Rameil Hormozi Blog

“We choose our stress.” – Ben Cordony

This is a very nice aphorism.

I sometimes forget that in life, I am always presented with a choice. Each and every day I make choices. Sometimes by not choosing, I am making a choice.

I have debated this in depth with Riad. He feels that some choices are, in fact, not choices at all. He opines, for example, that purchasing a house is not a choice.

I, however, believe that each and every single event in your life presents multiple choices. Even if one option is not at all desirable, it is nevertheless, a choice.

You do not have to work, you choose to do so. Primarily owing to the fact that you desire the monetary compensation you are awarded for your time and effort. That desire makes your choice much easier, but it remains, however, a choice.

You do not have to purchase a house, you choose to do so. Everyone has their own reasons for doing so, but all instances are choices.

In fact, you do not have to do anything in life. Every single deed is a choice. Some choices easier to make than others, but all choices nonetheless.

Looking at your life through the lens of observant choice making may complicate things for you. I hope it instead grants you more power over your day to day choices and by extension, your life.

Remembering that you are constantly making choices is a great way to make better choices.