CHOICE DICHOTOMIES

Taking choice and breaking it down

Action

A choice made based on what will yield the most productive outcome, regardless of our emotions

Reaction

Choices made based on our emotions provoked by our circumstances

Test

An opportunity to measure what you know and create solutions

Burden

When a situation weighs on you so much that you learn nothing and feel physically down

Lesson

The result of positive thinking: Deciding to face challenges as they are, and seek out ways of learning from them

Barrier

The result of negative thinking: Allowing challenges to stop us from moving forward

Tool

A device, drug, item, hobby, habit, process or routine that helps you to achieve a desired goal. Tools are used with discipline and moderation

Vice

A device, drug, item, hobby, habit, process, or routine that is relied on to escape the stress of any circumstance or situation. Vices are used without discipline and moderation

Progress

Forward or onward movement toward a destination

Maintenance

Addressing and fixing the issues at hand

Assessment

A temporary conclusion we draw from analysis and it can change with continued observation

Judgement

A final conclusion we draw from an analysis that does not change because we stop observing

Perspective

How we see the world based on our collection of experiences; our context for understanding

Perception

How we decide to interpret both the world and our experiences

Life

The energy that makes the planet move, grow, and sustain all living beings

The World

Everything humans have deliberately created, such as civilization and institutions

Value

The amount of money, property, and/or assets one has

Worth

the measure of one's mental health, physical fitness, and spiritual awareness (or the state of one’s wellbeing)

Incentive

A perceived reward that encourages us to complete a task

Motivation

The personal drive to complete a task

Standard

A level of quality (we hold ourselves to)

Expectation

The belief that something is certain to happen or be in the future