There is one thing you can be sure of. I guarantee that where fear reigns in your life, so does failure and frustration.

• Fear paralyzes your mind.
• Fear destroys your faith.
• Fear destroys your hope and your vision.

The wisest man who ever lived said: Without a vision the people perish.

Yes, without hope and a vision, you will in many ways (if not literally), lie down and die.

So we have established that the biggest obstacle to your success and achieving your life purpose is fear.

Knowing your enemy is definitely the first step towards conquering your enemy.

You cannot hit a target when you don’t know where it is right? And what is our target? Fear.

Now that you know what your biggest obstacle is you CAN conquer it.

I am sure that you already know that every positive change in your lives starts with a DECISION.

This is why today’s affirmation of the Lifestyle Freedom Club’s 210 Affirmation Challenge that we are following is so important.

Affirmation #156 declares:

Today’s affirmation is a declaration of your DECISION. You are deciding that fear will no longer reign over your life. Be sure to make this declaration out loud with boldness and conviction. Repeat this several times during your day.

Today’s Challenge – Actions Steps To Take: (This will help you to follow through on your decision).

1. Take some time to sit down and reflect on in what ways fear has been hindering your progress. Write these down in your journal.
2. Now read at least 10 pages of the inspirational or motivational book you are reading that the moment. If you are not reading such a book, I highly recommend you start with the book of Proverbs or Psalms in the Bible, Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett, The Everyday Visionary: Focus Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Jesse Du Plantis or Champions Are Born, Losers Are Made by John Di Lemme.
3. Write down some positive actions steps you can make to conquer any fears you have detected in your life (inspired by what you have read).
4. Now here is where the “rubber meets the road”. It is time to take action. You have made a decision to conquer fear, you have detected some areas of fear, you have found some tips to conquer these areas, you have decided on some actions steps – now take the action!!

Fear will not stop me from achieving my Why

I know that this is your decision and your declaration because:

Resource:
Every affirmation in this 210 Day Affirmation Challenge is authored by John Di Lemme, founder of the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Be sure to check out this challenge and download your free motivational mp3s and mp4 from here as well.

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Woman on mountain

Fear.

Every day, the news is creating alarm in the minds and hearts of millions of people in this world.

If you even dare focus on what is happening around you, your mind will soon be filled with fear and doubts about your own future as well.

Here are some quick headlines which I am sure you will agree could certainly have you trembling with FEAR, IF you stop to meditate on them. .

• Bank of America stocks down.
• Bank of America being sued by AIG. .
• S & P is down 500 points. It is not even sliding, it is plummeting.
• Investors lose one trillion dollars in one day.
• Riots in London.

Now, I am NOT advocating that you and I become like ostriches burying our heads in the sand. No, these are very real situations and are definitely affecting millions of people across the world.

However, if you stop to meditate and FOCUS on these situations, fear could so easily grip your mind and heart. You cannot afford to let this happen, and neither will you allow it to. How do I know that? You are a champion, and champions focus on winning, not on the obstacles that cross their paths.

Yes these situations are real:

• They ARE happening around us.
• They may well have affected you already.
• They are likely to affect us all in some way.

BUT, does this mean that you have to be tossed around by all of the fear that goes with it? NO! For you – champion – it means you need to make a stronger and firmer decision to focus on solutions and on your life passions and dreams. You cannot afford to let go of them.

And you cannot make a positive difference in this world if you allow yourself to be dragged into the negative default that contaminates the world.

This is why today’s affirmation from the 210 Affirmation Challenge set by John Di Lemme of Lifestyle Freedom Club  is so timely:

I am stepping over the fear line into Faith Land today!

This declaration demands of you a definite and determined decision.

Are you going to going to allow the fear that is being stirred up in everyone around you to affect your life and destiny?

OR

Or are you going to make a stronger and firmer decision that you WILL take control of your destiny?

It does not matter what is happening around you, or what others decide. YOU still have the responsibility to decide for your own life

I am stepping over the fear line into Faith Land today!

Is this your decision today? I am sure it is because this is the decision of champions and:

Resource:
Every affirmation in this 210 Day Affirmation Challenge is authored by John Di Lemme, founder of the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Be sure to check out this challenge and download your free motivational mp3s and mp4 from here as well.

If you are at a place where life seems to be one be struggle then get ready for a breakthrough.

Your struggle can be a very positive thing.

You may be closer than you think to stepping into that life of freedom you have been dreaming of.

When you focus on the struggle itself, indeed it is very hard to stay positive. All you can see is the difficulty you are facing. But when you can understand what is waiting for you beyond this struggle (as long as you don’t give up) then your attitude and focus will change.

Then it will be easier to focus on the positive side of your challenges.

What is this positive side? It is the freedom that is waiting for you AFTER the struggle. This will inspire you to push on.

Remember the butterfly. It was not always a beautiful butterfly. No, it was once an ugly cocoon. There really is not too much that is "beautiful" about a cocoon right, but look what it becomes.

• A beautiful butterfly admired by hikers as they take a stroll through the woods.
• A beautiful butterfly that brings delight to a young child as they play in the garden.
• A beautiful butterfly celebrating its freedom as it flies over the meadows.

Wouldn’t you like to experience that kind of delight and freedom in your life?

