Hey guys, welcome to Episode 6 of the Freedom Seekers Podcast!

As we move into a new year, I encourage you to ask yourself…

Am I avoiding what’s hard in life & always taking the easy path?

This can show up in your relationships, fitness, business, your parenting, etc & it can permeate all areas of your life. And we are all guilty of choosing the easy route sometimes.

But I think the even more important question to ask yourself is, do I choose the hard, more fulfilling & better choices more often…or do I choose the easy, lazy non productive choices more often?

We are all humans, we are not machines or robots that can perform perfectly with no flaws day in and day out.

However, if you have big goals you want to hit, or you want to change something about your current situation (whether that be financially, your physical body, your relationships, etc)…you’re going to have to do the hard things and put in the work consistently over a period of time.

You can’t expect to always pick the easy and comfortable choices, & still get the results you’re looking for.

I love the saying “the results you want are found in the work you’re avoiding”. It’s very true. Many of us avoid hard work.

Enthusiasm is common but endurance is rare.

Lots of people can start something new & get excited about it for a while, but very few actually have the endurance to follow through and execute long term.

As humans we naturally crave comfort and will revert back to that unless we consciously make the decision every day to go against that wiring in our brains, and force ourselves to do the hard things.

Our reptilian brain holds us back because it wants to keep us safe and comfortable. When we are trying to do things that make us uncomfortable or are outside our comfort zone, our brain tries to stop us.

I also recognize that we live in a society of instant gratification. We want things NOW and if it takes too long, we get disinterested or we think it’s not working.

This type of mentality is detrimental when it comes to achieving your goals. It is imperative that you play the long game and reach for long term results.

I also love the expression “pay now or pay later”.

To me what this means is, make the easy decision now and pay later. Or make the harder choices now (aka pay now) and then reap the rewards later.

Ultimately the decisions we make daily are what add up and create the outcomes of our lives.

As miniscule as those daily choices can seem…they are what will determine if you hit your goals and create the life of your dreams, or if you continue to do the same thing year after year.

“If it’s to be it’s up to me!”

Let’s make 2021 your best year yet!!