Self-deception sometimes can be
indistinguishable from sincerity. If you are (or were ever) like me, you can trick yourself into
thinking that you want something you REALLY don’t want. Has this ever happened
to you before?
-you REALLY want to pay off debt, but you can’t
-you REALLY want to get in shape, but you can’t
-you REALLY want to
break off an unhealthy relationship, but you can’t
To top off the deception, you might even find
yourself…
-praying every day for God to HELP you
-reading books on the subject
-repeating positive affirmations each day
These are all very
helpful things, but not if one thing is missing…
WORK.
Above is a photo of my
friend, Tim Chambers, known and loved by millions across the United States as
THE SALUTING MARINE (http://thesalutingmarine.com/). I’ve been writing Tim’s
biography and have found tears filling my eyes on more than one occasion. Tim
was a Marine before he became a
United States Marine:
-As young as
8-years-old, he was the father-figure for his platoon of 5 siblings: feeding,
them, entertaining them, putting them to bed, getting them to school and back
- At 9 he took on his
mother’s abusive boyfriend, smashing the teeth out of his head
-He inspired his high
school football team & marching band to make state after an embarrassing
losing streak that had lasted more than a decade
-He was named the most
physically fit in basic training even though he had pneumonia and had to be
held back for two weeks
And on the morning of September
11, 2001, Tim was walking up the hill from the Pentagon to meet his First Sgt.
when a plane flew low over his head and crashed into the Pentagon. They ordered
Tim home.
But
Tim wouldn’t go. Exasperated, the
Pentagon let Tim stay, and he carried bodies out of the wreckage for 3 days before going home.
Many people will read
Tim’s biography and say “Yes, that’s what I want to be” but not find the faith
or mindset or actual strength to follow through. You see, Tim couldn’t go, because
he had spent his entire life being a Marine.
What’s really happening
deep inside each of us when we set goals that we break is that we have
predetermined HOW LONG WE THINK it will take for us to complete our
transformations, and our
psyches determine the MINIMUM EFFORT it believes is required for each phase
along the way. Which means that we are NEVER in a present-moment frame of
mind to be 100% committed to...
-believe in the utmost importance of our cause
-reframe our thoughts to support our cause
-cease and desist all
negative behavior we are seeking to change
Here’s a great way to get
started…
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