“Every human has four endowments – self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.” ~ Stephen Covey

If you’ve ever changed or improved something in your life or business, especially if it was something you’d struggled with, was there was a point where you made a choice and decision to take control and do something about it? Because we think there was. Whether we always remember the exact moment of taking charge or not, there is a point where we get ourselves into the right frame of mind or mindset to do what’s needed. If not nothing happens.

In today’s episode of the Changeability Podcast we’re thinking about why the need to take control of your life is crucial if you want to change anything or get better at something.

In episode 5 you will find out:

• • You can take control of what you want to change (despite what some may think)
  • Why going with the flow will not get you where you want to be (if you want to be somewhere)
  • Why it’s critical to take control of your life and what happens if you don’t
  • How we give away our power
  • What self-efficacy and why it’s a brilliant word
  • You have the ability to influence events affecting you
  • What this infographic means

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

• Stephen Covey: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (25th Anniversary Edition)
• Dr Maya Angelou
• Kathryn Bryant: Changeability: Manage your Mind – Change your Life
• Daniel Amen: Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use your brain to get the body you have always wanted
• Taking the controls – Click here to download the infographic.

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