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Shifting Gears is How You Win at Life
Some people move fast in life, while others move slowly.
Some keep their foot on the gas pedal, while others keep their foot on the brake.
If you’re doing any of those things consistently, it’s more challenging to get you where you want to go smoothly.
It’s the people who shift gears that excel.
Life is not a straight shot; there are hills and valleys, there are starts and stops. Sometimes you need to go around things and sometimes you need to put it in reverse to get clarity.
Most roads are not straight lines and most routes are not uneventful. Those who shift gears as they drive through their lives have the advantage by being able to navigate detours as they arise, steer around the pot-holes of life when they catch you by surprise, and simply go off-roading when they need to get away from the “straight and narrow” for a mental or physical health break.
Ask yourself this question — are you driving through life with an automatic or manual transmission? The difference determines whether you have more or less control in the moment.
If you are someone with an automatic transmission life, who puts life in gear and than doesn’t think about shifting again, you probably feel as if you only move ‘forwards’ or ‘backwards’ as things…
