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NICHOLAS BOOTHMAN
Step 2 Take Control
Truly seizing the reins of your existence means assuming the mantle of responsibility for your life. You, and only you, possess the power to ensure that every fiber of your being—your actions, your thoughts, your emotions, and those Primal Powers that lie within you—converge harmoniously to give you the confidence to do your own thing.
A few years ago I was sitting in my car in a Home Depot parking lot near my farm in Canada with a friend. We were listening to a discussion on the radio about caffeine. A so-called expert said, “It’s virtually impossible to give up caffeine cold turkey.”
My friend said, “See. That’s why I can’t quit.”
I said, "Why?"
He said, "Even the experts say it's impossible." I said, “What nonsense. Who is this idiot?”
I’d been searching for a simple way to explain one of the most fundamental theories in personality psychology, called Locus of Control, and my friend’s self-talk in the face of his coffee habit provided an opportunity. Locus of
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