Self-critic

The strongest and most destructive voice is your own. This is the still tiny voice within you. Why people can tell you what you can't do is because you lack self-confidence and have failed to believe in yourself. Perhaps, there's magic in the first syllable of the word "triumph". "You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through" - Rosalyn Carter.

Keith Harrell says, "I have a choice and I'm choosing to be positive", and so do you and I, and should we. Making no choice is the worst decision of all. Hence, choice is the starting point to everything we do in life. The power to choose is one of the greatest gift God has given us.

However, what happens to you does not matter much as how you choose to respond. What you say to yourself has the greatest influence on how you present yourself to the world. The loudest and most influential voice you hear is yours, "self-critic". It can be pessimistic or optimistic. It can also wear you down or cheer you on. Depending on the message you allow in or take, self-critic can work for or against you. Only if you consciously take responsibility and control of your inner conversation, you  can control the sender and the receiver.

Choosing to respond instead of react helps you stay in control of your attitude and your life. So when respond to situations, you make a positive and constructive mental adjustment. You allow your brain to fully be engaged and your self-awareness high. While on the other hand, reacting is purely emotional and rarely does anything to improve the situation. Rather it often makes it worse. Mind you, life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

#DubemickyInspiringGreatnessDaily. Good morning, and do have excellent Thursday.