
You have a lot of options.
You may not feel that way right at this very moment. You may feel rather claustrophobic and limited. Or stuck.
Or, you see endless possibilities and aren’t sure which one to pursue.
Either way, it’s all about your choices – cuz you’ve got ‘em. You just have to make ‘em.
So commit to good choosing:
Choose the things that feel right, in your bones. Regardless of the naysayers.
Even if you are that naysayer.
Choose to do something today that you’ll be proud of in twelve months.
Choose to be honorable.
Choose, in every situation with another person, to look the other guy in the eye, ask good questions, and listen well.
And do the same thing when you’re with yourself.In all things, choose to be decent. To be kind. To be human.
And while it is entirely human to want to win, let go of the need to one-up everyone else. You will find that when you let go of the neurotic, anxiously striving need to beat others, you allow winning to naturally unfold. On your terms.
For you.
Because when you’re not anxiously striving, you’re free to push yourself to the place you need to be.
Choices, then, are ultimately about internal drive, not external forces compelling you.
Choosing is about your own performance, not other people’s competition.
It’s about wanting to, not having to.
It’s all about your path.
Yours. Nobody else’s.
So, choose well.
Choose today.





Michele Woodward is a Career Strategist, Master Certified Coach, author, speaker and teacher, who helps people get clear about who they are and what they want to do – and develop a workable action plan to get where they want to go. She is the author of Lose Weight, Find Love, De-Clutter & Save Money: Essays on Happier Living and is the founder of Career Invention Coach Training.









What a wonderful time in the world to look at choices. Great job!
Michele – Great, thank you for this. Listening to that inner voice of informed courage is an apt reminder – one I inconsistently take time to hear.