How does it feel to be a co-author?

Now you might be thinking that I have you mistaken for someone else and that you’re not an author. But I believe you are.

You see, you are the co-creator, or said differently, the co-author of your own life.

I say you’re the co-author because you have the opportunity to write most of your own life story. I’m using most as an easy out measure because some days it could be more, while other days you might be in a reactionary mode responding to challenges and demands beyond your control.

The challenge with accepting the fact you’re the co-author of your life is that you must acknowledge the role and responsibility you have in writing your life story. This can be a difficult pill to swallow because it’s easier sometimes to believe that you’re a victim of circumstance instead of an active participant.

Being a co-author of your life doesn’t require you to map out every day in minute detail, but it does require some long-term thinking. Similar to an author writing a book, fiction or non-fiction, there needs to be a plot or idea that the book coalesces around. The writing needs to be directionally correct.

Writing your story towards a life that is directionally correct allows you to detach yourself from the outcome. It also allows you to navigate the challenges and external demands you’ll inevitably face on your journey – aka, deal with fate – your co-author.

So, as you set out today, remind yourself that you are the co-author of your life and that regardless of what challenges you face, you can still choose to set yourself on a course that makes your life story the one you want to live and ultimately look back and read.

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