alone in first stages of the loneliness: when everyone you know become just your acquaintances, here appears early stages of depression and apathy.As you progress you understand it's quite good to be alone as you can move faster without anyone grabbing and pulling you back.But there's still a need of someone, who can be your mentor or same level as you, to move together and achieve bigger goals.

Stay alone

Usually we belong to groups that aren't high-valuable, and when we start becoming better than those who are around us, they will envy you and passively kick you out.Those who aren't comfortable being alone or facing hard times will let go of their dreams and goals in order to get accepted by group members.The other ones will move alone and become successful materially, spiritually, personally and only then they will observe a phenomenon of high-value people wanting to found a good relationship/partnership

Self-improving

You need people like you, who are eager to develop, level up and move towards their goal.You'll act out of scarcity in finding friends (they usually will not be high-value)But once you get more experience and become more successful in different spheres of your life, you will attract more high-value personalities .

You need people

Do not get under others' rules of life, instead make your ones stronger

When I started my self-improving I usually felt alone and isolated from my friends . Now I feel like getting more mentors and people like me.

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Being alone on your self-improvement journey

A meaningful life is a way of living that’s not only happy and fulfilled but also has significance and impact. The Meaningful life is about having a sense of purpose.A meaningful life is a way of living that gives you more joy, purpose and fulfillment. When you live a meaningful life, every day is richer and fuller. You are happier and more satisfied in life.

Habits have a lot to do with a meaningful life. They change the trajectory of our lives. Good habits influence how we spend our short time and who we become. When we develop meaningful habits, our lives become more fulfilling. We don’t consciously make decisions about which habits we adopt in life. Rather, most of them grow out of conscious decisions about how to respond in given situations. Often these small, almost invisible choices have huge consequences on our happiness.

Your habits give insight into who you are as a person and reveal what is important to you. The routine actions that you take every day — your habits — are an indication of how you spend your time and how you see yourself.By developing good habits with simple practices, we can live a more meaningful life daily. Small actions lead to significant results when building a meaningful life; so try incorporating these habits into your daily routine and see how your world changes for the better.

These habits have been linked to lowering stress and anxiety, increasing happiness, improving mental and physical health and meaningful life.

<h3>A meaningful life is personal — you alone know what brings out the best in you. Don’t allow the chaos of modern living to crush your bigger why. “Life is in ourselves and not in the external.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky</h3>

<h3>Life is a non-linear journey — challenges are guaranteed. Think beyond your present suffering. “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.”</h3><h3>-Friedrich Nietzsche</h3>

Design your life around everything you deeply care about. If you can’t make a living doing it, schedule time outside work for personal projects that make you come alive.

“Purpose” is half the solution to a meaningful life. All meaningful lives start with a single and significant why. The life you want starts with a bigger goal. Always start with the end in mind. By losing your goal, You have lost your way.”— Friedrich Nietzsche

<h3>A meaningful life requires a meaningful personal action. A better and more enjoyable life requires active participation. If you are not in control of the direction of your life, meaning is not guaranteed.</h3>

For every meaningful goal, focus on the process instead of the outcome. Don’t get attached to the results you expect. Life is not a win-or-lose game. Everything is a learning process.

Every day is a one-time reality to experience. Make the most of it. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”— Soren Kierkegaard

Make time to clear your mind. Make it a daily practice. It’s a life-changing habit. If the control centre of your life is chaotic, you won’t have a meaningful life.

Choose to live in the present instead of the past or the future. All you have is right now: spend your time prudently.

Make time to nurture your social connections. Foster relationships that allow you to express yourself fully. It can improve your sense of meaning in life.

Life is not linear. There are no perfect endings. Don’t expect flawless results. To maintain your sanity, learn to let go if things go wrong. “When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” -Elvis Presley

Surrender your ego. Be more grateful. Be kind. Don’t hold grudges. And most importantly, learn to let go of negative emotions.

Invest in experiences instead of things. A weekend away exploring your curiosities can do more for your happiness than a phone upgrade.

Start a reading habit (a few pages every day is a great start), but choose books you actually want to read. It can boost your mood.

