Ask These 4 Questions To Own Your Life

Newton’s first law of motion states, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Although Newton was considering physics, the same can usually be said for one’s relations with the outside world. Everything that we put out in the world – every action, every word – creates a reaction. The energy of what we do, what we say, who we are is going out into the world, and that energy always comes back to us.

We are responsible for the energy that we are putting out in the world. People observe us. They listen to what we say and watch what we do. We need to be mindful that our presence in the world has an impact and to pursue a course that is not purely reactive.

Answer Four Key Questions

Own your own life by staying true to the most real, most sincere, most authentic parts of yourself. Ask yourself these basic questions:

Are you happy having a life that is solely driven by your reactions to the world around you?
Who do you want to be?
What inspires you?
What do you want to achieve?

Then, take a deep breath and trust yourself to chart your own course and make your mark on the world.

The Choice is Yours

Most of us are programmed to live most of our lives reacting to things in the outside world. As animals, we used to do so in order to adapt to our environment. But that programming causes us to become the plaything for outside forces.

We should observe and be aware of what is going on in the outside world but be capable of using our higher mental faculties to do more than merely react to the world around us.

own your life with higher mental faculties

Our Higher Mental Faculties

Our main higher mental faculties are Reason, Will, Memory, Perception, Intuition and Imagination. You can use those faculties to be more selective of the thoughts that will guide your actions.

Reason

Reason gives you the ability to choose the thoughts that are important.

Will

Will gives you the ability to hold an image on the screen of your mind to the exclusion of all outside distractions. It also gives you the ability to concentrate.

Memory

Memory helps you harness the knowledge and skills you need to make decisions and achieve your goals.

Perception

Perception is your point of view. It’s your reality.

Intuition

Intuition is a process that gives you the ability to know something directly without analytic reasoning, bridging the gap between the conscious and nonconscious parts of the mind, and also between instinct and reason.

Imagination

Imagination helps you look into the future, see yourself the way you want to be, bring it into the present and behave as you want to be.

Look at your results objectively. Say, “Hmmm, I don’t think that’s what I want,” and then begin to think of what you do want. The new thoughts cause actions that produce new and improved results.

Take a look at each result, adapt and start a new train of thought. Be objective and logical and decide what you want. Don’t let the outside world control you. You control yourself.

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You’re Not Alone

One of the most difficult things in life is feeling that you are the only one who’s traveled your path, who’s felt your emotional struggle or who’s experienced such devastation, sorrow, joy or victory.

When you hit a challenge in life, take comfort in knowing that there are a people in the world who have encountered and conquered similar challenges.

Others have fully engaged in the world and owned the direction and progression of their lives. They have learned how to live, falter, fail, course correct and keep going. They’ve become masters of their fate and captains of their souls, through the powers of resilience, wisdom, and perseverance.

We all know people like this, whether they’re public figures or people we come across in our daily lives. They demonstrate that we too can become masters of our fate and captains of our souls.