Not Making A Choice Is A Choice

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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Sunday, February 24, 2002
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Not making a choice is a choice. Letting things happen by default is a choice. If we choose to give up our right to make a choice - we have made a choice. We always have choices, even if we don't like the ones available. Not liking a choice does not mean we do not have a choice.

I remember when a therapist introduced me to the concept of not choosing. I thought she was nuts. After all, if I didn't choose, then anything that happened wasn't my fault. It took years for me to understand that when we don't make a choice and we simply let things happen, or we let others make our choices for us, we have given up our personal power.

At times, the only choice we have is to choose our attitude or how we will respond. These are powerful choices to make because it allows us the power to stay in control of the internal even if we can't control the external.

Coaching

Not making a choice can be a dangerous choice. When we decide not to choose, we decide to give our personal power away. We give our power away either to a person or situation. Making a choice, even if it is only how we will respond to a situation, allows us to maintain our personal power.

Making choices, and being mindful of our choices, is important because it not only helps us maintain our personal power, but also to take responsibility for the outcome. By taking responsibility, we remove ourselves from the role of victim. Being a victim is a weak position to be in and removes choices we may otherwise have. To claim our personal power, we must make choices and accept the responsibility for those choices.

Make a choice; even a poor choice is better than no choice at all.

What choice are you putting off making?

Daily Success Formula

Choice + Awareness = Freedom

Quotes

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved." W.J. Bryant

"I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude." Judith M. Knowlton

"There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy." Anonymous