Change the Pattern, Change the Outcome
- Brian R. Schobel, CPA
- Jun 30
- 1 min read
Everything in your life—your habits, mindset, environment, and even your relationships—is a reflection of the choices you’ve made. That might feel overwhelming at first, but it's also incredibly empowering. Because if your current reality was built on past choices, then your future can be shaped by new ones.
We often look outside ourselves for someone or something to blame when things don’t go as planned. But the truth is, change doesn’t start with external conditions—it starts within. If you want a different result, you have to make a different choice.
Every decision, no matter how small, sets something in motion. Hitting snooze again or getting up early. Choosing kindness or reacting in anger. Repeating the same habits or creating new ones. These daily choices compound, creating your reality over time.
If you’re feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or off-course, don’t wait for life to fix itself. Reflect. Identify the patterns that no longer serve you. And begin to shift them—one choice at a time. That’s how transformation begins.
This doesn’t mean making massive life changes overnight. Start with one intentional shift. Maybe it’s committing to your health. Setting a boundary. Practicing gratitude. Saying yes to something that excites you—or no to what drains you.
You hold more power than you realize. Your life isn’t happening to you—it’s responding to you. Change your choices, and you change your life.
“In every moment, we are making choices. In every choice, we are shaping our future.”
Start today. One new decision could lead to the outcome you've been hoping for all along.
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