Watch Your Thoughts

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I don’t know why, whether it is because I am a life coach or because I have some on my website, or simply people can’t think of anything else to ask me but I often get asked what my favorite quote is. The obvious answer would be the Helen Keller quote from which I took my company name. I do indeed love that and it does express the way I would like to live my life. Not necessarily by doing outrageously dangerous things like sky diving or white water rafting (although I would like to try both of those) but tackling the more mundane stuff life throws at us with vigor and enthusiasm. The people I often admire most in life are the ones that are always looking to squeeze even more out of it and go to bed every night knowing that they did their best and had fun in the process.

So after all that, and explaining why I love ‘Life Is Either A Daring Adventure, Or Nothing’ I am now going to say that I have a quote that I actually prefer to that. It is one that I have seen credited to different people but most often Frank Outlaw. It sums up to me as a coach the greatest bit of advice I could ever give a client or anybody for that matter.

Our thoughts are what dictate our lives. Every action we perform starts with a thought and with that thought comes the opportunity to react in any way we want to any given situation. The majority of people do not control their own thoughts; they come and go often without even being noticed. Take the time to monitor yours and what you are saying to yourself, you may be surprised by the results.

Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words; they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny.
Frank Outlaw