[[:encoded, "You may have heard it said that it is the little things in life that are worth living for. Similarly, the little things in life are what change our lives for the better or worse. The choices we make in life define who we are and what we will eventually become. \n\nThe truth of the matter is that a happy life is all about choices and progress. We make choices to the best of our abilities and then progress forward. The most successful people in life believe that they have a purpose and that they will achieve that purpose, goal by goal. \n\nJack Welch, arguably the greatest CEO of our time, held the philosophy, “Tell me the truth, and tell me early.” Truthfulness and believability always have appeal. The truth has power. If you tell the truth, you begin to play in a new league; you walk away from the games of salesmanship and into the realm of reality as a true professional that people seek and want to work with. Sometimes it is good to have a thought you don’t express, as my husband Bill says. On the other hand, it is sometimes good to have thoughts you do express. You almost always have a choice."]]
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(upbeat music) - Hello and welcome to the Accountability Coach podcast where we will discuss topics, ideas, questions and issues related to having a totally balanced and successful life. This is Anne Bakrak. Today we're gonna talk about the choices we make and how they impact our lives. Well, you may have heard it said that it's a little things in life that are worth living for. Well, similarly, the little things in life are what change our lives for the better or worse. The choices we make in life define who we are and what we will eventually become. Certainly making some rash decisions when we are young can have an ill consequence when we grow older. It's important that people maintain their health with a view to tomorrow while balancing their desires for the present day. However, this advice also applies to a person's heart and mind. When we take chances because of our passions or we take action because of our mind's ambition, we have to live with the result of our actions. Good or bad. Knowing this should impress upon us the importance of making somewhat informed decisions. Strong emotions should always be taken into account when making choices, but it cannot totally overpower logic and reason. There is something to be said about going with your gut. Sometimes we just don't know enough to make a totally informed decision. So going with your gut might play a role in your choice. If you're going with your gut, if going with your gut actually never seems to get the results that you want, you may have to reconsider this strategy. Having a fine balance of both qualities is the best way to make careful decisions in life that you can live with now and tomorrow. That said, no one is expected to make perfect decisions. They say hindsight is always 2020 because sometimes we see things in retrospect that we were never capable of seeing years ago. Perhaps we have grown in our perspectives and our understandings of other people. Well, more importantly, we have come to know ourselves. In order to be happy in life, people must learn to act wisely and to forgive the past. You should educate yourself to make prosperous decisions and to minimize unnecessary grief. Furthermore, learn to put the past behind you, forgiving yourself for mistakes, indiscretions, and even for the conduct of others. This sounds simple enough but can be a real challenge for some people who might have high standards or who have been hurt by others. Some people never let go of the past and choose to be bitter for the rest of their life. They may wonder why me or have self-pity attitude that says that they could have been happy or successful if. The truth of the matter is that a happy life is about choices and progress. We make choices to the best of our abilities and then progress forward. The more successful people in life believe that they have a purpose and that they will achieve that purpose goal by goal day by day. Some of these people have severe limitations but they are determined to live life to its fullest and to serve other human beings to the best of their abilities. Some very famous people had to cope with physical afflictions. Lou Ferrigno had to overcome deafness to achieve his dreams. Stephen Hawkins is paralyzed and combined to a wheelchair. However, he is still regarded as one of the smartest minds in human history for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity. Not to mention the best-selling author of his work, A Brief History of Time is the name of his book. Never feel that you are limited by your imperfections. In learning more about self-improvement, we learn that we can't change others nor can we single-handedly change the world. People do have the power to change their own lives and this is the single most important message in self-improvement. If you do not have to settle for what you think life's role for you, you just don't have to take it. You don't have to settle for anything. You're not doomed to live a life you are unhappy living. You are not enslaved to other people. Any and all of these self-limiting beliefs are changeable. You make your own choices. You choose to live where and how you live. If you don't like any part of your life, choose to change it, starting today. You have the power to look for another job and to make a positive change in your career. You have the power to seek out higher education to follow a different career path. You have the capacity to define success and to reach that pinnacle of success through working smart and having perseverance. The choices you make may help or hinder your mission in life depending on how much thought goes into the decision-making process. However, if you make a mistake in judgment, which sometimes happens, it's not the end of your mission. It simply means that you have to make adjustments in your life to get back on track. Giving up should never be an option. Your choices directly affect your life and possibly others, depending on your situation and your choices. You owe it to yourself and to others around you to make the most of what you have been given. Have you ever heard someone say that they will eat the dessert or the fried food or something they know that's not healthy because they're on vacation? Have you ever said this to yourself? I call this the I'm on vacation mentality. We all have a choice and you can choose to eat well if you make a conscious effort to do so. When you are away at a business function, you can choose to eat well. You don't have to get sucked into eating poorly just because others do and they don't have the healthy food out for you to eat. Take food that is healthier with you and eat that. If you have ever participated in this mentality, you can choose to make this no longer acceptable behavior. The same mentality or behavior might apply to exercise. Some people use the excuse that they don't have the time to exercise when they're at a business function, for example. Again, this comes down to making a choice to exercise or not. You can get up earlier, exercise through lunch, after the meeting, before dinner, et cetera. Maybe your exercise isn't as long as you would typically like it to be or what you're used to, but that's okay. Choosing to exercise a portion of what you would normally do is better than nothing at all. The benefit of exercise is huge and affects many areas, even if you do it for 15 minutes, 20 minutes, or even 30 minutes. Is this something that might be no longer acceptable for you? Choose to change that behavior. Jack Welch, arguably the greatest CEO of our time, held the philosophy, tell me the truth and tell me early. If something happened and you knew and didn't tell him about it, you were fired. But if you came to him early and told him, you know what? This whole project is screwed up and I don't know what to do about it. You know, you go a long way with Jack Welch. Truthfulness and believability always has appeal. If your claims are truthful, not inflated, and if you trust your clients and sincerely believe they deserve the truth, they will trust you in return. As Emerson says, trust men and they will be true to you. Treat them greatly and they will show you themselves great. The truth has power. If you tell the truth, you can begin playing in a new league and walk away from the games of salesmanship and into the realm of reality as a true professional that people seek and want to work with. Sometimes it's good to have a thought you don't express, as my husband says. On the other hand, it's sometimes good to have thought you do express. Do you need to make some choices here, possibly moving forward in your life, to maybe tell the truth a little bit more or say at least what's on your mind to see what results you get. There are choices that you will have to make. You always have a choice. You will make choices in the future differently than you did in the past. Begin enjoying the experience of an even greater quality of life and total life balance. Aim for what you want each and every day. This is Anne Bakrak. Until next time, make it a great day today and every day. (upbeat music) You [BLANK_AUDIO]
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