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.

A part of this positive living lifestyle is achieving your life dreams and goals. However this enemy has some goals also.

He does not want you to achieve YOUR dreams because that will make a positive difference in this world and in the lives of many.

Hence this enemy is on a mission to discourage you and make you want to give up your positive focus and turn back to your old negative ways.

His actual target though is not actually your dreams and goals, but your MIND.
Yes, that’s right. If the enemy of your life can take over your mind (your thoughts), he has achieved his purpose. With the takeover of your mind, he has full control of your life.

This is why it is so important to continually train AND maintain the positive conditioning of your mind in the same way you train and maintain the condition of your body.

A part of your training is to learn to become alert to the enemy’s tactics and resist them.

You do this by using your God given power of decision. This is what the affirmation we are looking at today is all about.

Affirmation #141 of the 210 Day Affirmation Challenge created by John Di Lemme of the Lifestyle Freedom Club declares:

Your Distinct Advantage:
Now when you give your life to God and His Son Jesus Christ, you have the added advantage of knowing that His help is always near.

It is like a small child walking with the protection of his big brother. The little child may be determined to win and will possibly win some battles.

However when his big brother is with him, the enemies often don’t even bother to stop and fight. Instead they flee! They know that they are no match for big brother.

Hence the little brother could declare with even more confidence:

The enemy of your soul and your ability to enjoy positive living is no match for your Big Brother (Jesus Christ)

The preparation that we considered in the previous article consists of:

• Your decision to never retreat – no turning back.
• Your daily training program which is designed to strengthen your mind to stay focused on the positive side of life.
• Above all – your decision to walk with God (see the Gospel of John 1:10-12).

Today’s Challenge:

• Have you made a strong decision to enjoy the benefits of positive living?
• Are you determined to win (this means no turning back or no retreats).
• What are you doing each day to demonstrate these decisions?

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 one of the best decisions of your life.

We also took some time to consider what a negative Mastermind Team looks like. I am sure that you have had some of those around you at some time in your life. We all have. If you have read those articles, you may have already made some changes in your Mastermind Team.

We all have a free will. Your free will comes with the responsibility to make the right choices. It takes right choices to be able to reach your dreams and goals in life.

Affirmation #139 from the 210 Day Affirmation Challenge created by John Di Lemme, founder of the Lifestyle Freedom Club takes a strong stand concerning making a radical choice concerning who you will allow to influence your life.

This is one of the most important choices you will make on the road to your success in achieving your destiny.

This is what it will take for you to reach your goals and dreams which are your destiny.

• It will take some drastic decisions on your part.
• One of these drastic decisions will include choosing who you are willing to allow to influence your life,
• You can only make such a drastic decision when you are truly determined to achieve your life purpose.

Today’s Challenge:

• Are you ready to make some drastic decisions? or -
• Are you still living in the land of excuses which is the land of fear and failure?

This is one of the strong reasons why only 3-5% ever reach their destinies.

It takes courage to stand out and say NO to the negative naysayers
and YES to your own heart and your dreams.

It takes even more courage to delete them out of your life!

Another Challenging Question For You Today:

• Are there negative naysayers in your life?
• If so, what are you going to do about it – today?

Remember: Champions surround themselves with other champions. Choosing your Champion Mastermind team is a very important part of your success strategy.

You owe it to those who’s lives you touch every day to be the best you can be, and to reach your destiny. Why? Because that is where you will make the most difference in the most people’s lives.

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!

Actually all 4 of these hindrances can be summarized with word, and that word is fear.

Let’s think about it for a second:

What creates doubt in your mind? Fear.
Fear will make you doubt any decisions you make. Fear will make you doubt your ability to face a challenge and win or to carry out a task you have never done before.

What causes you to procrastinate? Fear.
You may fear that you may the wrong choice, so you delay taking action on your decision “just to make sure that the decision was the right one”. You may fear that that action you plan on taking may offend someone or cause a reaction you may fear facing. You get the picture right?

What causes you to have low self-belief? Here is a question for you:
Which matters more to you, what others think about you? Or what you have in your heart (your dreams and goals in life).

Yes, outside of God Himself, the only person who really knows what is in your heart is YOU. (And I DO highly recommend seeking God’s help and support in everything you do in life, and planting your faith first and foremost in Him and His Son).

The affirmation from the Lifestyle Freedom Club’s 210 Day Affirmation Challenge that we are looking at today is affirmation #136:

(See the foot of this article for more details about this challenge).

This affirmation addresses all four of these negative hindrances, which we have already determined may actually be summed up in one word – FEAR.

Today’s Challenge:
Take some time to reflect on your daily habits and ask yourself these questions:

• Is fear driving my life in any area?
• How many of these four attitudes are affecting my life and in which areas?
• What do I plan to do about it?

Now take your journal, note or sheet of paper where you have written down today’s affirmation and declare it 5 times with a bold, strong voice.

Then declare it 7 times, in fact if you dare, continue to declare it until you sense a change in your present state. Do you feel bolder? More sure of yourself.

Good. Now take the action you wrote down in response to the question above: What do I plan to do about it?

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!

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!