How to Make Successful New Year’s Resolutions
John Di Lemme

As 2011 rolls around and we prepare for a new year, the habit of making New Year’s resolutions comes to the forefront. This past week, I asked my students to list what they believe to be the top three New Year resolutions for society in general. To no surprise, the top three were lose weight, get out of debt and work out more. While the intentions behind the resolutions are good, the likelihood that the resolutions will be achieved is not so great.

According to general statistics, approximately 45% of adult Americans make New Year resolutions every year. Unfortunately, about 97% of the resolutions are never completely fulfilled. Why? Most resolutions are unrealistic and there is no action behind the resolution. Someone can say that they want to get out of debt all day long, but if they continue to go on shopping sprees, then it is not going to happen. Similarly, a person can say that they are going to lose weight, but if they don’t exercise and continue to eat junk, then no change will occur.

The base word of resolution is resolute, which means firmly resolved. So basically when you set New Year’s resolutions, you are saying that losing weight, getting out of debt, etc. will be firmly resolved within the next twelve months. You aren’t saying how it will be fully resolved or what commitment you will make to fully resolve the issue. It’s like a building with no foundation. It will eventually crumble, because there’s nothing holding it up. There’s no commitment or action behind the resolution. Furthermore, most of the things that you are saying will be fully resolved took you longer than twelve months to create so why limit yourself to fully resolving those things in a twelve month window.

Instead of making resolutions that you will likely not achieve, set goals with a detailed list of action steps that will assist you in successfully achieving those goals. Here are some examples for you:

Goal: Lose weight and exercise more
Action Steps: Join gym, exercise 3x per week, eat more fruits/veggies, throw out all junk food in the house

Goal: Spend more time with family
Action Steps: Make a date with your family every week and do something special. (special does not mean costly)

Goal: Increase personal development time
Action Steps: Schedule at least fifteen minutes per day for reading an inspirational book, listening to motivational CDs, etc. Increase the amount of time after committing to the fifteen minutes per day and making it one of your daily habits.

Now, doesn’t that make more sense than simply making a New Year’s resolution and never achieving it? Someone once said, “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.” Your goals and dreams are worth more than that, right? Stop treating them like a trend that in one day and out the next. Make a commitment to yourself and take the daily action needed to achieve your goals and dreams. Now, that’s a real reason to put on the party hats, blow the whistles and scream Happy New Year!

© John Di Lemme
www.LifestyleFreedomClub.com

17 Focused Words to Terminate Fear NOW (Part Two)

17 Focused Words to Terminate Fear NOW (Part One)

Let’s talk about words. It’s important to understand that the words that you speak predict your results. If you say that you are depressed, then you will reap those results. If you say that you are a champion, then your results will be life-changing. You automatically take ownership of your words, and things start to occur in your life because of those words – good or bad.

Now, I’m going to give you seventeen focused words that will radically change your results and terminate fear out of your life forever.

# 1 – Committed. I am committed to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to be a Why Warrior. However, 97% of people are not committed to anything in life. Committed – notice it’s past tense. A commitment is final decision about what you are willing to do to achieve some type of goal or objective. It’s not something that you just think about and put off for another day. When you make a commitment, it’s finished. There’s no turning back. Once you’ve made the decision to be committed to something, your commitment is represented in your action steps, associations, and schedule. What are you doing every day to honor that commitment? Are the people that you associate with motivating you to stick to your commitment? Does your daily schedule reflect your commitment? If you answered no to any of those questions, then you are simply not truly committed.

Word # 2 – Confidence. I am walking strong with confidence as a faithful Why Warrior champion. When someone walks in confidence, you can feel it when they walk in the room and see it in their overall body posture. Like when I take the stage at an event, I’m confident in my abilities as a speaker that I will change lives through my message. Confidence is fully believing what you already know that you are capable of doing. When you make a decision to implement confidence in every area of your life, your results will explode, and people will take notice of the change. Confidence also gets rid of fear instantly and provides you with the faith that you need to achieve your Why in life.

Word # 3 – Pulverize. This word is a powerful! I pulverize the enemy of fear now with my outwardly spoken words. Outwardly spoken words instantly detonate inward fear. For example, when you speak affirmations like “I am a fired up champion!” Fear runs and faith stands. Faith filled words pulverize fear! You’ve got to make a mental decision to absolutely pulverize the enemy of fear now by speaking empowering words over your life every day. Remember, your words determine your results so take the needed action to predict your own future with your words and pulverize the enemy of fear!