As you face the times of great difficulty in your life, remember that these times are designed to prepare you for the next level in your life. A new level of freedom in your life.

In this series of articles, we are following the Affirmations of the 210 Day Affirmation Challenge which was created by John Di Lemme of Lifestyle Freedom Club. Today we are focusing on affirmation #151 which declares:

I am a beautiful butterfly struggling to

release myself from my cocoon

So how did this ugly cocoon turn into a butterfly?

Here is the secret, and it is really not a secret. Just before it was ready to become a butterfly it went through a time of intense struggle. It did not give up during this struggle. It kept pushing through until it broke out to freedom. That is the “secret”.

Here is another secret. This time of intense struggle had more than one purpose for the life of the butterfly. It was not just to transform it from that ugly cocoon into that beautiful creature we know as a butterfly.

No, that fierce push that it took to break that cocoon and be free of this confinement served well to strengthen its wings. Now it can enjoy its new freedom to the full.

It is now living a totally different life. There is no comparison between the stifled confinement it used to know as life and its new found freedom.

What a transformation. But would it have the stamina to be able to enjoy fluttering around the garden for hours on end without going through that struggle which was strengthening its wings?

You and I know the answer to this question.It needed to go through the struggle that it took to push out of the cocoon. This effort was also forming, strengthening and preparing its wings giving it the stamina to be able to enjoy its new life.

• Do you see some lessons in the life of the butterfly that you can apply to your life?
• Do you see a purpose in the struggle that you may be facing right now?
• Could it be that you are actually struggling to get out of your cocoon and find the freedom you have been dreaming about?

Today’s Challenge:

• Dare to embrace the struggle you are facing, knowing and believing that you are being transformed into that proverbial butterfly ready to enjoy the freedom of your dreams.
• Are you willing to let go of that comfortable cocoon? You will have to leave it behind in order to enjoy the freedom that is ahead.
• Take today’s affirmation and repeat it out loud several times throughout the day. Do you REALLY believe it?
• Add to this affirmation, another declaration in your own words. For example: I am determined to push through this difficulty because I know that when I do, it will lead me to a new level of freedom in my life.

I am a beautiful butterfly struggling to

release myself from my cocoon

You can declare this with confidence because:

Resource:
Every affirmation in this 210 Day Affirmation Challenge is authored by John Di Lemme, founder of the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Be sure to check out this challenge and download your free motivational mp3s and mp4 from here as well.

Are you boxed into your comfort zone?

• Do you feel you are striving to keep a positive mindset, but your mind seems set on staying with the negative?
  
  
• Do you find yourself dreaming of living in the positive realm of success, freedom and happiness, yet you just can’t quite seem to break into that realm?
  
  
• Do you find yourself longing to experience a genuinely open communication with your family and friends, yet are constantly faced with bewildering barriers and obstacles?

I am sure that you have heard many successful people say:

You have to get out of your comfort zone to succeed.

Yes, this is one huge key to turning your mind around and being able to experience a positive mindset.

A positive mindset is the key to being able to enjoy positive living.

Positive living means you are able to enjoy health, positive relationships, a positive mindset and a positive bank account. However you cannot create a positive mindset when you allow yourself to stay in life’s default mode, which is always negative.

You have to step outside of this box.

Your journey towards being able to enjoy this positive, successful  living in every sense of the phrase really does not start UNTIL you take action and step out of your comfort zone.

The affirmation #147 of the 210 Day Affirmation Challenge that we are looking at in this series of articles is the exact declaration you need to make today to get started with your decision AND your action:

I am accepting my challenges each day to Explode

out of my comfort zone

Explode out of your comfort zone:

This affirmation is the challenge your mind needs to follow when you are faced with obstacles and difficulties in life. You need these obstacles. What? you might be thinking, I NEED obstacles?

Notice the wording of today’s affirmation. I am accepting my challenges each day to Explode out of my comfort zone. When you decide to use each day’s challenge, instead of them using you, you use them. You will use them to strengthen your “wings” and rise up and conquer. 

You will  find yourself pushing your way out of your comfort zone into victory over every negative influence in your life. In the same way the caterpillar needs the struggle that it takes to push its way into a new life, you also need your struggle.

 It is the struggle that strengthens the caterpillar so that it can fly.

It is your struggle that will strengthen your “wings” so that you too can fly into that positive realm of life and you will be able to confront every challenge with a positive mindset that is always focused on solutions.

I am accepting my challenges each day to Explode

out of my comfort zone

Once your mind is more focused on the positive realm of life, you will be amazed at how much easier it will be to understand your family and friends. You will also be amazed at how positive they are becoming.

Why is this? Your mindset is setting the atmosphere for positive living and this affects everyone around you.

Today’s Challenge:

There is an extra secret that will give you an inside advantage to being able to enjoy positive living in an extra special way. What is this secret?

• Go and find your Bible and take some time to read the 10th chapter of the Gospel of John.
• Take special note of verse 10. (You can also read this online here)
• Think about this, meditate on it and yes, pray about it.

You will be extra amazed! This inside secret is – a secret waiting to be discovered by you!

Resource:
Every affirmation in this 210 Day Affirmation Challenge is authored by John Di Lemme, founder of the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Be sure to check out this challenge and download your free motivational mp3s and mp4 from here as well.