You have the control

# Chapter 282

You control your time, mind, and energy. - Masterminds

Well, you CAN control your time, mind and energy. Lots don’t even though they could. On the other hand, what we really mean by these statements are that while everyone controls their time, mind and energy, most don’t manage them wisely or productively or actively. Lending these treasures you have to some productive purpose is completely different than vegging on YouTube vids at work. In order to do this, it requires initiative and effort as do all things. These are not the elements of your life that you want to be passive about, the price will be too high. You will lose far more than it appears in the moment.

Controlling which focus you give each of your 168 hours this week will determine where your attention goes, and where your attention goes, your accomplishments will follow. Those who accomplish pay attention to their attention! Controlling which material you feed your mind, will determine the trajectory of your future. People asked me “how did you complete a doctorate degree while working a full-time job and raising three teenagers?” Well I certainly didn’t watch any TV or doomscrolling the internet. I focused super carefully on what I fed my mind.

Energy management becomes every more important as I get older. This one changes as you age. But I had to take additional steps too, like cutting back alcohol consumption to nearly zero - it was killing me on both the mind and energy side. You do have control. Exercise it!