INSPIRATION: The Myth of Control

by | Mar 11, 2013 | Coaching Advice, Insights & Inspiration

We think when we get a promotion or a new project we’ll have the control we need to make a difference.

But it doesn’t work that way. Control is a figment of our imaginations. We control things and we are controlled. We are just pawns on the game board until we choose to be in the game.

The moment you accept full, 100% responsibility for being in the game you’re playing – controlling what you control, and not controlling what you don’t and choosing to be there – you’re in total control.

You don’t have to control the game to be in control.

 

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. –Brian Tracy

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Dana Theus

Dana Theus

Dana Theus is an executive coach specializing in helping you activate your highest potential to succeed and to shine. With her support emerging and established leaders, especially women, take powerful, high-road shortcuts to developing their authentic leadership style and discovering new levels of confidence and impact. Dana has worked for Fortune 50 companies, entrepreneurial tech startups, government and military agencies and non-profits and she has taught graduate-level courses for several Universities. learn more

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