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Sacrifice= Giving up what you want now for what you want most. There are only three things that you and I can control:

1. Actions: the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.
   
2. Reactions: an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event.
   
3. Mindset: the established set of attitudes held by someone.
   

Those set us up for what we will have.

Will we act for what we want now, or what we want most? Life is rigged to give us one or the other not both. As we act will it be for the short term or the long game? You have the ability to choose how to act. You can choose to act hurtful and make another suffer. But taking action is what gets you moving and making changes and building the things you want in your life. Everything starts with action. Without action nothing gets done.

As for our reactions, how will we respond? Will we give up our freedom and let others determine our actions? When we take offense we give up our freedoms to those that offended us. Judging ourselves and others for things that go on is a recipe for unhappiness. It is the reaction to the thought that is of most importance. Blogger Banchhiwosen Woldeyesus stated “It’s not easy to control your actions. It’s not easy but you have to. Because even if you are dying to react, you give up power and lose control of yourself and your surroundings every time you choose that road.”

Anything that you have failed at Mindset could be a large part of the problem. You don’t control the thoughts that you have but you can control the thoughts that you ruminate on. Mindset is the thoughts that you spend time on.  Believing and reacting to every thought that you think will keep you from being happy. The mind is also capable of generating thoughts that are actually unhelpful or even downright evil.

Control stimuli:

Associate selectively:

Physical movement:

Position yourself as a learner:

Manage your emotions and beliefs:

Check your intuition:

Deliberate, then act:

Now I hope each one of you will hear me when I say how much I appreciate each of you. I’m grateful that you are spending your time with me today so we can develop this friendship. You mean a lot to me and I am glad you are here. I know some of the things you have overcome to get here. If this message has been helpful today, please share it with a friend who may need to hear it. If you haven't yet, do yourself  and me a favor and subscribe to this podcast also join the facebook group. Also, check out the show notes there will be a spot to click and set up a time so we can discuss how you can use these tools and others to get your amazing life!