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.

This is because the world’s default atmosphere is negative. All too many people live in the negative realm of blaming, complaining and demanding.

But you I know that you are a Champion in training. You have already decided that you do not want to live on the default level of the world, but rather you are a part of the group who are climbing into the positive realm of life.

Each member of this group is at different levels, but each member has the same main goal: to achieve their life purpose and dreams.

Work

Have you noticed just how easy it is to slip into a negative habit? Do you wonder why? It is because of this world’s negative default atmosphere.

Just stop take note for one day of the number of negative words you hear, the number of negative images you are exposed to. Then the next day resolve to be alert to the number of positive words you hear during the day, and the number of positive images you are exposed to.

Which number is the greater?
I am sure that you discovered that the negative outweighs the positive.

This is why it takes determined effort (work), to create a positive habit.

Your focus, your daily training and learning, your daily habits and the words you speak and think are all creating the skills and mindset in your life for positive living.

Warfare

The day you made the decision that you WILL achieve your life dreams and purpose you declared war on the negative realm of this world.

We have already established that the default atmosphere of this world is negative. This is why it will take work AND warfare to conquer this atmosphere in your life.

Today is Day 102 of following the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge that I am involved in and blogging about.

Affirmation #102 will alert you to the need for warfare as well as equip you to win!

This affirmation also reveals your biggest enemies. These two are your main targets as you war AND work.

• Work to develop your positive, faith building mindset.
• War to conquer these two big enemies of positive living.

Exercise these two principles today and you WILL win the war over the enemy, and enjoy living in the positive realm.

Look for the next article that talks more about WINNING!

Do you have a copy of this book yet? (If not, order it TODAY).
Champions Are Born, Losers Are Made

To be a champion finisher is certainly the ideal, and I am sure this is your aim in life as it is mine.

Today is Day 97 of following the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge that I am involved in and blogging about.

Today we are focusing on being a finisher. Make sure you declare this statement, whether you feel you ARE a finisher (YET) or not. Your declaration is setting the precedence in your mind. You now know what you expect of yourself.

So what stops you and I from completing projects, goals or tasks?

Here are the top 3 hindrances to becoming a finisher.

Hindrance #1: You lost focus and became distracted.
We live in a world full of distractions. There is always something (or someone) coming at you lobbying for your attention. Staying focused is not always an easy task, but it IS possible.

Here are some techniques that may help you to stay focused. Depending on your thinking and learning styles some of these will help you more than others. Some may not work at all for you.

Experiment with them and find what WILL work for you and then determine to stay with it!

• Your attention span may be short.

  Take 15-20 minute blocks of time throughout the day when you will focus on your project. If it is an extremely distasteful or difficult task, schedule one 15 minute block per day for this project. Make this a priority EVERY day. You will be amazed at the results in a week or so.

• You may work better when you are surrounded with people and even a certain level of noise.

  If your project is computer, writing or office work related, schedule a block of time every day when you can go to a nearby cafe and work for an hour or two.

• Turn on some background music. Baroque music is known to be good for accelerated learning environments, along with many of Mozart and Bethoven.

  Here is an excellent CD designed especially for accelerated learning. Music for Accelerated Learning

• As you plan your project, focus on the end result. What will you be able to enjoy once you have completed the task? What will your home look like?

  How will your life be enhanced? Focusing on these things will be a great inspiration to keep working on your project until it is complete.

Hindrance #2: You lost faith when the path became difficult.
When you lose faith, you also lose focus. This can happen because you have run yourself too thin by working so hard at your project your life has become completely unbalanced.

A healthy life is a balanced life. Take some time off to go out to your favorite place whether it be a park, a restaurant, a drive in the country. Go and visit a friend.

Losing faith can also happen because you have neglected your daily discipline of reading and listening to inspirational material that builds your faith.

Personal development is a part of your daily life that you cannot afford to overlook or skip.

Personal development is an ongoing process and never stops even when you HAVE reached your goals and dreams.

If you look into the lives of all great and successful men and women you will find that they maintain a daily discipline of staying immersed in inspirational recordings, videos and books. This keeps them sharp, positive and mentally fit.

Consistent daily physical exercise is also very important.

Hindrance #3: You started something that you are not passionate about, and so should never have started in the first place.

Did you start something because YOU wanted to, or because you felt pressured into doing it by someone else? It is your life passion (your WHY) that will keep you on course and focused. This is why it is so important to remind yourself of your why every day. (Remember, your “why rollover“?).

