Turn Have To Into Get To
Today’s Daily Stoic Meditation outlines a willingness that you should cultivate into all situations.
Rather than seeing things as detrimental and obstacles, change that attitude and see things as opportunities.
Turn have to into get to.
“The task of a philosopher: we should bring our will into harmony with whatever happens, so that nothing happens against our will and nothing that we wish for fails to happen.”
— EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.14.7
Have To
Many people have the have to mindset.
Many people say they have to do things, especially when it comes to the things they don’t want to do.
The have to approach makes things out to be annoying and disrupting — it isn’t something you actually want to do, and it gets in the way of the those you do want to do.
The Shift
You need to shift your attitude.
You need to shift things from have to into get to.
It is a very simple shift and does not take much effort to turn it into a habit!
Have to has negative connotations.
Have to rids you of all appreciation and gratitude when it comes to things.
When you say have to, it makes things out to be obligatory — almost in the way.
Get to, however, is the much better attitude to cultivate.
The get to attitude changes things from obligation and annoyance to an opportunity.
Get to shifts things into an opportunity that you can take advantage of!
The opportunity mindset is especially useful when it comes to things that you don’t want to do and have been reluctant to do.
Get To
Your life will be much better if you make the shift.
When it comes to activities, even the ones you absolutely do not want to do, use the phrase ‘get to’.
- You get to stay at work longer and help the company, rather than have to
- You get to work with that difficult colleague and build your skills, rather than have to
This is an incredible shift that you must make!
