What has been taken from you?

Illusion of Control - Instinct

The new reality is forcing us to take a hard look at everything we do and everything we “knew”.

Schools are closed. Parents are working from home expected to be productive employees, teachers for our kids, and keep their lives together while the world around comes to a screeching halt.

Daily routines are destroyed.

Normal everyday activities of getting a cup of coffee gone.

Eating has changed as we stockpile food in the freezer.

Stores are empty people are losing patience and we are just getting started.

The video above is meant to remind all of us of the “illusion of control”

We think we are in control until it gets stripped from us.

We all have just one thing that we actually control…

If you are thinking it’s yourself, you are only partially right. Your body at some point you will lose control of that too.

If you are thinking it’s your Thoughts, closer, but even those are habitual. We have 50k – 60k thoughts everyday and for the most part, they are the same as the day before.

The one thing that you control is your energy

The energy of your thoughts.

The energy of your emotions.

The energy of the actions you take.

First we need to be aware that we really don’t have control, we have the illusion of control in normal circumstances when everything is going smooth.

But in times of turmoil we are slapped in the head with how little control we actually have.

Accept.

Accept where you are, Accept this is just the state we are in right now, Accept it for what it is.

Now Consciously Choose how you are going to respond to what is happening.

So many people are looking for leaders that are willing to step up in tough times and start creating a sense of normalcy again. Who is going to lead us through this turmoil?

This is the first in a series of posts, videos and webinars I’ll be doing to provide a break from all the crazy media, the empty aisles of toilet paper and stir craziness of the kids being home all day… everyday.

Join me as I talk to other coaches, leaders, parents and many others about finding purpose in turbulent times.