In life, there are 3 C's that matter and may hold the key to a great many achievements if wielded correctly. These 3 C's are "choices, changes, and chances" and we shall take a look at them, and how they affect our lives. You should know that the result, or output you get out of life is almost entirely dependent on the input you give into life. This means that what you harvest is dependent on what you have planted. So one should understand that responsibility is laid on you to determine the happenings in your life. Let us take a look at some of the determinants of the events of life.
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The first one is the choices you make. This is very important because the choices you make in life will be among the ultimate determinants of life, because it is part of what make you who you are. In life, you will be presented with choices at each phase of your life. More often than not, you will have the ability to make the choice, of course it is part of the expression of your will. However, the results and consequences of the choices will be beyond your will. That is, you cannot determine what the effect of the choices will be, the result will be determined by the choices.
If you know that you will not be able to welcome or accept the consequences of an action or a choice, then you should consider another choice. I used to hear people say "I did not have any choice" as an excuse for an action. Well, to take the action means that they have a choice which they took. Also, not to take the action is also a choice of its own. So in this year, you have to be intentional about the choices you make. These choices may include, but not limited to, what to do and not to do, what to say, when to keep quiet, where to go and not to go, what to eat and not to eat, and a whole lot of others. If you will take control of your life, then you have to learn to take control of your choices.
The next important consideration in life is how you welcome changes. As long as you are living, then you will definitely be faced with changes because it is among the inevitables in life. Of course, as it is said; "nothing is as constant as change." There are many things that can trigger changes; like actions, reactions, inactions, etc, but much more importantly is how you respond to the change. You may not have been able to determine how and what changes will come, or in the manner they will come, but you can determine your response to them. The same change can happen to two people in the same way and they will react differently to it, and ultimately having different results from them.
It is true that you need to welcome changes positively, but you also need to create your own changes. Do not be entirely and absolutely dependent on the actions of people to bring about a particular change; try to initiate your own actions. The changes you see are created by others, so what is stopping you from creating your own? If you do not like the pattern that things are going in your life, then you have to move to change the narrative by doing things differently. An action you take might be what will bring about the required change you want.
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The last of the C's we will look at is chance. After you have put in actions and have also done your best towards life, you have to also understand the place of chance. There are times that things can happen without being planned for. But you have to also be prepared for them. Opportunities and chances fly around and can happen anytime, but how prepared are you to make the most out of it? Just like I once told someone someday; "luck exists and happen, but it is far better that it meets you when prepared and already taking actions."
You do not have to sit and just wish for chance or for luck to happen to you, you have to be constantly engaged in taking the required actions towards what you want to achieve and when chance happens, it will be worthwhile. More so, the chances that will benefit you may not be the same that will benefit others and vice versa, so keep putting in actions towards life. For the fact that luck has not located you yet does not mean it will not locate you, so do not be discouraged about life.
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