Nothing in life is truly compulsory.

Aside from birth and death, everything else is optional.

Sure, there are consequences if you decide not to, say, obey the law. But you don’t have to.

So it’s time to change how you talk about these things. Stop saying, “I have to”, and starting saying, “I get to.”

• I get to wake up early tomorrow.
• I get to go to the gym.
• I get to work hard at work I’m good at.
• I get to meet up with my family next week.
• I get to go to my kid’s game at the weekend.

These are no longer obligations, they are opportunities. Things you’ve freely chosen to do. Isn’t that much more positive?