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Did You Make Progress?

December 11, 2013
Carousel of Progress

Photo Courtesy of Christian Lambert.

2013 is just about to wrap up in a few weeks. I think it was a most excellent year full of some life accomplishments that I am thrilled to have brought to fruition with help of many others.  Now, my question to you is, did you make progress?

Making progress isn’t about completing a goal.  Taking a few steps toward a goal, a want, a dream or desire is making progress.  Two steps forward and one back is still a step ahead of the game.  Don’t be afraid of the one back.  The one back isn’t a failure; just a course correction.

Change is going to happen all the time whether you want it to or not.  Progress, on the other hand, is something you have to work towards.  I hope you made progress this year and are ready to do amazing things next year.

What kind of progress did you make in 2013?

 

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Resolve to Quit

October 23, 2013

New Year New MeIt may seem early to you that I am already talking about resolutions.  However, right now is the time you should be setting your goals for at least the first three months of 2014 and have a pretty good idea of what your major goals are for the year.

That being said I think it is time a lot of people give up a big habit.  It isn’t smoking or dieting.  I believe it is time to give up the resolutions and move on to creating breakthroughs and goals. You have heard but it’s time to really start setting goals and letting the resolutions fall by the wayside.

Studies show that 88% of people drop their resolutions by the end of January.  These big plans we have for ourselves and they only survive for four weeks?  I think there is something going on here.  That something is no real plan or target.

In order to succeed at something you have to have a specific measurable goal to shoot for.  Zig Ziglar said it best when he talked about the best archer in the world can’t hit the target blind folded.  In order to accomplish anything you have to know exactly what you are trying to accomplish.  Once you get this anything is truly possible!

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100 Things

July 17, 2013
Moe the Sloth

Jennifer feeding Moe the Sloth at Cincinnati Zoo.

In episode four of “This Is Your Life” Michael Hyatt talks about giving out legal pads and having his family right down 100 things they would like to do in their life.  He called it a goal list or dream list (as he says, this was before he knew of the term bucket list – I like dream list better).

I think everyone needs to make one of these and push yourself to 100 as he suggests.  Why?  You will be amazed at the results you can have just by putting pen to paper.  Share them with your family and strive to accomplish everything on it.

One of the big list items for my wife was meeting a sloth.  Thanks to Allison Gibbs and Kate Olukalns at the Cincinnati Zoo she was able to mark this off last month.  We were also able to walk in New York City which was something both of us had wanted to do for some time.

Moe and Kate

Moe with pal Kate Olukalns.

Nothing is to wild and crazy for the list and don’t leave anything off. From eating at a specific restaurant to traveling the world, anything you want to do should be on the list. You never know when you can make it happen or someone makes it happen for you.

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What do you want to be remembered for?

April 3, 2013
Remembered

Photo courtesy of James Lee.

I once heard you never really die until you are no longer remembered.  This begs the question: What do you want to be remembered for?

Take several minutes and think hard about this question.  Are you currently living in a manner you want people to remember you for?  Are you living in a way where you will be remembered at all?  These are some tough questions to answer but once you have the answers you can begin to develop the legacy you so desire.

 

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Book Review: 100 Days of a New Year by Jennifer Tankersley

January 7, 2013

100 Days of a New YearJennifer has once again provided an excellent resource to those who want to stay on track and stay motivated for the first 100 days of the year.  In her most recent edition, Jennifer takes you day by day from January 1-April 23.

This edition is setup like the other two that I have written reviews about.  It comes with 75 downloadable planning pages to help you stay on track.  You are provided with an activity each day to help navigate and organize your life (except for Saturday – that’s catch up day!).

The book is in PDF format which allows you to read on your computer, tablet, or print it out and put into a three ring binder as recommended.

What I enjoy most in each release are the different activities.  Many times they are things that you have thought of but put off or activities which give you that “I haven’t thought of that” a-ha moment.  A new version comes out each year and I do like going through and seeing what is new.

You can purchase this ebook directly from ListPlanIt for five dollars.

*Note: I received a copy of this book at no charge in exchange for my honest review.*
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Make Goals Instead of Resolutions

January 2, 2013

Resolutions vs GoalsIt is time for everyone to start their resolutions but I urge you: DON’T! Why? Well, how many times have you or a family member made a New Year’s Resolution and come February (or a week later) you have already forgotten about it or dropped it? Exactly. That is why I urge you to make New Year’s Goals instead.

The difference between the two is simple.  A resolution is when you say you are going to do something to change your life and that is about as far as it goes.  A goal is something you write down along with the steps it will take to accomplish the goal and with a time frame on finishing it.  The process of goal setting allows you to make small steps over a period of time rather than looking at the big thing you want and thinking it is to big to even mess with (it is the whole ‘How do you eat an elephant?’ thing).

