Business Coaching – Understand Cause and Effect

Cause is what makes something happen; the effect is what happens.

If you choose to be optimistic, that is the cause. The positive impact it has on your life is the effect. It’s important to understand that every choice you make has an effect – some are short-term and some end up being long-term. When you understand cause and effect, you can consciously stay on the cause side of the equation of life, which gives you the power and ability to change your environment and your life. Our thoughts cause us to act, and our actions are the causes that manifest in our life and our businesses.

If you choose to be on the ‘effect’ side, you accept that external forces, environments, and people control your life. You are surrendering your control to others. You start making excuses and reasons why things aren’t happening for you—people don’t buy your product because the price is too high, there’s no business because nobody has the cash to spend, someone curses you because every time your business moves ahead, someone knocks you back—and the list goes on and on. These are all external influences. You’ve handed control over to other people. Eliminate excuses from your life completely. They don’t exist. Not everybody in the world thinks your product is priced too high. Not everybody in the world has no money to spend. You haven’t been cursed, you’ve cursed yourself.

Success begins with taking full responsibility. Step onto the ‘Cause’ side and create the life you truly desire.

By choosing to be on the ’cause’ side of things, you take control over your own life and what you want to show up. The rich and successful believe that they create their life, whereas many of the poor believe they are a victim of their circumstances. They blame other people and circumstances for their situation, and they try to justify why they are where they are. You must take responsibility for everything in your life. I mean everything in your life.

If your life isn’t showing up as you would like it, then it’s your responsibility to change it. Sometimes, it may be hard and tough to accomplish, but how much do you want it? What are you making a higher priority? By taking responsibility and being on the cause side of life, you then have the power to do something about your life that will change the effect.

We all have a life story to tell. For example, how our parents didn’t love us, how we lost a job, or we weren’t born into a rich family. However, whatever it is, we have to get over it. In fact, it was probably the best thing that could have happened to you. Because now you know what that experience is like, you don’t have to experience it again. Life is about gaining experiences.

Choose to be on the cause side of the life equation and give yourself that power to have control over your destiny. What are you going to do differently from this day forward? If you could change one thing, what would it be? What’s stopping you from achieving what you want? You are the only one stopping yourself.