CONTROL & SERENITY

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Focusing on the things within your control rather than those outside your control will reduce your anxiety and emotional overwhelm, clarify your decision making, boost your personal power and serenity, create healthier relationships, and free yourself from chronic frustration . This single insight is simple but only life-changing if routinely practiced.

  • Outcomes are unpredictable, but inputs are repeatable. Focusing on things within your control like effort, habits, preparation, and learning creates steady progress and serenity even when results lag behind. When life goes sideways, focusing on things within your control enables you to ask what you can learn and how you can apply your signature strengths to grown instead of stagnate.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “You can not control the wind, but you can adjust the sails,”—Dutch Proverb

  • “You have power over your mind, not outside events.Realize this, and you will find strength.”—Marcus Arelius

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • What would the impact on your life be if you created a daily atomic habit to focus on things within your control?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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