Having an Internal Locus of Control
I chose this topic for today, because lately I’ve been thinking a lot about outcomes…I will explain. Most often than not, when I’m working on a project, I’m usually feeling pretty optimistic at the start. Somewhere in the middle of the project when the pressure brews like a steaming pot of coffee, I begin to find excuses for myself and slowly reduce my targets. I usually blame it on a wide variety of things and the intent is to make me feel good. If you're like me, then you know this behavior has to be curbed. In the words of my High School basketball coach " Don't Cheat Yourself !" I’ve been researching on the best ways to approach projects and pretty much everything in life. For the record, I will like to state that I'm not done researching; however, I have come across some notable things that I will like to share. What I came across in my research is that there are two types of people in life. There are the ones that have an internal locus of control
