Do you struggle to push past the fear to reach your goals?
Do you feel like you're stuck, or is life today the same as ten years ago?
Have you stopped pursuing changing or growing yourself because of medical, physical or emotional challenges from your past?
Today is for you if…
If you desire a greater life of significance than you're living now.
If you're open to seeing the limitations you may have placed on yourself that are holding you back.
If you're ready to stop making excuses to change because of your past challenges.
We've been looking at invisible dog fences for Yoshi, our one-year-old 112-pound Goldendoodle.
If you’re not familiar with an invisible fence, it’s where you put a boundary of wire underground around your yard. Then the dog has a special collar that vibrates or beeps at them when they get close to the invisible fence line.
Over time, it trains the dog to stay away from the fence line.
I've seen dogs that are so well-trained that they don't even need the electronic collar anymore. They just stay within the boundaries.
We all have challenges throughout our lives:
These challenges train us to stop trying, not move forward or not pursue our dreams if we allow them.
They become an invisible fence in our mind that says….you can't; who do you think you are? You don't have what it takes…
But here's the kicker; we have to admit to ourselves…
When we say, "I can't;" we're really saying, "I won't."
Changing how we believe about ourselves and what we're capable of is a choice.
Not allowing the challenges to stop us and courageously stepping out into our purpose is a choice.
It's us saying, "I can and I will."
"The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." –Socrates
We have to focus on creating new habits to change the old ones.
1. Choose a new habit
What habit do you want to create?
2. Know your will
Your will gives you the power to change.
It's really, "why the heck do you want to make this change to begin with?"
3. Know your way
You have to break down how you'll incorporate this new habit. What are the steps we’ll take?
4. It's all about tiny changes
Jerry Seinfeld's mantra is, "Never break the chain.” That keeps him writing jokes every day.
5. Celebrate progress along the way
Celebrate yourself, the tiny wins and any forward movement…even if it's one step forward and two steps back.
This works for any area of change.
You've got this, and Father's got you!
Thanks a Bunch for listening!
Until Next Time, Live Fearlessly Free!
Resources
*Atomic Habits by James Clear is the best one I've read on habits. https://amzn.to/3DgoYEF
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