{"id":691,"date":"2012-02-01T03:11:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T03:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=691"},"modified":"2012-02-01T03:11:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T03:11:59","slug":"quit-being-a-zombie-or-how-to-make-a-choice-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2012\/02\/quit-being-a-zombie-or-how-to-make-a-choice-video.html","title":{"rendered":"Quit being a zombie; Or, how to make a choice (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-692\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipatrix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coin-Toss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-692\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/304\/2012\/02\/c1dd2fb7428b5815421488e76b4594ac-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All you have to do is call it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.\u201d -Napoleon Bonaparte.<\/p>\n<p>I apologize if the tone of this article is a little&#8230;harsher than usual, but I promise it&#8217;s only because I love you, and want you to have the absolute most unbelievably mind-blowing life you can possibly have!<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of working with hundreds, possibly thousands of people in my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacelovemoney.com\/Personal_Coaching.html\" target=\"_blank\">Life Coaching\u00a0<\/a>practice, I have noticed many people aren&#8217;t really living.<br \/>\nTheir hearts are full of hopes and dreams, but they allow their own\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/features.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/2011\/12\/staying-out-of-the-prison-of-fear-or-who-are-you-really.html\" target=\"_blank\">fear\u00a0<\/a>and indecision to stop them from taking any meaningful action towards creating what they want.<br \/>\nAnd so, they are only half-alive. Which makes them half dead&#8230;like zombies.<\/p>\n<p>Never thought of it like that, have you?<\/p>\n<p>In the video below, I give several points on how to take control of your life:<br \/>\nHow to take control of your life, and why it&#8217;s important; why you need to choose what you want, and what will happen if you don&#8217;t; how to know if your relationship is over, and what to do if it is<\/p>\n<p>Is there some area in your life, that you&#8217;re not getting the results you&#8217;d like?<br \/>\nMaybe your relationship isn&#8217;t what you&#8217;d like it to be, or your career, or your body, aren&#8217;t how you&#8217;d prefer.<\/p>\n<p>The question is, why not????<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All About You with B. Dave Walters Episode 30.1: Choose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y3lQbQwb0Q0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We already talked about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/features.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/2012\/01\/the-prison-in-between-your-ears-or-when-you-believe.html\" target=\"_blank\">beliefs\u00a0<\/a>and how they can limit you, or set you free; but there is one thing that actually comes even before that.<br \/>\nRemember when we talked before about how your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/features.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/2011\/10\/how-to-stop-worrying-and-give-up-stress.html\" target=\"_blank\">thoughts\u00a0<\/a>lead to your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/features.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/2012\/01\/emotions-or-youre-great-and-i-love-you.html\" target=\"_blank\">feelings<\/a>, your feelings lead to actions, and your actions lead to your results?<\/p>\n<p>But before any of that can happen, you have to CHOOSE your thoughts!<\/p>\n<p>Decide what you want.<\/p>\n<p>Let me say it again: DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT!<\/p>\n<p>And the answer isn&#8217;t something like \u201cI want to be\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/features.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/2012\/01\/how-to-be-happy-or-the-un-given-gift.html\" target=\"_blank\">happy<\/a>\u201d or \u201cI want to feel\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/features.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/2012\/01\/emotions-or-youre-great-and-i-love-you.html\" target=\"_blank\">loved<\/a>\u201d, because you can have that in an instant. Right now, this second, you can feel that.<\/p>\n<p>But even more important then deciding what you want, is deciding what you DON&#8217;T want anymore!<\/p>\n<p>In the video below I share how many people I know have been stuck in the same cycles for months, or even years; relationships they know don&#8217;t have a future that they won&#8217;t leave. Dead end jobs they won&#8217;t quit. Baggage from the past they don&#8217;t take steps to resolve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All About You with B. Dave Walters Episode 30.2: CHOOSE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xyt_VlxniqU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So I am going to do something uncharacteristic and cut this article short, to give you time and an opportunity to watch this video. It came from the heart, and nothing I write will do it justice!<\/p>\n<p>But I want to leave you with this:<br \/>\nWhat can be more important than fulfilling your God given mission, and following your bliss? If you can&#8217;t decide what makes you happy, then who can????<\/p>\n<p>What do you think ? Feel free to comment down below!<\/p>\n<p>You are great, and I love you!<\/p>\n<p>And if you love me back, click &#8216;share&#8217; up at the top!<\/p>\n<p>B. Dave Walters<\/p>\n<p>Writer, Life Coach, and Talk Radio Host<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about me:<br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/about.me\/BDaveWalters\" href=\"http:\/\/about.me\/BDaveWalters\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/about.me\/BDaveWalters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ask me anything:<br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/formspring.me\/BDaveWalters\" href=\"http:\/\/formspring.me\/BDaveWalters\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/formspring.me\/BDaveWalters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/b-dave-walters\/rise-up-with-b-dave-walters-episode-recordings\/10150177932254386\" target=\"_blank\">Rise UP with B. 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