The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marksissons and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

What is the point of your 21-day challenge?

Last week, I kicked things off by saying it was time to make this 21-1-day challenge. Last week, I kicked things off by saying it was time to make this 21-day

challenge personal. In other words, I asked, what were you done with? What behaviors, conditions,

or trajectories were you ready to jettison to welcome a healthier, more vital life?

I think it's always critical to identify what isn't working for us at any given time.

When we're clear on what doesn't fit our intentions for our lives, we can cleanly let go and

move forward. That said, I don't believe change itself comes from negative

assessments, and I appreciated listeners' comments last week that affirmed the power of positive

language. The fact is, when you come at anything in life from a mental place of lack,

whether it's diminished self-esteem, low expectations,

small thinking, little self-worth, fearful scarcity, or poor confidence, you're setting yourself

up for a meager win, if not outright failure. In that regard, it's a question of efficacy.

If you don't see yourself as a cause worthy of investment,

if you don't believe in your inherent power,

if you hedge your bets out of cynicism or anxiety,

you're cutting off your endeavor at the knees right from the start.

And yet, it's also a matter of purpose.

We can, and need on some levels to discern what's not working, but the journey itself isn't about what's lacking. When we view these 21 days, or any day,

as a means to an end, a challenge goal, a better race time, a lower weight, a better job, a new

relationship, a healthier biomarker, no matter how good the intention we're ultimately missing

an opportunity, and maybe the central point.

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