This One-Liner Can Change Your Life

“Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.” — Vanilla Sky

The clock reads 22:50 here in Germany as I’m writing this.

Today has been a long day and I have not gotten nearly as much done as I wanted to.

It was not a good day and I went to bed 15 minutes ago, feeling frustrated and wanting to run away from the stress I felt.

With the option to fight or flee I chose to flee.

That being said, right now I am sitting in bed, laptop out and writing this answer.

And it still sucks!

It doesn’t feel any different than it did now 18 minutes ago.

I’m still stressed, still feel regret that I didn’t do that much and still wish I could have changed how much I worked today.

But I cannot change it anymore.

Instead I can choose to do something now against my desire to run away and sleep because I know this matters.

And I know it may not seem like much to you, but that’s not what matters!

It’s not about how easy or difficult the decision is but that you take the chance and do what is right for you!

Be it a major life decision or just the decision to not go to bed just yet and keep grinding.

It’s not in the big decisions that you will find everything turns around but in the many small decisions!

Every choice you make is another chance for you to change your future.

It’s one more step in the right direction, one more step into the future you envision and one more act to get what you want!

And that one chance, that moment where you stand up and fight once more, can turn it all around.

It is now 23:10 as I’m sharing this.

I have taken another step towards what I want even though I’m still stressed.

I will fight for what I want, I will take every chance I can get to turn things around.

What about you?

Originally published at http://quora.com.