Why Worry?

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Worrying is going to happen. It not going to go away. That is life. The big question is what are you going to do to stop it?

Why are you worrying? Why worry? Is it about you? Or is it about the world around you? Whether it is about you, whether it is about the world around you, worrying about things will always be there.

When you worry, you are NOT worrying about yourself; you are worrying about what is going on around you. You are not worry about your life. You are not worrying about where you are at in your journey. You are not worrying about what you are going to give to your kids for breakfast. You are not even worrying about what you are going to do to get to your next level.

You are worrying about things that will never happen, things that you cannot control. You are worrying about what your friends are going to say about your new project. You are worrying about what your boss is going to do about your job. You are worrying about failure. You are worrying about what other people are going to say about your success. And you are worrying about what you are going to wear tomorrow.

Look, if you want to live a successful life, a meaningful life, you must focus on what you can control, not on what you cannot control.

Whatever you can control, control it. Whatever you cannot control, let it go. That is life. Life is about letting go.

What you can control is up to you. What you cannot cantrol is not up to you. What you can change is up to you. What you cannot change is not up to you.

What is up to you? Your thoughts are up to you. Your feelings are up to you. Your emotions are up to you. And your actions are up to you.

What is not up to you? Other people’s feelings are not up to you. You cannot do anything about them. Other people’s actions are not up to you. Again, you cannot do anything about them.

Above all, your success, your happiness, is up to you. Because you can do a whole lot about it.

Instead of worrying about what is never going to happen, why not focus on what you can do right now to change things? Why not? Why worry?

When Your Ego Is In Charge

You are where you are because your ego wants you to be there. You hate where you are. You don’t want to be there, but your ego says, ‘It is the best place for you.’

The question is, ‘Is where you are the best place for you? Is it making you happy? Are you getting what you want? Are you growing? Are you adding value to your life? Are you adding value to other people? Are you expanding your social connections?

Are you in charge of your life? If things are not going well, you can make things better. If you are struggling to find your voice, you can find your voice. If you are not where you are supposed to be, just know that you are making progress.

Do not forget that great things take time. If you want to achieve great things, you have got to be patient with yourself.

Your ego is there to protect you. But if you don’t act, if you don’t question what you are doing, if you are not doing what you think you should be doing, your ego is going to run wide. You will never know what is going on in your world. Why is that? Because your ego wants you to live in the same place. Your ego wants you to be safe, to play a safe game. Your ego wants you to believe that you are the smartest in the world, that no one is smarter than you, that you know everything, that you don’t need to ask for help.

Don’t let your ego be the boss. If you want to win in your life, you must be the boss, your own boss. How do you do that? You start by taking your life into your hands.

If you are not comfortable with something, do not tolerate it. Question it. If you are scared of doing something, ask yourself why you are feeling the way you are feeling. Don’t settle for small things.

Whatever it is that you want to achieve in your life, you can make it happen. The question is, ‘Who is in charge of your life? Ego? Or you?