Rules of Choice:
1. Many of our problems in life are a result of poor choices that we make, usually in reference to our relationships with others. It is said for example, that if we want to know where we will be in 5, 10, or 20 years, we need to look at who we are hanging out with today.
2. While the #1 need among people is acceptance and the #1 fear is rejection, we specifically make most choices based on the pursuit of love, belonging, power, freedom, fun, and survival.
3. If we are to make choices based on the pursuits of number 2, we must have relationships in our life that are satisfactory. We take bigger risks when we have a soft place to fall and we make better choices when we have others to support our decisions.
4. The past has shaped who we are while the present shapes who we will become. If we want to control the future, we must create it with our choices today!
5. The past, once understood and acknowledged cannot be used and excuse to make poor choices today
6. You cannot fix a headache with a lollipop! Problems are overcome by understanding them, and choosing to deal with them, not hiding, rationalizing, or pretending that someone else will take care of them for you.