Stpend quality time in nature. It’s a great way to boost your mood, live in the moment, reduce stress and improve your emotional wellbeing.

Be more grateful. Focus on everything working out for you instead of against you. Don’t stay in the worry zone.

Don’t take the simple things in life for granted. Be more observant. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” -Robert Brault Start a meaningful hobby outside work. Something that makes you lose the sense of time and makes you come alive.

Start a meaningful hobby outside work. Something that makes you lose the sense of time and makes you come alive.

"We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we’ve established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.” -Earl Nightingale

If you spend a lot of time in your head, write your worries down at a specific time of the day. It’s a healthy way to calm the mind.

Pursue something outside your comfort zone once in a while. It’s profoundly satisfying to overcome your fears or take risks. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” -Anaïs Nin

on’t get too attached to the outcome of your daily actions. Learn to enjoy the process. “We’ve been focusing so much on getting there that we haven’t been enjoying the ride.” -Elizabeth Eulberg

ecome a person of value. Do more for others. Be useful. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”-Winston Churchill

If an experience didn’t go your way — change the stories you tell yourself. You can’t change things outside your control. “We suffer more in our imagination than reality”-Seneca

You are responsible for the life you want. No one cares more about what’s important to you than yourself. Pursue your true north without holding back.

Be biased towards meaningful action. Fear is a massive hindrance to a good life. In the end, you will regret your inactions more than your actions.

'Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.’ -Immanuel Kant

Every day is an opportunity to become a better version of yourself. Do one thing that puts a smile on your face. “Life is an opportunity, seize the day, live each day to the fullest. Life is not a project, but a journey to be enjoyed.” -Catherine Pulsifer

Find reasonable justification for every action. What’s the bigger why of the activity taking a massive chunk of your time? Take control of the trajectory of your life.

Choose your close connections wisely. The people you talk to daily have a massive influence on your happiness. “Friends are the family you choose.”-Jess C Scott

39 Short Habits For Creating A Meaningful Life

A meaningful life is a way of living that gives you more joy, purpose and fulfillment. Here are 30 short habits for a meaningful life that you can start today.

30 Short Habits For Creating A Meaningful Life | Hive

Our reaction to life events—specifically how we explain them—significantly affects our life outcomes.Of course, there’s a continuum—nobody thinks their life is 100% in their control. But our orientation toward what we believe influences our life has a profound impact on us.Psychologists refer to this concept as a “locus of control,” a term psychologist Julian Rotter coined in the 1960s.

The “Locus Of Control”

People with an external locus of control believe that forces outside them—fate, luck, circumstances—are responsible for the events of their lives.In contrast, those who perceive an internal locus of control believe that their personal decisions and efforts guide much of their lives.Interestingly, we could have an external locus of control about one area of our life but an internal locus of control about another: We may believe our health is completely genetic, uninfluenced by our choices, but think the success of our career is a direct result of our hard work.

External And Internal Locus Of Control

If we think finding a partner is up to fate, we may not feel the need to actively seek, meet, and get to know new people. But if we think we have control over it, we may try harder to put ourselves out there. In professional contexts, if we think a promotion is largely outside of our control, we won’t be driven to pursue it. If we see it as a result of our efforts, we’re more likely to endeavor to deliver good work.

How Does Our Locus Of Control Affect Our Behavior?

Countless studies have demonstrated the importance of locus of control in determining numerous life outcomes.For example, the perception that 10-year-olds have of their own agency has been shown to significantly predict their health outcomes in their thirties, including obesity, overall health, and psychological distress; those with a more internal locus of control in childhood have a reduced risk of poor health later on. Internal locus of control is also associated with psychological well-being, and academic and professional success.

How Does Our Locus Of Control Affect Our Life?

Although studies generally suggest that having an internal locus of control is advantageous, there is no “correct” locus of control. Both extremes can present disadvantages.So, wherever we fall on the spectrum, we may benefit from understanding our own orientation and how it may shape our behavior.

There Is No “Correct” Locus Of Control

Julian Rotter’s full Locus of Control Scale is a 39-item questionnaire, available here: https://arc.psych.wisc.edu/self-report/locus-of-control-scale-lcs/But to get a quick sense of where we fall on the spectrum, we consider which group of statements below resonates more with us.