If you can delegate this project out fine. If not, schedule short blocks of time every day to finished this task. Do all you can to complete this task because you are a Champion Finisher.

Take time to go regroup and refocus on your why and this will help you to discern the times when you need to say “No”.

Resource:
Get involved with this 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge TODAY:Go to the Lifestyle Freedom Club Blog, then click on the menu at the top that says: “Affirmation Challenge”.

I am sure that you have discovered that there is an enemy in this world who is out to stop you from achieving your dreams, destroy your faith, discourage and overwhelm you with pressure, obstacles and a host of other negative influences. That sounds like bad news right?

Well here is the good news! This enemy does not have any REAL in your life UNLESS you give it to him.

That’s right! These pressures that the enemy brings to your life do NOT have to stop you! In fact you can turn the tables on his efforts to hinder your progress by USING pressure to empower you.

Today is Day 80 of following the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge that I am involved in and blogging about. Today we are affirming the positive side of pressure once again:

Top Three Ways To Use Pressure To Empower You:

1. Pressure can be a great way to refine your character.
We are all learning, growing and developing every day. Your daily life experiences are the tools that sculpture your daily growth (or if you choose to allow them to be, they can stunt your growth).

Pressure situations are a great opportunity to exercise self control and discipline to stay cool, calm and collected.

The choice is yours.
Are you going to allow this situation to overcome you and make you bitter? Or are you going to overcome the situation and become better?

Here is a great opportunity to make a conscious choice and let your WILL be in charge, not your emotions. Negative emotions will drag you down, but when your will is in charge you are empowered to soar like the eagle above the clouds of pressures.

2. Pressure brings out the best and the worst in your life.
No one really likes to admit that they have faults. Do you? I know that for me, this is not my favorite response to a situation. It is often so much easier to resort to the world’s default reaction of blaming outside influences or people.

However the very first step towards changing and mastering any negative attitude or character trait is to admit that you need to master it! This means admitting that you are at fault and that this negative trait is something that YOU need to turn around.

The choice is yours.
Are you going to exercise your will to face your fault and decide you don’t want it in your life any more?

Now you have taken the first step towards conquering it! Conquerers can soar like eagles above the clouds of life’s pressures.

3. Pressure can make you or break you.
When pressure comes into your life in the form of obstacles, discouragements and disillusions you have a choice.

Is this situation going to break you and make you give up? Or
Are you going to overcome any discouragement or disillusionment, learn from the situation and overcome the obstacles put in your path?

Every victory begins with a decision you make when face a challenge.
You either decide:

• This is just too much, and so you give in … or
• I can overcome this, and you you empower yourself to find the “how to”.

  Conquerors will always soaring like the eagle above the pressures of life.

  Today’s challenge:

  • Are you allowing pressure to make you or break you?
  • Are you allowing pressure to refine you?
  • Are you allowing pressure to change you by making you stronger and better?

  I am sure that you ARE allowing pressure to empower you to soar like the eagle because:

  

  Resource:
  Get involved with this 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge TODAY:Go to the Lifestyle Freedom Club Blog, then click on the menu at the top that says: “Affirmation Challenge”.

  

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  There are a few Mini Coupers running around but you don't often see them close up. They are certainly not as common here, as they were when I was growing up in New Zealand.

  Yes, this little car brings back some memories. One in particular is rather funny. My Grandfather was over 6 foot tall and relatively broad boned. He was looking at cars with the idea of buying something economical on gas and of course the Minis were one vehicle he was looking at.

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  There are a few Mini Coupers running around but you don't often see them close up. They are certainly not as common here, as they were when I was growing up in New Zealand.

  Yes, this little car brings back some memories. One in particular is rather funny. My Grandfather was over 6 foot tall and relatively broad boned. He was looking at cars with the idea of buying something economical on gas and of course the Minis were one vehicle he was looking at.

  Only thing was there was not too much leg room even in the front and he got stuck! We all had a good laugh over that one. So of course any time I see a Mini a positive memory and emotion is trigger. I usually laugh

  Why am I sharing this?

  Memories can be a blessing to your present or a hindrance!

  The question is, when you see something that triggers a memory, does it bring a positive emotion or a negative one?

  Negative emotions will certainly hinder your present.

  Here are some articles you may find helpful about how to deal with negative memories:

  http://jillrapley.com/?s=forgive&x=0&y=0

  May all your memories be positive ones!

  

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