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“The Power of Choice”

Paola Gallardo

The Power of Choice

The choices you have made in your life up to this point have directly led you to the results you experience today. This statement can be quite controversial, as many believe that their successes are a result of their choices, while their failures are attributed to external circumstances. However, by not fully taking responsibility for all of our decisions, we prevent ourselves from tapping into the immense power of Choice, or free will.

 

We each have a unique way of perceiving the world, and we view life through the lens of our personal experiences. Based on these experiences, we have constructed our framework of beliefs or paradigms, which includes opinions about ourselves and others, judgments, and the
interpretations we assign to events or people.

 

This pattern of beliefs (both empowering and limiting) becomes your absolute truth, as over the years, you gather evidence that your framework (or schema) is the ‘correct’ one. The issue arises when limiting beliefs turn into a real barrier, preventing you from seeing the countlessmpossibilities that exist and that could support you in creating what is truly important in your life. At this point, we are confronted with rigid reasoning (ego), which refuses or is unwilling to dismantle those limiting beliefs in favor of something greater, such as a powerful life purpose. This is driven by our subconscious—no one consciously desires this. Everything you want lies outside your current belief system or box. Therefore, to understand the power your beliefs hold, examine your results and ask yourself: What has been most present—beliefs that empower you, those that tell you ‘Of course, you will create it,’ Trust,’ Take a risk’ the ones that drive you to keep growing and expanding? Or beliefs that limit you, such as ‘Nothing works for me,’ ‘I’m not enough,’ I’ shy,’ ‘I have no courage,’ and so on? This is an excellent exercise to start with. When you realize that limiting beliefs are more prevalent, you gain the extraordinary opportunity to choose what you want to create in your life. You can choose, at every moment, what kind of person you want to be, the interpretation you will give to events, and how you will feel moment by moment. You can choose the here and now, the present moment, which is all we truly have, and stop clinging to a past that cannot be changed or an uncertain future. Instead, you can embrace the power to choose, right here and now, your purpose or goal, and pursue it, no matter the odds.

 

There are moments in life that change the course of our existence, moments when we declare, ‘Enough is enough’ with our inconsistencies, fears, and excuses. Sometimes it takes us 20 years or more to reach this point, but with the right support, it can take much less time. It is in that moment when you make the decision to ‘burn’ all the emotional baggage that has been holding you back and choose to create a life worth living—one that requires giving the best of yourself and transforming into your best version. So, what will you choose today?