MM#12--How will you respond?

Unknown 0:07
Welcome to the theory to action podcast where we examine the timeless treasures of wisdom from the great books in less time to help you take action immediately, and ultimately to create and lead a flourishing life. Now here's your host, David Kaiser.

David Kaiser 0:25
Hi David welcome back to another Mojo minute. In our last Mojo minute Urban Meyer, the great former Ohio State football coach, introduced us to this formula, e plus r equals O of events, plus response equals outcome. Let us unpack this great negative wisdom. As we go through life, what people focus on is the outcome. The Oh in that equation. If the outcome they seek doesn't happen then they turn around and blame the event. It happens every day, all across our world. For example just recalled this list of excuses that we have employed at one time or another in our lot, our own lives. And this is just a list I've listened, or heard of in the last 24 hours. We can blame the weather. We can blame our lack of time. The lack of money. the lack of education, the lack of opportunities. Our boss. Our co workers. Even our friends. We could blame the TV. We can certainly blame our spouse, our parents, and even the President of the United States, and the list goes on and on. Now this list of excuses certainly could be true. But let's dig deeper. For example, say you are a business executive, and you were not able to play golf with that special client on that certain day, on that exact right golf course, your favorite, in which you always close the big deal on that specific golf course on that certain day. With the sun at just the right angle because there was a hurricane, just off the coast from your favorite golf course with 120 mile an hour winds, so you could play golf, then I probably concede that based on all of those factors. You could not close the deal. Okay, I understand I'm being facetious to make a point. However, in, you know where this is going, could you have played golf the next week or two weeks later, could you have met your special client via the phone. Could you have closed the deal in person without being on your favorite golf course, and meeting your special client on your favorite day of the week. And the point is, when we really drill down into those factors that exists in our world that prevent us from hitting our goals if we're true to ourselves, we find that they are not the deciding factors at all those factors didn't determine whether we succeeded or not. If they did, then all across the world, those same factors would prevent others from not succeeding and no one would ever succeed, succeed. Excuse me. So we know in our heart of hearts. These things are not the real reason we come up short of our goals. So what then is, well then we come back to our equation E plus r equals O event, plus response equals outcome. The deciding factor in whether we succeed or not, is not the external conditions or factors or circumstances. It is how we respond to those events. It's the our in that equation. And today's Mojo minute let us learn from the most successful people who have indeed learned this equation. And I would venture to say they have internalized this equation, they change their mindset to this equation. If they want to succeed, they will change their response to the events, until they get the outcomes they are after. What we have control over in our lives is how we respond to the events around us. Once we change our thoughts, we change our behavior we change our own self talk. The mental chatter as I like to call it. We are still left with how we will respond to the events of the day, and Urban Meyer in the great book. Above the line tells us this is called the above the line thinking and urban goes on and he cautions us and says it's not easy to live above the line, it's not as easy to think this way. Often you will see yourself slipping below the line. Because it's a high standard. This is not a one time lesson, and you're not golden for the rest of your life. This will be a struggle. It's hard to accept ownership. It's hard to live, continually above the line. The best way to ensure you're striving for this thinking is to gain control of your thoughts, your behavior, what you say. And finally, how you respond to others and to the events in your life. It must be intentional must be aligned with your purpose, your worldview your values and your goals. And when you choose the response to the events that happen to you daily and over time you will begin to change your life. And so I challenge you today. How will you respond to the events today.

Unknown 6:27
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