From the course: Powerless to Powerful: Taking Control

Choosing your response

From the course: Powerless to Powerful: Taking Control

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Choosing your response

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- The confusion of thinking that being a player means to be a winner is terrible, because when people are not winners, they don't want to be players. Being a player means that in the moment when you realize that something is hurting you, you stop, you think, you take a breath, and say, "How do I want to respond to this?" And that's my call to action for you. Next time you're tempted to take the story of the victim, because something goes wrong, just listen to that story, listen to that story in your head, but don't let it come out. Stop it. That's like doing a diet. Now, next time you are tempted to eat the chocolate cake, just feel the temptation, but don't eat it. Choose something instead. And instead of the story of the victim, choose the story of the player. Find a way that you can say, "I want to ask myself, "I want to inquire within, how do I want to respond "to this situation in a way that maximizes the chances "that I will get what I want, is success, but also "guarantees that when I look back, when I look "in the mirror, I will be proud of how I chose to behave?"

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