Realize that whatever you focus on, you experience - because, wherever focus goes, energy flows. If you are constantly directing focus on what you can not control, how are you going to feel?

Body:

Headache
Muscle tension or pain
Chest pain
Fatigue
Stomach upset
Sleep problems

Take Back Control

Focusing on variables beyond your control can be a drain on your time, your thoughts, your emotions and your mental clarity. Fulfilled, happy people practice conscious awareness of what’s beyond their control and don’t allow it to create stress. When an outside event affects their lives, they quickly discern “Is this something I can control? Or, is this truly something I cannot control and cannot influence?

Many of us habitually try to control the events around us. Although we can influence many events and maybe control some, the only aspects in life we have absolute control over are our emotional responses, our decisions and our actions.

Consider all the factors you cannot control, but that you can exercise influence over: the opinions of those you care about most, peers you do business with and certain events that fall within this purview. But you must be realistic about the things you absolutely cannot control, such as other people’s opinions and behavior - no matter how hard you try