“Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.”

Get in a comfortable seated or standing position. Close your eyes. Take a few deep, full breaths (at least three) and allow your mind to settle. Be present in your body. Then ask yourself the following question and pay careful attention to your instant, involuntary interior body reaction: Does saying yes to this make me feel expansive or

One of my favorite Tony Robbins quotes is: “It’s never about your resources, it’s about your resourcefulness.”

Own your choices.

Go on a media fast for four weeks. You’ll survive. After that, you can create better boundaries for your consumption (e.g., no media before 11:00 a.m. so you can capitalize on morning energy).

1. Eliminate Media Consumption

Always and in all ways. It’s not your parents. It’s not the economy. It’s not your husband or your wife or your family. It’s not your boss. It’s not the schools you went to. It’s not the government or society or institutions or your age. You are responsible for what you believe, how you feel, and how you behave.

Your fear doesn’t need to be “crushed” or annihilated. It needs to be listened to and appreciated for the gift it offers.

Have you ever had that experience? Where you know something deep down that defies logic and reason? Whether you call it gut instinct or intuition, it’s wise to listen.