This or That

“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.”  ~John C. Maxwell

Have you seen those quick quizzes on social media? (If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen them on my story periodically.) They list a bunch of things and then ask you if you’d choose this or that. It’s usually something fun and cute like “Coffee or Tea”, “Mountains or Beach” – but what if there was a this or that quiz that required you to dig a little deeper for the answers?

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been asking you to choose between Courage or Comfort, Hope or Fear, and Stuck or Striving. How’s that for a this or that quiz? When you really think about the choices you are making in your life, do you like what you are choosing? I get it, it’s not as fun as choosing “Cake or Pie” but its choices like these that can truly transform your life.

So, let me ask you, what choices have you been making lately that are dictating the outcomes of your life? And maybe more importantly, are the choices you’re making going to help you create the life you really want?

Whether you realize it or not, you are making choices every day that are creating your life. For example, simple choices like fries or a side salad, to exercise or not to exercise; they play a role in your health. Even within those choices, working hard or hardly working during your workout will determine the type of outcome you get. And over time, the choices you make add up to the person you become and the life you are living.  

Then there are the bigger but perhaps less obvious or conscious choices. Like the ones I’ve been posing to you this month, such as choosing Hope or Fear to guide your future. Think about how that choice sends you in a direction that truly affects the course of your future. What about choices like Productivity or Procrastination? When you choose productivity, you’re determined to prioritize your tasks and power through them which in turn has you reaching your goals and moving your dreams forward. But when you choose procrastination… well, you know what happens.

There are so many other choices like these that impact your life, your happiness and your success tremendously. Think about it, what other choices are you making on a regular basis that are determining your life and the person you are being? Are you liking the results? If not, then what new choices will you commit to making?

Now is a wonderful time to challenge yourself to choose to change. And I want to help you do that… All you have to do is choose to say YES to YOU! So what will it be, this old life or that new one? Answer these 5 questions so you can start choosing the path to a future you will love.