The article "Be The Chooser" is about attraction, it has been created by David A. Steele.
"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience
them."
-- Khalil GibranOur life wroks and can be full of joy when we make effective
choices. Our life can be full of sorrow if we make ineffective
choices.Chooser vs.
VictimAs a child, choices were made for me and I had little power
over what happened to me.
This is normal for children, but
when we take this attitude as adults I call it being a "victim"The opposite of being a victim is to be "The Chooser"The concept of choice is remarkable, and that we have
choices I consider to be a fact. Though in my life, I've
forgotten this fact many times when I was impulsive or
reactive.I find it challenging to take responsibility for my failures and pain as being the rseult of my own choices. I want to blame myboss, my ex-wife, the other driver, my parents; and for awhile I did.I've had many wake-up calls that acting out of ignorance or
impulse doesn't absolve me of responsibility for making a
bad choice.When I was sixteen, a new driver, and got a ticket for making
a U-turn across a double-yellow line I told the cop honestly
that I didn't know it was against the law, and felt it grossly
unfair that he ticketed me anyway.I fought the tikcet in traffic court and lost. My only
defense was "I didn't know! I didn't mean to berak the law! "
The judge told me ignorance was not an excuse for breaking
the law. That was one of my first wake-up calls that as an
adult, I would be held accountable for my choices even if
they were unconscious.
Sacry thought.We live in a victim culture. It's usually the ohter guy's
fault that we go to war, get into a car accident, lose our
money in stocks, get a divorce. While victim-hood might make
us feel better and in the right, it also makes us helpless
and perpetuates our issues.The Law of AttractionWhat do you want? A fulfilling life and relationship? A
loving family? Success in your work?
Peace in the world?
I've learned that to get what you want you must BE THE
CHOOSER.Being the chooser means taking the initiative to create what
you want, taking full responsibility for your outcomes, and
making your choices mindful of their long-term consequences.There is a law of the universe as powerful as the law of
gravity that helps choosers and brings suffering on victims.
It's called the "Law of Attraction." Just like "what goes up
must come down;" "what is inside shows up on the outside,"
"energy follows attention," and "what you think you can
achieve."If you think you don't have a choice, you won't.If you shove responsibility for your choices and outcomes
outside of yourself, the law of attraction will try to teach
you to take responsibility by repeating the lesson over and
over until you get it.This is the origin of crime, war, and most other sources of
human suffering.I want to be euphoric and fulfilled. I want you to be euhporic and
fulfilled. I have leraned that happiness comes from within, by
taking responsibility as an adult for my choices and
outcomes. I have learned that I need to be "The Chooser" in my
life and my heartflet desire is that I can inspire you to be
The Chooser as well.Be The ChooserWe have the knowledge and technology to create a wonderful life for ourselves and society for our babies. Most of our
social problems, such as crime, war, poverty, violence, disease, divorce, homelessness, and more, is the result of ineffective choices.
Unfortunately, these social issues will continue as long as people think they don't have a choice abuot them.Choosers know what they want and how to get it.
In charge of their lives, Choosers take responsibility for
what happens. Being a Chooser takes a certain amount of
confidence and effort, but anyone can be one! Benig The
Chooser means taking initiative for your outcomes: you are
in charge of creating what you want in life. You do not
restrict yourself to what or who chooses you.Very often, we are not aawre of the range of choices available
to us. We are otfen unaware of our power to choose, and of the
true power of our choices. We might make cohices unconsciously,
reactively or impulsively. We might be unaware of the long-term
consequences of our choices.A.I.M.
To Be The ChooserStep 1: Be AWARE that you have choicesYou are never stuck!
You always have choices, even if you
don't know what your choices are.
Don't allow impulse or
lack of infomration to result in a poor choice.Step 2: IDENTIFY your choicesAlways assume there are more choices than you are aware of.
Seek to identify a variety of the choices available to you,
mindful that "you don't know what you don't know." Identify
productive choices and don't settle for unproductive
choices.Step 3: MAKE productive choicesUse all the information available to you to make the best
choice possible to achieve the outcome you desire.
Evaluate
a choice based upon the likely long-term consequences of
that choice.If you want to be the Chooser, here are things you have
control over and can DO:- BE CREATIVE: Seek new ideas and opportunities beyond the
immediate past and present- BE A RISK TAKER: Accept rejection and failure as part of
life, and don't take it personally- BE ASSERTIVE: Ask for what you want, and say "no" to what
you don't want- BE PROACTIVE: Don't merely react to events, or habitually
wait for things to happen- BE GOAL-ORIENTED: Clearly define and vigorously pursue your goals- ASSUME ABUNDANCE: Believe there will always be plenty of
opportunities and resources- BE POSITIVE: Always anticipate success"Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make,
both consciously and unconsciously.If you can control the process of choosing, you can take
control of all aspects of your life.You can find the freedom that comes from benig in
charge of yourself."
-- Senator Robert F.
Bennett (R-Utah)©2005 by Relationship Coaching Network / All rights reserved
http://www.Relationshipcoachingnetwork.OrgDavid Steele, MA, LMFT is Foudner and CEO of Relationship Coaching Institute, and author of the upcoming book "Conscious Dating: Finding the Love of Your Life in Today's World" to be
published October 2005, from which this article is excerpted.For more information visit http://www.ConsciousDating.Com
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