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The "Bad Mood" Lifestyle
11 Ways to Turn Yours Around and Create a Powerful New Reality
5. Choose not to be a victim. 6. Consciously search for high-energy choices.
Remember, every choice you make expands your life exponentially. Even tiny moments are critical. That's why you must always be on the alert to make high-energy choices whenever possible. In her book Anderson relays a story about a dinner she was invited to early on in her career. It was a "power meal" with her company's new CEO, and Anderson felt out of her league. She nervously picked up a sourdough roll and began to eat it, realizing too late that she wasn't sure which bread plate was hers. A hush fell over the room as the CEO turned to her and quietly said, "Are you enjoying my bread?" Mortified, Anderson searched for a high-energy response. "I took a breath," she writes. "'Well, you weren't eating it!' I joked, flashing him a big smile. And he laughed. Actually, he howled. Everyone exhaled and the conversations resumed as the atmosphere lightened up. I had chosen the power end of the Energy Spectrum: courage, not fear. Instead of getting horribly embarrassed and apologizing, I spoke from my power. Had I let the fear take over, I would have fumbled, apologized, tuned out for the rest of the meal and missed out on loads of opportunity."