Want to lose weight?  Get out of debt?  Spend more time with family?  Simply set up your goals the SMART way (first published by Paul J. Meyer):

  1. Specific – Instead of “I want to lose weight” change it to “I want to lose 20 pounds.”
  2. Measurable – You have to be able to measure the goal (it is three weeks in, how much weight have you lost).
  3. Attainable – Your goal must be something that is reasonable.  Something within your life that can be reached.
  4. Relevant – Your goal needs to be something that matters even if only to yourself.  If you don’t care if you stop eating junk then your goal is not relevant.
  5. Time Bound – You have to have a time frame around it.  Maybe it is a six month time and maybe it is five years but you must have a time set.

Let us all go out and make 2013 the best we can!

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Final Post: The DDPYoga Journey

April 1, 2012

DDPYoga LogoSo yesterday marked the end of my blog series about DDPYoga and I wanted to write one more recap about the journey. What a better day to write about a wrestler than WrestleMania Sunday, huh?

I started doing the DDPYoga on January 5 and did it every single day for almost two months.  I then decided to cut back from there and take a rest.  Over the course of this time I have become much more limber and stretched which allows more movement in my arms and legs without hurt.  I dropped about 15 pounds and have managed to retain the loss over the period which is a great accomplishment for me.  I can lose weight easily but keeping it off has always been another matter and I am proud to say that I was able to do so with this program.

I got the opportunity to speak with Dallas Page about the program and hear is thoughts and motivation thanks to Bambi who set it up for me.  It was great to speak with him if only for a few minutes because I could tell that he really cared about his program and what it did for people.  You see so many infomercials with the people wanting to make a buck and run and you don’t get that feeling from DDP.  He truly cares about your results – he lives and believes his program works.

Though the series is over I may write to occasional article as things come up but until then keep up your journey.  If you fall, get back up.  When you feel like you have failed keep going so you can fail again because one day you’ll notice you are at the top!

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Day 68

March 12, 2012

Today was day 68 of my three month start.  I took the last week off to relax and get rid of some of the soreness that I have gotten from doing this everyday for almost two months.  Whew!  I restarted today with Red Hot Core and was able to do it so much easier than doing day after day.  I am now going to do a Monday – Wednesday – Friday schedule and see how that goes.

I will admit after taking a week off I can tell a huge difference in my body.  My muscles are stiff, I am not nearly as flexible and I started getting some stomach pains back that I had before (these were from lack of exercise and one of my motivators to do something – they are telling me to start doing them again).  It is going to feel good to recommit and get back into the swing of things.

I only have about two weeks left in this blog series but will do periodic updates when it hits me.  I hope you have enjoyed my journey so far and here we go into the final stretch!

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Day 54 – Red Hot Core

February 27, 2012

Day 54 I did Red Hot Core again.  This is the one I do most often as it is quick and can fit into my schedule easily.  It also focuses on the area I want to do the most work on.  It is not the easiest of the series to do by any means.  You will walk away sore after doing this one.

Yesterday was the first time I have missed doing DDPYoga in 53 days.  I have to admit it felt good to take a little break but it felt even better to come straight in from work and start again.  I did get a workout yesterday walking about 30 flights of steps and a couple of blocks so I won’t say I took the day off – I just did a different workout.

As for my weight, well, it seems that both of the scales we have in the house are not quite accurate so I am not sure where I am at this point.  I know where I started and am going to weigh myself on an accurate scale as soon as I have the chance.  I can say that say based on my belt that I have lost weight and I have gained muscle in my arms and legs.

I aim to write at least once a week for the next four weeks about DDPYoga and then it will be on an occasion from there.  It has been fun doing this series and we have one more month to go!

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30 Days

February 15, 2012

30 Days with Morgan SpurlockIt is often said it takes 21 says to form or break a habit. I am not sure how true this is but that is about right for me. If I keep doing something each day somewhere between 21-30 days it starts being routine. Many people want to start or stop habits but think it will be hard or take a lot of time. It may very well be hard if you are curbing an addiction or trying to exercise daily when you have never done it in your life but you have to start the journey.

Morgan Spurlock did his show “30 Days” where he placed himself or another willing participant in a situation for, you guessed it, 30 days.  There were 18 episodes in the original run from 2005-2008 (source: IMDB).  If memory serves, those 30 days were always an eye opener for the participant and those around them and many good things seem to come out of the days they spent together.

Imagine if you looked within yourself and decided to do one thing you always wanted to do and committed to doing it for 30 days.  Would it change your life?  Better yet, would it hurt you in any way?  I ask the hurt question because if the answer is a resounding ‘no’ that it wouldn’t hurt and you could commit the time for a 30 day span then why not try it?

This article was completely inspired by a TEDTalk I ran across a few days ago that was given in 2011 by Matt Cutts.  It is only 3 1/2 minutes and I encourage you to give it a brief watch and see if it inspires you to try something new for just 30 days.


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