FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL...

We can not control many of the things and events in our lives, including the sun and the tilt of the earth. In life, there are many things over which we have no control. Fortunately, however there are many things we can influence and few wonderful things we can arrange as we see fit. Highly successful people understand this and spend their time and energy where they can make a difference. Our fear is not that were powerless, but that in fact we are powerful beyond measure. We can influence more than we think. Given enough time, courage and determination, we can modify impact, transform and re-invent almost everything in our lives. Every year will last twelve months. You will have 52 weeks in which to choose your priorities. You will have 365 days to decide where to focus your time, you attention and your effort. You will have thousands of opportunities to choose, to try, and to learn. Twelve months is a huge amount of time! In twelve months you can achieve miracles. In the twelve months the sun will move, the earth will tilt, the seasons will change. You can not control these things. But you can control what time you get up in the morning. You can choose your attitude, your friends, your reading material, your diet, your focus and your goals. You can, to a remarkable degree, create the life you want.
-Dr. Philip E. Humbert