How We Can Discover Our Locus Of Control

<ul><li>In my case, getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.</li><li>It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life.</li><li>People are lonely because they don’t try to be friendly.</li><li>In the long run, people get the respect they deserve in this world.</li><li>There is a direct connection between how hard I study/ied and the grades I get/got.</li></ul>

Statements Indicating Internal Locus Of Control

<ul><li>Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin. </li><li>Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me. </li><li>There’s not much use in trying too hard to please people; if they like you, they like you. </li><li>Unfortunately, an individual’s worth often passes unrecognized no matter how hard he tries. </li><li>Sometimes I can’t understand how teachers arrive at the grades they give. </li> </ul>

Statements Indicating External Locus Of Control

Psychologists generally agree that although our locus of control is largely established through experiences of reward and punishment when we are children, it is a flexible construct that can change throughout our life. However, not much research has been done on targeted interventions to change locus of control. Even so, we can notice how our locus of control may affect our life, and we can strive to reduce any negative effects it may have.

Understanding The Strengths & Weaknesses Of Our Locus Of Control

Good news: If you have a more external orientation, you may be both more willing to let things go and better at sharing work with others. On the other hand, you may feel less motivated to put time and effort into tasks since they feel beyond your control.

So, What If I Have An External Locus Of Control?

Here are a few strategies to make sure your locus of control doesn’t get in your way: <ul><li>Practice accountability. When something happens—good or bad—step back and think through what part you played in it. Identify both the contributing external and internal forces.</li><li>Catch external-oriented thoughts and challenge them. When you find yourself blaming something bad on external forces or crediting luck for your success, be mindful of the stories you’re telling yourself and reassess your own role in these outcomes.</li></ul>

Oh, No! I Have An External Locus Of Control! What Do I Do?

<ul><li>Avoid black-and-white thinking. You hardly ever have zero control over what happens. Open your mind to the gray areas in every situation.</li><li>Write it out. Writing can be a great way to see your thoughts a little more objectively. If you can do a brain dump on paper, you can get a clearer picture of how you think about a situation, which can help in practicing all of the above strategies.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Change your mindset. While locus of control interventions haven’t been well studied, mindset interventions have, and there is a lot of overlap between the two. Learn about and cultivate a growth mindset to improve self-agency, motivation, and resilience.</li></ul>

Although an internal locus of control has many benefits—motivation, health, success—there are still some pitfalls to watch out for.

So, What If I Have An Internal Locus Of Control?

<ol><li>Delegate. Those who lean more internal on the locus of control spectrum may find it difficult to delegate since they are accustomed to feeling in control. Stretch yourself to share tasks with others rather than do every little thing yourself.</li><li>Let it go. When you perceive life to be largely in your control, you may routinely find yourself stuck in self-blame. Take the time to reflect on the internal and external contributors to situations, and then move on. Ruminating about your role in something can be unproductive and discouraging.</li></ol>

Oh, No! I Have An Internal Locus Of Control! What Do I Do?

<ul><li>“Control the controllables.” A mantra of many professional athletes, this phrase reminds us that we can control certain variables but not others. Strive to control what you can, but make peace with the uncontrollables and their inevitable impact.</li></ul>

Regardless of where we lie on the locus of control spectrum, we’ll likely appreciate knowing how our orientation affects our life and how we can avoid the pitfalls it may lead us to.

No one thinks their life is 100% in their control, but we all have different ideas of how much of our locus of control is in our hands.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Locus of Control: How It Affects Our Life and How We Can Manage It

“Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.”

“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.”

“We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.”

“True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”

“The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.”

“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”

“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.”

“Activity without purpose is the drain of your life.”

“After climbing a great hill, one only finds there are many more hills to climb.”

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

“A man without a sense of purpose, even one whose bank accounts are stuffed with money, is always a small man.”

“A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.”

Finding our purpose is not easy. It's a process, a journey, a search. But, these purpose quotes will help you find and live your purpose.

Inspiring Purpose Quotes to Help You Discover Your Purpose

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

The best advice comes from people who don't give advice.

There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.

My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.

We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

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