WOW! It's a brand new day and I am totally excited!!!!! I realize my attitude determines my success and victories. I have to enter my day with a mindset of overcoming and victory. I am determined to accomplish all of my goals and dreams. I can not sit back and expect something to happen, I must have a mindset to make it happen. If I want better health, I can't just pray about it, I must be about it. You know, I realize that I can't experience victory on the losing team or losing side. So, what do you do if everything around you is failing? The answer: Make a change. Now, change is good, but it's not always easy. How do you walk away from toxic friendships that have been apart of your life for years? How do you improve a failing marriage to a winning marriage? How do you leave a job of depression when you have bills and responsibilities? First, you make a decision that God's final outcome for your life is to win. Second, you allow the word of God to be a basis for the decisions that you make. Third make a decision to release fear at all cost and commit to a winning life. Fourth, take time to read, study and devote your mind to learning how to excel and succeed. Many people are so lazy in the learning process. I have read more books this year than in my entire life. Why, because I desperately wanted to change my mind, my way of thinking, living and talking. I wanted a better life of inner peace and joy. I so desperately wanted fruitful relationships and a new life. So, I read two to three hours a day and I applied what I learn on a consistent basis. Yes, I experience resistance in my mind and spirit, because that old stubborn, arrogant, not wanting to change or thinking I'm right mentality is being busted up with the truth and new results. I'm using new material o force out that old outdated way of thinking. Hey, get rid of that clunk in your mind. When you began to change your mindset, it will feel like you are eating the worst vegetable in the world. But you know, if you keep doing it it becomes easier. We went on mental boot camp!!! WHEW, I'm loving it now. If you're not getting results, do you think you need to hold on to it? Guess what, I'm getting new results and I am happy! Sometimes I have to make myself read the word of God or a life changing book and literally have a war with my mind and say, you will do this. You will operate in love even when you want to slap somebody :). Mind, you will not spend money on fast food, even when it's 10 pm at night and my stomach wants the soft taco. Well, your old mind will say, it's only a dollar but guess what, it's not about the dollar, it's about feeding my mind and body healthy food. As you become diligent, it will become easier as second nature. Things will change when you change. For so long, I spent energy trying to change people. I would wake up with a mission to get them to do things my way. Ohhhhh, how I tried, LOL. Well, it didn't work! What happened for me? I spent 4 years studying psychology and counseling in college. That was my major, so I decided to become my own client and get to working on my mind. Also, when I began to change on the inside, grow in love, obedience, trust and faithfulness, people began to respond to me different. Now, there were some people I had to let go of in this season, but it was all in love. I realize that in order to fly, I can not be weighted down by the smuck of life. I make a decision to have a winning conversation. I talk victory and success. If I have a friend or client that calls with a problem, I'll listen for a minute and then my response is, what can we do so that you can have victory. I specialize in solutions, not problems. From my personal experience, constant complaining only leads to one conclusion. That conclusion is that you do not want to accept the blame and responsibility for the situation. Yeah, it might not all be your fault, but what part did you play? Change is not only doing things differently, but really taking an introspective look to see how you need to eliminate certain bad habits, negative looks, tones, words, arrogant attitude, etc. Change is about checking yourself, not anyone else, before you wreck yourself. (Had to have a flashback from the 80's) Notice, we only complain about things that we really have the power to change. I don't hear anyone arguing with God as to why the sky is blue and not purple? Or complaining that ran is clear and not baby blue? But, we will argue about our jobs, relationships and things within our control. Make a decision to live a winning life by committing to changing, growing, reading and studying on the successful qualities you should have. I met a couple, a good friend actually, that was in the process of divorce and now their marriage is restored. I said how in the WORLD did that happened? I said, last I talked to you, your bags were packed, you were out the door and nothing and no one could change your mind. I mean she was defiantly determined, she was leaving. She said, I heard a word on change, I committed to change, studied on being a great wife and when I changed, he changed. I said WOW! I was amazed, you would have to know this couple to really understand the dynamics :) But there is nothing to hard for God if we just lay down pride and commit to humbleness. I learned from my own experience of "not budging." I could blog on countless stories of how I was determined not to change to only realize that I was the common denominator in all of my problems. I guess that's a start. To realize that all your problems have one thing in common, and that's you. Yep, now I live a life of metamorphosis. I realized anything is possible if you only make a decision to change. Guess what we can't do it alone. Thank God for the grace and will to do what is necessary to succeed.
I'm committed to a winning life always and I'm glad we are on the same team!
Latisha
