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Gaining control from negative events

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Gaining control from negative events Have you ever heard someone say "I've lost control of my life"? There have been times where I've said to myself "man I can't get in control of myself"! What I'm really saying is I'm no longer in control of my events in my life which means I am reacting to these situations. Being out of control is a horrible feeling but we can feel like we got control by accepting it. To be honest what person has almost absolute total control over the negative events in his or her professional and personal environment? Everything we experience is an event. So…. are you going to take more control by changing how you respond to it? What is important is not that there are uncontrollable events in our lives, but how we respond to them. Often the most realistic response is to adapt . Unless you want to stress yourself out that's the other option. To describe how a person can feel inside when faced with events they can't cont...

5 steps Toward Creating the Life You Want

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  Taking the leap of faith  I was able to reach to the point of taking ownership of my life, and making the choice to uproot myself and relocate to the Hutt valley wellington, but then I had to move once again. By examining five main areas that encompassed the issues surrounding my desire to make a change. I offer them as life lessons that I hope you can use too: Know yourself.  Understand yourself and why you prefer and enjoy the things and people you choose to have around you. I had to admit that, although I'm no city girl with a country heart or a city girl. The fact is that most of my adult life has been spent living and working in major cities. My résumé reflects a city-dweller’s  career , as do my tastes and my expectations of the amenities I want in the place where I live. To live with  authenticity  requires us to know, and be fully comfortable with, being our genuine selves. Be honest about your unhappiness and  loneliness .  While I love...