For important matters we must make committed decisions and act upon them. There will be barriers, but we would work through them to attain what we decided to do. There will be terrible days and tangled messes of intangibles, but we are as resilient as we decide to be. For a declared purpose in our lives, we can be unstoppable.

If you were to decide to take an important medication each and every day, you could easily do so. It’s easy and it makes a difference that you know you need to fully commit to. If you were to decide to exercise for 30 minutes each day to improve and sustain your health, it would not be so easy to do. In fact, most fail miserably at it because they don’t fully commit. They fail by making the decision “if” they will work out each day rather than “when.”

We are more than capable to decide to act, to change our lives and to fully control our direction, but we fall to be passive if it difficult for us. It is not easier for us to simply let life happen to or for us, it is far better when you control it by making the hard and resilient decisions. None of us will be anywhere near perfect, but barriers are where we learn, grow and prosper.

Too busy, too complicated, and/or too tired are bullsh*t excuses. Outcomes attained without effort are rarely worth having at all and they often come with regret. With great purpose in life, great decisions are made and kept. Yes, where there is the will, there is the way.

By example, today will mark the #1,260th consecutive day of exercise for me, averaging well over 60 minutes per day. My only decision is when, not if. I know of a person that has run over 13,000 consecutive days and I have set my goal to follow their lead because it is possible. Someday I will quietly arrive at that impressive milestone by persisting and then continue on.

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” — Bill Bradley —

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