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Hard Choices

Life is full of hard choices. These choices are often easier to avoid than to make. I know from personal experience. I have this internal dialogue that runs something like this, "I really need to start getting some exercise." At this point, I'm somewhere in the middle of my morning commute of ninety minutes and trying to stretch a little while sitting in traffic on the Garden State Parkway. Next thought, "I really need to make that a priority, but I have a meeting today and then I'm going to need to finish another project, oh and do I have my sneakers with me?" "Alright, tomorrow. I will definitely start tomorrow."

 Substitute any decision for my example of exercise and most likely you are in the same boat. Even simple decisions, say kicking the soda habit, are hard. Everyone knows that sweetened beverages such as the popular soft drinks are bad for you. At this point in time with the ease of access to information, it's almost necessary to actively avoid the facts in order to rationalize the choice to consume them. So why don't we make the decision to stop, to change?

 I've been listening to Youtube posts recently by Brendan Burchard. Brendan has devoted his life to the study and teaching of personal development. As I was listening to one of his video's he was talking about why change is hard. He draws an analogy to change as the price of admission to a better life and the cost is made of three parts. First, uncertainty.  Second, rejection/judgment by others.  Third, struggle/hardship/difficulty.  There is no sugar coating here, but Brendan says this with excitement because going through these three parts is what causes growth. 

 Are you ready to grow, to change? Anyone else ready for the hard choices?

 Here is a link to Brendan's video:
https://youtu.be/r6awAC0zfvw


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