Today as I was riding the bus it was impossible not to hear a very loud cell phone conversation. “Shut up” was the angry reply to whatever was being discussed.

Then it hit me. Why try and continue the conversation? Why not just hang up. To continue talking was actually to deny that no real conversation was possible – at least for this moment.

Suddenly I realized that we all have a measure of denial in some area of our lives. After all, it is so much easier to ignore something than to confront it right?

The only way a situation or a habit will stop hindering your life is when you face it and deal with it.

For example:

• You may have one (or more) friend who is sucking the life from you. Every time this person calls the conversation is full of negative words and complaints. Yet you don’t want to hurt them, so you put up with it.
  
  After hanging up you spend the next hour or so trying to get your mind back on the positive track so you can regain that expectancy and enthusiasm you had at the beginning of the day.
  
  
• You may have a habit in your life that you really don’t want to change, but you know you need to. But you try to deny that this habit is damaging to your health, well being and success.

The question for today is: Do you REALLY want to achieve success in your life?

Determined action:
You can only act with determination once you have made a definite decision.

Have you made a definite decision to pursue your why (your life passion and dreams) whatever it may cost you?

Relentless action:
To be relentless, you need to keep your vision in front of you every day. You can do that by creating a vision board.

Our brains think in pictures first and then translates those images into words. A vision board allows your mind to keep your vision clear and concise.

Relentless means you will always be pushing onwards and upwards towards your dreams. You will never give up.

A vision board will keep your vision in front of you so you will always be motivated to continue no matter how difficult or hard life may get.

Ruthless action:

• You have made a decision to pursue your dream.
• You have decided that nothing will stop you.

Whatever (or whoever) is stealing or hindering your dream has to be deleted from your life. This does not mean we need to become selfish in our pursuit of our goals and life passion.

But it does mean that you cannot allow anyone to infect you with their negative words and attitudes. These attitudes are destroying them, and they will destroy you too if you allow it.

You will be your own toughest coach which means you will not allow yourself to stay in denial on any issue. You will demand of yourself that you face your habit or situation, deal with it and change it (or delete it from your life).

Denial will not fix anything in yours and my life. It takes determined, relentless and ruthless action to:

Face it – deal with it and change or delete it. Then victory will be yours!

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