Hidden Trap
There is a hidden trap that is so easy to fall into when you decide to focus on positive thoughts and words. For example, let’s analyze the following two statements:

• I will no longer speak negative words.
• I will only speak positive words.

Question: Are these two declarations both positive ones?

Here is the trap:
Your brain does not hear the word “no”. It focuses on the verbs. So what you actually heard from the first statement is:

I will speak negative words.

Of course that is NOT what you meant, right? What you really meant to say is expressed in the second statement:

I will only speak positive words.

Do you see the difference?

We are following the Lifestyle Freedom Club’s 210 Day Affirmation Challenge that I recently completed and continue to blog about. (See note in “Resources” below for more information). Today’s affirmation is #125

This is definitely a bold statement that leaves your brain with no doubt of what you really mean right?

You are making an affirmed decision to speak only Power-Packed, Dynamic, Energizing Words. In other words, you will speak (and think) only positively POSITIVE words (not positively negative words as we have been analyzing).

Today’s Challenge:

• Make a decision to stay alert to what you are thinking and speaking.
• Rephrase any “positively negative” phrases you may catch yourself speaking. Turn them into positively positive statements.

Today you have made a decision to train your brain to speak like a true champion, and remember:

Resource:
Every affirmation in this 210 Day Affirmation Challenge is authored by John Di Lemme, founder of the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club

It is not too late to get involved with this challenge. Go to the Lifestyle Freedom Blog Click on the menu at the top that says “Affirmation Challenge” to get involved. It will be the best decision you make today!

Freedom from what?
True freedom is to be free from the enemies of your dreams which are the negative influences that hinder you from actually doing exactly what you really want to do in life.

It is freedom TO do “what you want to do, when you want to do it, how you want to do it, for a long as you want to do it and with whom you want to do it.” John Di Lemme.

Today is day 60 of the 210 day Affirmation Challenge that I am involved in and blogging about. Affirmations are a great way to get you started in retraining your brain so you can develop a positive mindset for positive living.

Today’s theme is freedom FROM the enemies of your dreams, of your freedom and indeed of your very life! Here is the affirmation:

You might be thinking: well I am not sure that I really AM free from these things.

Remember, your brain is like to cockpit of your life. It carries all of the information that you draw upon every day to make every decision and take every action.

This means that it is very important to make sure that your brain is programmed with the right information.

Here is a question for you today:
Is your brain programmed with the right information to allow you to live in the positive realm? Or are there still some enemies there that need to be displaced?

I am totally persuaded that the best way to get rid of negative influences in your mind and in your life is to DISPLACE them with positive faith building words. This is why the theme of this blog is focused on creating a positive mindset for positive living.

So today when you declare:

.. remember you are building your positive mindset with these faith building words. Make sure you also take action on this affirmation today.

What action can you take today?
Listen to faith building recordings, watch only positive, faith inspiring programs and movies and spend time with encouraging and empowering champion friends.

One of the best ways to start training your mind to think positively is to become actively involved in a daily affirmation plan that will give you direction and keep you motivated and inspired.

I am involved with 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge NOW:Go to the Lifestyle Freedom Club Blog. You can find out more by clicking on this link, then click on the menu at the top that says: “Affirmation Challenge”.

1. You will have decided what you want (how many rooms, what direction each room will face, size of rooms etc), and where you want it (what part of the city, the exact street and lot).

2. Then you sketched out your dream layout for your home and had a blueprint made.

3. Then you found a construction company and gave them your blueprint.

Your dream home is built!

Now let’s apply this process to your WHY.
First you find your why. To do this, write down everything that you can think of that you would like to do in your lifetime.

Write down things you would love to change in this world. In what way would you like to touch people’s lives, to enrich their lives, make their lives easier?

Take your time with this process. It may be something you do over a week or more. Every time you go back to your list you will most likely tweak it in some way. That is fine.

From this list, you will see some things that stand out to you. Write those down on a separate sheet of paper, or page of your journal. You will find that your real passions will start to come out, and your life purpose will begin to come into focus for you.

Once you find your life purpose (which is also exactly what you want in life) it is time to create the blueprint. Some use a vision board for this, while others may create a power point presentation and make it into a movie. I prefer the latter since my brain does not react well to clutter (even clutters of photos).

