The Gift & Responsibility of CHOICE

Choices can make or break you. They can elevate your life to great joy or leave you with feelings of guilt and regret. They are an incredible gift and also a tremendous responsibility. Most importantly, choices allow us to have control in our lives. And isn’t that what we really crave? Having some sense of steering the direction of our lives? Paul Casper’s book, “The Gift and Responsibility of Choice”, leads you on a journey to discover how choices both define us and allow us to look into our future. In a relaxed, conversational approach, Casper takes the topic of “choices” head on. He shares insights, inspirations and personal anecdotes about choices that went well and choices that weren’t so great.

This book looks at 11 aspects of choices including:

  • What and who influences your choices?
  • What makes your choices right or wrong?
  • The choice to switch choices
  • Make the decision to increase your happiness. Then make choices to seal the deal.

Own your choices. Our choices big and small have meaning. They determine what direction we are going in life. . They bring us to where we are today, who we are today and who we will become. Our choices determine whether we are happy, joyful, sad, angry or fearful. “The Gift and Responsibility of Choice” celebrates the powerful gift of choice that we possess and helps us understand and better navigate the responsibilities that come with it. Make your next choice a step toward a happier, more fulfilling life for yourself and those around you.

Here is an excerpt from Choice:

People get out of life what they choose to…

A relatively small percent of people get all they can out of life. We have a tendency to call them overachievers. But, are they really? Maybe they just have a different prospective on life. And, maybe it’s not as difficult as it may seem. Let’s start by asking, “What do I want out of life?” Then ask, “Is that enough? Is that all I deserve? What is holding me back from wanting more? What am I willing to do or give up to get all I really want?” So often, what we ask of life is watered down by what we’ve been told or what we’ve told ourselves what we are capable of and what we deserve. We lower our standards and our expectations. We didn’t always do this. When we were kids, we wanted it all. We didn’t hold back. We let our imagination run wild. We visualized great things for when we grow up, never thinking of reasons those dreams wouldn’t or couldn’t come true. Wasn’t that a wonderful feeling? We could be anyone we wanted to become. We thought of ourselves as doctors, firefighters, professional sports heroes or movie stars without questioning our imagination. We believed we could do and have whatever came to mind.

Then what happened? We started to listen to the sounds around us. We listened to what others had to say. They said things like: “Get real. You are not worthy of all the things you want. Those are for other people. They have connections. They have more money. They are better and smarter.” They told us a lot that just isn’t true and to various degrees we believed them. Well, the truth is we can do, be and have the things we want if that is what we choose. And, don’t tell me you’re not a kid anymore. Age is no excuse for not going after what you want. Neither is the situation you find yourself in right now. Where you’ve been, what you’ve done up to now and how old or young you are should not be considered when you make the decision to have a better, more fulfilling life.

Choice

The Gift & Responsibility of CHOICE! can be ordered in hardcover on our website or from Barnes and Noble.

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