In this Expert Insight Interview, Dr. Reza Abraham discusses his book InControl: A Systematic Approach to Taking Complete Control of Your Life and Career. Reza Abraham is the founder of the InControl Group. He is an author, executive coach, leadership consultant, and speaker on various topics, helping people get control of their lives.
This Expert Insight Interview discusses:
- The epidemic of powerlessness we are facing today
- The core elements of living an in-control life
- Why consciousness is the crucial first step toward taking control over your life
Powerlessness Epidemic
It is fair to say that people feel more out of control nowadays than ever. They think so many things are out of their power and as if life is happening to them when they should be actively plotting their course.
It feels like there’s an epidemic of powerlessness among people, and when Reza Abraham wrote his book, he wasn’t explicitly targeting people whose lives are out of control. He feels as if everyone out there should be striving to get control over their life and career, and that is the primary mission behind the book.
Four Key Elements
When he talks about taking control of your life, Dr. Reza doesn’t say you can control every single aspect of every situation. What he means by “living an in-control life” is living a life where you take complete responsibility, remaining fully responsible for what you can control, so you don’t have to apologize for something that you cannot control.
This means that you should aim for a life where you love what you do, who you do it with, who you do it for, and how you do it. These are the four elements that Reza speaks about in his book, building an entire system around each one.
Consciousness
Unfortunately, we seem to be living in a world where the pervasive culture promotes the opposite of taking personal responsibility or being accountable for things within our control. The first step to taking control is to realize that you are responsible for your life and control a large amount of it, primarily over how you show up.
When attempting to take control over your life, you must start with the core of the whole system, which is consciousness. This means becoming aware that an in-control life is a possibility. If you don’t become conscious of this, there is no way to help you. Unfortunately, too many people are just waiting for things to happen to them.
Our Host
John is the Amazon bestselling author of Winning the Battle for Sales: Lessons on Closing Every Deal from the World’s Greatest Military Victories and Social Upheaval: How to Win at Social Selling. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist, he has conducted over 1500 video interviews of thought leaders for Sales POP! online sales magazine & YouTube Channel and for audio podcast channels where Sales POP! is rated in the top 2% of most popular shows out of 3,320,580 podcasts globally, ranked by Listen Score. He is CSMO at Pipeliner CRM. In his spare time, John is an avid Martial Artist.
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