However I am now also in the process of printing out some of my slides to post them on the walls of my work area and even other parts of my home. This will make my complete home a construction zone, which is the foundation of the miracles I am expecting in my life.

Your construction zone is training your brain. What is stored in your brain (from what you SEE, hear and READ) will lead you to be alert to the right opportunities to fulfill your WHY. This includes being alert to the right connections with the right people.

Today is Day 54 of following the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge.

Today’s affirmation focuses on your construction zone:

Here are two questions for you today:

1. Do you have a construction zone?
2. Does it really represent your miracle? (The miracle(s) you are expecting in your life?

Turn your answers to these questions into challenges for yourself, and then create and action plan to make sure that your construction zone really does represent your miracle.

Make sure to add motivational posters in your construction zone that will inspire you and build your faith. You CAN experience miracles in your life.

I am certain of this because:

For more about finding your why, be sure to listen to: Find Your Why Now

• No one else has the same fingerprints that you do.
• No one else has the exact same thinking style as you do.
• No one else has the exact same dreams that you do.

And above all:

• No one else has the exact same destiny as you do.

You have a destiny that no one else can fill. Did you know that?

Today is Day 29 of following the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge.

Affirmation No. 29 is so powerful because you are cutting through much rejection and low self belief that you may have been hammered with across the years.

Yes, this is YOU.

• You are unique.
• You are created by God with a purpose.
• You can life this purpose right NOW.

There is an interesting verse in the Bible in the book of the prophet Jeremiah 29:11.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (NIV version of the Bible).

• You have a future.
• You have a hope.
• You have a destiny!

Take courage and with boldness affirm this today:

And don’t forget to add the first 28 affirmations to your daily affirmation exercise today.

With this exercise you are retraining your brain to focus on your life purpose and your dreams.
You are also training your brain to believe in yourself and your dreams.
The first step towards achieving your life purpose and dreams is to train your brain.

This is why I strongly recommend that you get involved in the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club’s Affirmation Challenge.

Go to the Lifestyle Freedom Club Blog right now, then click on the menu at the top that says: “Affirmation Challenge” and get started NOW.

Your life will never be the same. You owe it to yourself because:

Everyone has a different idea.

You might dream of traveling the world and making a difference in the lives of people in countries that don’t have the same opportunities you have.

I may dream of staying home and reaching out to the local community.

This is perfectly fine. We are all different.

However no matter what the details are of our ideas and dreams of lifestyle freedom, they can be summed up by saying:

Lifestyle freedom is the ability to what YOU want to do, when you want to do it, with whom you want to do it for as long as you want to do it.

John Di Lemme.

Your pursuit of success in life is actually your pursuit of lifestyle freedom. This means that your definition of success will likely be very different from your friend’s definition. We have already noted why this is true.

Your success is your freedom! This is YOUR responsibility in life. You are responsible for the pursuit and achievement of your success.

Today is Day 24 of following the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge.

Today’s affirmation is:

Don’t worry if you are not quite there yet, or if you don’t FEEL like you are achieving Lifestyle Freedom today. The time you are investing in making your daily affirmations WILL produce the fruit in your life if you stay focused and determined.

Your successful decisions are not based on logic-but on your feelings & thoughts-Its not physical force that makes things happen-its ideas!

Quote from Doug Bench – The Brain Guy

When you make consistent positive affirmations that are strategically targeted to guide you to achieve your why, you are feeding your brain with ideas.

Your brain will take these ideas and send you instructions which when you obey them will lead you to opportunities. These opportunities, when you take them, will lead you to achieve your lifestyle freedom.

Notice that every step of the way depends on YOUR choices, and YOUR actions.

Your lifestyle freedom is your responsibility. You start by training your brain. Fill your brain with the right words and ideas.

Perhaps you are reading this at the beginning of your day.
What action plan are you following today that will take you one more step closer to achieving your why?

Perhaps you are reading this at the end of your day.
What did you do today that took you one step closer to achieving your why?

Are you involved in the 210 Day Lifestyle Freedom Club Affirmation Challenge?
Go to the Lifestyle Freedom Club Blog now, then click on the menu at the top that says: “Affirmation Challenge” and get started right NOW.

Your life will never be the same. You owe it to yourself because:

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