Word # 4 – Fighter. I’m a faith fighter for my Why. When you get serious about achieving your Why in life, you become a fighter. No, not a physical fighter, but you are willing to stand up to the enemy that is trying to stop you. Fear fights every single day to hold you back from your Why so you’ve got to learn to fight back. How? Start controlling what comes out of your mouth and into your eyes and ears. Fear is constantly feeding you through television, radio, billboards, and other forms of media. However, fear really attacks through our friends, family, and coworkers. It’s amazing how one little word of discouragement about your Why will cause you to completely give up. I believe we need to fight for our Why no matter what anything or anyone else says. Become a fighter today and stand up for your Why!

Word # 5 – Extraordinary. I’m an extraordinary champion. The only difference between being extraordinary and ordinary is that little bit of extra. Average people speak ordinary words. Ordinary people get ordinary results. Fear makes us remain ordinary in every area of life – health, decision, words, family, finances, happiness, etc. You are extraordinary! God did not make a mistake with you. You are an extraordinary champion! Remember that and go the extra mile in your life to become truly extraordinary.

Watch for Part Two of this article to find out the rest of the 17 Words to Terminate Fear NOW!

Feel free to email our team anytime at team @ lifestylefreedomclub.com. We love to hear your stories and want to know how these words have radically changed your life.

We believe in YOU Champion!

John Di Lemme

10 Life Lessons On How To Find Your Why NOW & Achieve Ultimate Success – Lesson 6 (part 3)

What’s the next step? Let me give you another million dollar tip that will catapult your belief in your Why. Here it is. Read your Why Card before going to bed and meditate on it for a few moments. Go over the day and ask yourself, “What did I do today that will assist me in the achievement of my Why?” Then ask yourself, “What can I do tomorrow to improve my daily championship action steps that will ultimately lead to the achievement of my Why?”

Write all these things down in your personal Why journal. Just like the 3×5 index card, use a simple notebook for your Why journal. A Why journal is a tool that you can keep on your night stand or near your bed. Every night, jot your answers to those two questions.

1. “What did I do today that will assist me in the achievement of my Why?”

2. “What can I do tomorrow to improve my daily championship action steps that will ultimately lead to the achievement of my Why?”

These Champion habits will pulverize old, unproductive behaviors. These habits will increase your success pace drastically! I know many of you are saying to yourself, “But, I don’t have time to read the Why Card in the morning and at night.”

Let me ask you a heart-wrenching question, “Are you committed to achieving your Why in life?” If so, then you will soon realize that the amount time you invest reading your Why Card every morning and every night will determine when and if you achieve your Why in life.

The Purpose of Problems

The number of obstacles that you face in life will lay the foundation for massive growth. One of the most important principles to understand as you build your future is that problems have a purpose. A wise man once said, “The doorway to success is camouflaged by problems.” That’s why there are challenges, obstacles and hurdles between you and your Why. That’s the reason I often say and even wrote in the introduction to this book that my stuttering disability turned into a precious gift in my life. It became the driving force behind me creating the most powerful success key – “Find Your Why.” Success is always hidden by challenges and problems. In solving them, you acquire skills that you need to be a leader.

10 Life Lessons On How To Find Your Why NOW & Achieve Ultimate Success – Lesson 6 (part 2)

The 1st Seven Minutes of Each Day

Listen up…this is your coach speaking. One of the most important daily action steps is that you read your Why Card for the first seven minutes of your day. It is of the highest importance that you spend the first seven minutes of every day reading your Why card. That’s right. When you wake up in the morning, the first thing that you MUST do is read your Why Card. It’s called the “Why Rollover.” Rollover, grab your Why card and read it! Imagine reading your Why Card the first seven minutes of your day instead of picking your cell phone up, checking your email, clicking on TV and watching everything bad that is happening in the world. Isn’t your Why more important to you than those things? Start internalizing your Why. Start meditating on it for seven minutes early in the morning when you get up. This meditation period will set your day on fire! It will add a snap to your step and a smile to your face, because you know your Why. You know why you do what you do every single day and that you will ultimately achieve your Why in life!

Write this down and say it out loud:

“I have decided that I will read my Why Card every morning for the first seven minutes of my day. I will internalize my Why and feel my heart grow full of joy, excitement, determination, and creativity every day because I know my Why!” The Last Thing Every Night

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