How To Seize The Moment

“… and take full responsibility for your life.”

Brian Pennie, PhD
The Startup
Published in
4 min readMay 3, 2019

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When the societal winds blow, do you sway in the breeze, or do you take action?

“He/she made me feel that way.”

“It’s my parents fault.”

“They won’t give me a rise.”

If your parents make you angry, is it really their fault?

If your employers make you feel inadequate, are they really the ones to blame?

If someone is chewing loudly — and it only bothers you — whose problem is it?

On another day these things might not affect you, and the same things may never affect others, so how can it be their fault.

It cannot. The problem is in you.

Blaming external influences for your problems is easy — you don’t have to act after all. However, that won’t get you far in life. You need to take action, or the world will make decisions for you.

If you’re sick of being swayed by external forces, you’ll be happy to know that there’s something you can do about it.

Here are five ways you can seize the moment, and start taking full responsibility for your life.

1. Stop Arguing Reality

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Brian Pennie, PhD
The Startup

Change is possible. I write to show that | Recovered heroin addict turned doctor. www.brianpennie.com