DAY SEVENTEEN | Choices #1

Small choices

Human beings have a truly marvelous amount of potential.

The fact is that it really all comes down to the choices we make.

Some of those choices are large, full-scale life decisions, while others are small choices that simply pave the pathway to our success or failure.

Let’s think for a moment about the small choices—the things that don’t necessarily seem in the moment like they are going to have a lasting impact on your life. Things like choosing kindness or anger in the middle of a disagreement, or choosing to go to the gym rather than sleep in on a Saturday. Things like waking up in the morning with a deliberate intent to choose a positive attitude rather than a discouraged one, or choosing to invest some time with your kids rather than answering one more email; these small choices are constantly presented to us.

Choices are endless; you make them every moment of every day.
The key for today is to remember that you do have a choice.

And here’s a fact that can make a huge difference as you make choices in your life: successful, happy people do not base their choices on their emotions.

They base their choices on what is best for the fulfillment of their potential.

• Exercise:
  What is one deliberate choice you can make today that will take you farther along the path of becoming the person you are created to be?