5 Decisions to Shred Fear Out of Your Life

I have personally witnessed thousands of people worldwide imprisoned by fear.? They are trapped behind the bars of not being worthy of success and shackled to their past mistakes. Are you one of those prisoners? ?Have you been wrongly convicted and given a life sentence by the enemy of fear?? It??s time for you to break free!? How can you possibly break through the bondage that has kept you chained down and unable to move forward in years?? Make a decision.? That??s right.? You must make the decision that you will no longer be a slave to fear.

The original Hebrew root of the word ??decision?? means to cut off and get rid of.? It??s done. It??s finished.? No more. It??s decision time!? Take a deep breath and get ready to change your life with these five decisions that will shred fear out of your life.

Decision #1: Make the Shift

In the movie, ??Facing the Giants??, the coach cares enough about one of his players to get in his face and confront him about his fear. He sees that the player has the gift of leadership, but is wasting it.? The coach pushes the player and makes him go to a level where he??s never been.? He??s got to see beyond where he??s been by doing something that he??s never done.? At that point, the shift happens??the shift from the past to the present??from where he??s been to where he wants to go now.

A shift gets developed when you??re focused.? Lack of focus will kill your dreams! When you make that shift and get laser-focused, it??s guaranteed that you will achieve your goals and dreams.? Unfortunately, the biggest distractions in our lives that cause us to lose focus are other people.? These people don??t believe in you or your dream.? They are insecure dream stealers that won??t take the action for that shift in life to happen.? There??s only one thing to do when you are surrounded by these types of people??get away!? If they are family or close friends, then it??s time to love them, leave them and show them.? Let them know that you love them but you have to take time for yourself to achieve your dreams and then your action that you show them in pursuit of your goals and dreams will greatly change how they see you.? What happens next?? The shift!

Decision #2: Take Ownership of Your Why

One of the top things that you must do to get fear out of your life is take ownership of your Why, which is your ultimate purpose. It??s the reason you get out of bed every day.? When you take ownership of your Why, you own it no matter what happens, no matter what occurs each and every day. It??s your Why and nobody can take that from you!? Your Why is the insurance that backs up your goals and dreams. There??s no way that you can give up on your daily quest to achieve your goals and dreams if have taken full ownership of your Why.

You have to protect your Why, because it??s yours and you own it.? If someone walked into your home and started taking your valuables, I have no doubt that you would stop them, because it??s your stuff!? You own it!? However, why do most people allow the naysayers to steal your Why on a daily basis?? It??s simple.? They haven??t taken true ownership of their Why in life.? You have to fight for your Why like you would fight for your belongings. If you have someone in your life trying to take your Why away from you, the get rid of them.? Like I said before, love them, leave them and show them.? It??s your Why so take some action to protect it!

Decision #3: Make Your Pledge

A pledge is a declaration, a solemn vow.? ? It??s your responsibility to make a pledge to yourself and your Why to be the very best that you can get every single day.? When you make a declaration to yourself and everyone around you that you will not give up on your Why, fear will flee!? There??s no room for fear if you are truly committed to your Why!

That??s right.? I said a commitment! Your pledge is a formal commitment.? It doesn??t waiver or falter during the tough times.? Your pledge causes you to lead by example with your attitude, words, ethics, and values.? Your pledge is the driving force behind your Why.? It pushes you and serves as a constant reminder about your commitment.

With the confrontation and resistance that constantly bombard us in society, your pledge will be challenged.? You will be pressured to give up, because the world says that your pledge is not realistic. What do you do? When you get pushed, push back hard and speak your Why in the face of the enemy.? You have made pledge, a vow, to your Why and you must refuse to let anyone cause you to doubt it.? Remember, you??ve made the shift in your life to go to the next level, you??ve taken ownership of your Why, and now your pledge to your Why is in place.? So, what??s next?

Decision #4: Build Your Mastermind Team

Your mastermind team is your support system.? They empower you to prosper in every area of your life no matter what obstacles stand in your way or the adversity that you face. Now, close your eyes and visualize who is on your mastermind team.? Does that image make you smile or does it cause you to realize why you are failing in various areas of your life?

If the people on your mastermind team do not add value you to your life and encourage you to go after your dreams, then it??s time for a change.? An unmotivated, discouraging mastermind team will ruin your chances of ever achieving your ultimate Why in life.? These types of people are selfish and their motives are very different than yours. Fear will constantly consume you if you continue to allow these people to negatively affect your life.

What if you have no one in your closest circle of influence that you would ask to be on your mastermind team? Well, it??s time for you to venture outside of that circle and meet some new people that have similar goals and dreams. The Lifestyle Freedom Club is the #1 success and motivation club in the world, and the members are motivated champions just like you!? Check out this amazing place to build your mastermind team at www.LifestyleFreedomClub.com.? No fear exists in this club!

Decision #5: Create a Solid Foundation

When a house is built, a lot of time is spent laying the foundation.? If the foundation is not solid, then the house will eventually crumble.? Similarly, you cannot achieve your Why in life without a solid foundation of commitment.? Your Why will fall apart and become unachievable if you are not seriously committed.

Imagine your commitment as the foundation of your Why house.? The windows are your daily action steps, the walls are your habits, the roof consists of your mastermind team, and so on.? Do you realize how easily this entire structure will fail if your commitment is shaky?? It might be stable for a while but it will eventually fall down around you.

You also strengthen your foundation by continuing to grow your roots deeper and deeper.? Your roots are developed by immersing yourself in personal development ? listening to motivational CDs, reading inspirational books, etc.? Your belief in yourself and your ability to achieve your Why will skyrocket when you create that daily habit of learning.? As your belief builds, your roots grow and your foundation becomes more solid.

