I love the power of choice, as that is what makes us human. We always have a choice and our lives are a series of choices. The choices we make today have an impact on the life we live tomorrow. We can either make choices that are life enhancing or choices that are life depleting. Every choice has it own consequences, no matter how small we think they are.

We may not like the choices we have, but in fact we have choices. Even if we choose to do nothing and not make a choice, that in fact is a choice. You might think you do not have a choice because you need your job to pay the bills and that may be true. However, you can make a choice to get a different job or you can choose to change your attitude about the job you have.

We can choose to be happy or sad, to workout or not, to lose weight or not, and to be healthy or not; there is always a choice. Our lives are the sum total of all of our choices. Understanding we can create our ideal lives is a key awareness and is very empowering.

Start replacing “I have to” with “I choose to.” The spoken word has such a tremendous impact on our lives and words can transform. We are responsible for our lives. When we say “I have to,” it suggests we have no control or say in our own lives. On the reverse, when we use “I choose,” it takes us from being the victim to being an empowered individual. For example, saying, “I choose to workout” instead of “I have to workout,” puts you in charge.

Choose to take responsibility for your life and create the life you desire.