Dare...Boldly 2011: "No Surrender!" T-102 Determined

a lesson in learning how to think today: In my conversations with Carlos DeJesus today.

I am Determined!

It is set in the mind to go forward unwavering without fear, doubt, or discouragement.

I won’t Surrender!  I can’t Surrender!  Surrender is not part of my vocabulary.

 

Surrender:  to give (oneself) up to some influence, course, emotion, etc.:

to give up, abandon, or relinquish (comfort, hope, etc.).

 

Determined:

de-ter (de tur) , to frighten: see TERROR to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc.

mind --set one's mind on to be determined on or determinedly desirous of

de-ter-mined (-mnd) adj.    1 having one's mind made up; decided; resolved   2 resolute; unwavering --de-termined-ly adv.  --de-termined-ness n.

of unwavering mind; resolute; firm 

             

Is to be determined to be the opposite of being deterred?

Yes,  but look at the word deter

de-ter (de tur) , to frighten: see TERROR to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc.

It means,(to me) to go forward without fear, terror, doubt or discouragement- which can distract ( and rob) from the set goal- very important.

To NOT be deterred!  is to be full of belief and faith.

Yes, and look at where we are to make that choice- in the mind. Having a mind that will not be deterred!

 

"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind"

I realize this is the day, because I no longer feel afraid!

 

Pretty powerful stuff.

Dare...Boldly 2011: "No Surrender!" T-103 Commitment

Commitment - DOING the thing you said you would do long after the MOOD to do it has passed

That is transformation.
yesterday was cardio and abs.
Today, muscle C.
I press on daily.
I remain focused.
I remain determined.

Seems like I should run away
‘Cause life has hitten me in the face
Hey, hey, but I’m here
And I’ll never surrender to fear
Retreating, be defeated no way
‘Cause I can’t, I can’t.
I’m stronger, I’m a fighter!
But I’m so focused and I’m so driven
I gotta make the best out of this life for living
Can't be the winner if I surrender,
I won’t surrender, I can’t surrender.
I realize this is the day
‘Cause I no longer feel afraid
I can fight through the pain
‘Cause I know something's gonna change
I see the haters standing around
So I know I gotta make a count
Get ready for war, I’m standing my ground
No matter the score, I’ll never back down

Seems like I should run away
‘Cause life has hitten me in the face

Not today, not today.

No Surrender!

Dare...Boldly 2011: "No Surrender!" T-106

Dare…Boldly 2011: “No Surrender!” T- 106

In 106 days I will be flying out to Australia to meet my good friend, Sharon.  It is my goal to be in the best shape of my life on that day. 

But this mission will not come by way of only a physique transformation.  It will entail all of me: mind, soul, body.

Any true transformation does not come by way of just the physical.  It all starts in the mind. 

What we think, we speak.  What we speak, we believe.  What we believe, we become.

And this works both ways, positively and negatively.  I can testify on both sides.  I have done both.  Believe me, the positive results are much better and worth the effort and so much more rewarding!

So this mission is all about doing just that – thinking, speaking, believing and being.  I will not Surrender to the negative way of thinking that I have been so accustomed to most of my life.  The past year I have been thinking, speaking, believing for this trip to Australia to be a reality. And it is.  Tickets are purchased, Passport is in hand.

Now I will use the same thinking, speaking, believing to achieve my physique goals and Be that person I see in my mind. 

 

It’s time to rev up the Engine!

 

Workout done.  meals eaten.