Welcome,
My name is Alexis,
Management and mindfulness practitioner.
Thank you for joining me in this exercise on the locus of control.
Do you feel like you are in control of your life?
Do you feel that the decisions you make have impact and influence over what happens in your life?
Do you feel that the choices we make every day affect the outcomes of our life?
When we internalise our locus of control,
We give ourselves the power to make the decisions we need to show up as our best selves every day and live a life of meaning,
Purpose and value based on what's important to us.
Once we deeply understand what's within our control,
We can release attachment to the things we have no control over.
When we release the need to control the things we can't,
We can redirect our time,
Energy,
Thoughts and behaviours into the things that we can control,
Moving us forward in the direction that we please.
Before we begin,
Settle down into a comfortable position.
If you're seated,
Let your hands rest in your lap.
Let your shoulders soften.
Let your jaw unclench.
Let's take five big deep belly breaths to ground ourselves into the moment.
Breathing in through our nose and out through our mouth.
Breathing in through our nose and out through our mouth.
Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Breathing in through our nose and out through our mouth.
Breathing in through our nose and out through our mouth.
To begin,
Let's focus on the things that are within our control.
Keep your steady breathing going through this process and just focus your attention onto my voice.
I am in control of my attitudes.
I am in control of my effort.
I am in control of my thoughts.
I am in control of my actions.
I am in control of what I choose to believe.
I am in control of my boundaries.
I am in control of who I surround myself with.
I am in control of learning from my mistakes.
I am in control of how and when I ask for help.
The only things that we can truly control in this lifetime are the things internal to us.
We get to choose each and every day how we show up.
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The attitudes,
Thoughts,
Effort and actions that we project into the universe.
Anything that is external to us is not within our control.
Whilst our best efforts may influence things external to us,
Ultimately,
Others and the environment around us is outside of our control.
Now,
I invite you to breathe out and release the need to control the things that you cannot.
Breathe in through your nose and release the need to control the attitudes of others.
Breathing in.
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Breathing out the past.
We cannot control the past.
Breathing in and breathing out the need to control what other people say to us and about us.
Breathing in and releasing the attachment to what other people think of us.
We cannot control what others think of us.
Breathing in.
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Breathing out our expectations and attachment to the politics of the world.
Breathing in.
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Breathing out our attachment to what others believe and what they may believe about us.
Breathing in.
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Breathing out the weight of the world and the world events.
We cannot control what is going on around us.
We can only control how it affects what goes on within us.
When we internalise our locus of control,
We deeply understand and align with the things that we can control.
We understand that within our control is how we show up,
How we choose to act,
How we choose to be,
What we choose to value.
Our power lies in the release of the expectation of others and the goings-on of our external environment.
Breathe in to what you can control,
And breathe out to release everything you can't.
When things feel difficult in life,
And when things in our external environment may feel like they're out of control.
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Remember,
What you can control are your choices,
Your attitudes,
Your thoughts,
Your effort,
And your actions.
How you choose to react and respond in situations is where your power lies.
Release your attachment and your expectation to everything that lies outside of yourself.
Thank you for joining me in this exercise on the locus of control.
I'm Alexis Zana,
And I'll see you again soon.
