You feel the impulse. That urge to react. What do you do with it?
The impulse is the boss, right? It’s a signal you can’t deny. An urge you can’t resist. It demands obedience. It won’t lower its volume or loosen its grip until you give in to it.
No. You’re too smart to believe that.
Impulses aren’t commands. They’re suggestions. You don’t have to obey your impulses. You have to make your choices. Obeying has nothing to do with it.
But the impulses aren’t going away, so what are you supposed to do?
Pause to insert discipline between the impulse you feel and the decision you make, between the urge and your action.
Without the pause, it’s easy for your impulses to control you. With the pause, you gain control over what you decide and do when you feel an impulse.
Try it today.
Feel an impulse? Pause. Insert discipline. Decide. Act.
No matter how loud an impulse is, it’s not the boss. You are.
Event + Response = Outcome. Do the work.
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