The Next Best Choice

“Circumstances do not make the man, they only reveal him to himself.” — Epictetus

This writing is Certified Human

The Obstacle

We fall
Stumble
Make mistakes
Are not good enough
Fail
Lie
Betray
Do not do the right thing.

We don’t live up
To our standards
Or the expectations of others.

Intentional or not
It is done.

We failed.

The past
Cannot be undone.

The mind will
Replay
Revisit
Regret.

Wasted
Energy
Attention
And action
Looking back.

Stuck on that
Which cannot change.

The Gift And Opportunity

What is
Is.

No going back.

There is
Only forward.

Looking back
Is only useful
To learn
And move on.

Recalibrate
Refocus
Energy
Attention
Actions
Forward.

Where we can
Make amends.

Change
What we can.

The next choice
Is what matters.

Each choice
Allows for
The next best thing
And the next
And the next.

Until the end.

The Practice Of Self-Mastery

• Acknowledge
• Learn
• Change where possible
• Make the next choice

CHEAT CODE: ACKNOWLEDGE→ LEARN→ MAKE THE CHOICE