6. The Law of Control
You feel good about yourself to the degree to which you feel that you are in control of your own life.
The reverse of this law, of course, is that you feel negative about yourself to the degree to which you feel you are not in control of your own life or that you are controlled by other people or circumstances.
The psychological profession has long recognized the importance of feelings of control as a critical element in human personality and performance. The term that psychologists use is “locus of control.” The locus, or place, of control refers to wherever you feel the control is located in any part of your life. If you feel that you personally make the decisions that determine the direction of your life, you are considered ...
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