The voice of a champion…

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“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your two ears.”

Laird Hamilton

Fear. Doubt. Worry. Those are all things that we humans spend an inordinate amount of time and energy on. Most of the things that we waste time agonizing about never actually happen. This means that the energy that is expended worrying about what might happen has a negative return on investment. It just doesn’t add value to our lives.

How do you break the cycle? How do you make sure that you don’t become your own worst enemy? I suggest two things.

First, focus on gratitude. Make it a daily ritual to look at our life and find the three things that you are most grateful for and appreciative of. I have written about this before but I deeply believe it deserves mention again. Adopting a life centered on the principles of gratitude has deep and profound impact on how you view and interact with the world.

Second, adopt a “focus on what you can control” mentality. If you are spending energy on things you can’t control you are wasting your precious life resources. Stop it. I wrote more about this thought process in this post on Circle of Concern vs. Circle of Control.

In all likelihood the greatest adversary you will ever face in life is yourself. The voice in your mind will either work for you, or against you. Do all that you can to make that voice your champion, not your enemy…

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