I??m often asked if it??s okay to take some time off.? When you stop your daily success habits and take a break from your personal development, cracks will start to develop in your foundation.? Even the slightest little crack will allow the weed of fear to sprout through and endanger your Why.? If you are truly committed to the achievement of your Why in life, then you should absolutely no desire to take a break from your success journey.

Now, let??s recap??

Decision #1: Make the Shift

Decision #2: Take Ownership of Your Why

Decision #3: Make Your Pledge

Decision #4: Build Your Mastermind Team

Decision #5: Create a Solid Foundation

Now, it??s your turn!? Take action today and make these five decisions to get rid of the fear that is haunting you and preventing you from going forward in life.? Don??t let the enemy of fear win.? You are a Champion and you can defeat fear!

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Many champions that disconnect themselves from the critics find themselves entering into a lonely, isolation zone. This is normal. It’s just part of the “friend exchange” that goes with your new life. You must be determined to surround yourself with other Champions that believe in you and want you to succeed. These people are your mastermind team. Your mastermind team should consist of people that will walk with you on your path to success. They are people that will encourage you as you face challenges that threaten the ultimate achievement of your Why. Do you have a Mastermind Team? Let’s see.

Now, cross off those people that are hindering and holding back your success. These are the critics that simply
can’t understand your music (your Why). They refuse to believe that you can and will do better things with your life. Don’t be surprised if you are left with only one or zero people out of those five. I’ve seen so many people give up on their dreams and the achievement of their Why, because they simply didn’t have a Mastermind Team to support them.

The Lifestyle Freedom Club

It’s very frustrating for me to see Champions fail because of their everyday associations with naysayers. That’s why I along with my team decided to take action and create the Lifestyle Freedom Club. This is the #1 fastest growing success and motivation club in the world full of other Champions just like you. I believe this club is a MUST for dream builders. Why? As I said before, it is very hard to achieve your Why by yourself. You need a support system, and someone that believes in you. Start building your mastermind team today by visiting www.LifestyleFreedomClub.com. Find out how you can build your own mastermind team of Champions!

By changing your actions in life, you will change your results. By changing your results, you will notice that the quality of your life improves. This all happens, because you took the time and effort to find and ultimately achieve your Why in life.

10 Life Lessons On How To Find Your Why NOW & Achieve Ultimate Success – Lesson 7 (part 1)

The Growing Why

Your Why is a burning desire. It is the driving force that makes you achieve your ultimate goals. As your life progresses and your horizons expand, your Why will also naturally progress. Here’s an important principle: Your Why expands as you grow.

With your Why growing and expanding, it is very likely you will notice more changes in your life. All of the sudden, you change your habits and you are more interested in investing more time in your personal development. Personal development is the key to advancing yourself mentally, physically and socially in order to achieve your Why.

The Power of Other People

As your Why expands and becomes more developed, you will find yourself growing past some old friends and your current lifestyle. Just visualize adding a drop of water to a glass everyday. Soon the glass will overflow, and you will need a bigger glass. It’s the same with your Why. You will out grow the everyday normalcy. Your Why will start spilling over into every part of your life, and you will start to reach for bigger and better things. It may be painful or difficult, but creating change in your life always provokes change in your friends. It often takes courage and resolve to make those changes especially when it means that you must leave behind people that you have known all of your life. Many times, those same people just fall away when they see the new you. However it happens, change will always bring new friends and lose some old ones.

One of the principles in Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” is to let great people shape your life. That principle will always carry us away from people who are not great and will only keep us from achieving our Why. It is very likely that you will decide to just stop associating with certain people in your life. Some people have the unfortunate power to disconnect us from achieving our Why; therefore, we must make the decision to stop allowing those people to steal our dreams.

An accomplished and successful musician once said, “Critics are only remembered for what they failed to understand.” Don’t allow the critics in your life to kill your dream. Too many people have lost their dreams, because they have surrendered to the challenges that life threw at them. Those same challenges are often thrown by people that don’t understand and simply can’t hear the music in their own heart.

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Just as the butterfly must struggle to shed its cocoon, we all have to struggle to climb out of failure and into success. In fighting its way out of the cocoon, the butterfly develops muscles that it will need to fly. I once heard a man describe trying to help a butterfly get free of its cocoon. He took a knife and cut the cocoon away. The butterfly came out, but then died right before his eyes! That butterfly needed – and we all need – the struggle to achieve. The great Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once said, “Even biology teaches us that habitual well-being is not favorable to life.” We all need to struggle our way into success. Striving to succeed will always be part of achieving your Why. When we don’t have struggles or obstacles to overcome, we become complacent, lazy and passive.

My coaching student that wrote the Why statement that you read earlier certainly understands that. That’s the reason that she began her Why by saying, “The reason why I am dealing with all the challenges. . . ” She didn’t flinch at the possibility of obstacles. She embraced them. Just settle it in your mind that you will have challenges, you will have obstacles and you will have hurdles—no question about it!

That same champion student also uses the words, “I actually see…” This is a critically important key in the process of overcoming the problems. You must SEE yourself successful, and you must SEE yourself achieving your Why. That’s why many successful sports trainers make their students visualize the golf ball rolling into the cup, the basketball swooshing the net, the arrow hitting the core of the target, etc. If you see it, you can do it. If you can’t see yourself (visualize) achieving your Why, then your belief in your Why is not strong enough. The discovery of your Why is a great milestone in your life. You will change, and you will improve yourself. Your interests will change, and you will expand. You will enjoy life even more than you already do. In order for this to happen, you must invest in yourself, face the problems and see yourself achieving your Why.

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.

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