Saturday, March 10, 2012

Late arrivals

First day of working out was fantastic. I made it out to the lake and jogged about 3 miles, then did some yoga on the beach. I also made it through "Grinding it Out". That was the first book I've finished in years. I don't know why, but it's far easier for me t start a book and never finish it. I love finishing things through, but for some reason that has never applied to books.

I also realized yesterday that I'm late to almost everything. I showed up 10 minutes late to my accounting group project meeting. It's not fair to them for me to be late. I'm going to be 5 minutes early to everything I go to this week. That's the goal.

So, for today, my goals are read 100 pages, work out for 1 hour, and be 4 minutes early.

Oh yeah, and 1 of the new books I'm reading was a gift from my good friend Lauren.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Success is easy in the beginning

Over the past several hours, I've been thinking about where I want to take this. I still don't know, but that's part of the beauty in it. I don't have to. It's one day at a time. As long as I can find something for that day, I'm set. 

For today, I'm 75 pages in on "Grinding It Out" and think I won't have any problems making 100. It's really interesting and Ray Kroc reminds me of my grandpa. It probably helps that I'm reading on park benches as if I were on a walk with the elderly man just chatting about life. 

Now my problem is what do I do for day 2? Since it's the weekend, I'll hold off on goals pertaining to school since they aren't overly relevant. How about working out. I could always do more to be healthier. Let's go with 1 hour a day for 7 days.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Beginnings -The Project

Okay, so I don't expect everyone to understand what I'm doing or why I'm doing this. This is a project for me. I'm sharing with you because, well, I need some outside motivation. Plus, I like to share more information than anyone cares to know. :)

What I'm starting is a daily goal project. I'm going to set a new goal for myself every single day. Almost all of them will be something I feel like I should be doing, should be better at, or should not be doing. I'll try and end bad habits, start good habits, and just be better. I have to keep the goal for seven (7) days and I won't repeat them for at least a week. I'm going to make myself a healthier, stronger, and better person one goal at a time. Each day, I'll set a new goal for myself and give a record about how I've been doing on my other goals. The only exception is for two weeks from now, when I'll be out of the country. I'm still going to work on the project, but I'll be writing everything in a journal. When I get back, I'll post a summary.

So, the goal from now until the next 7 days, read 100 pages for leisure ever day. I read a book for the first time in 4 years last Monday and I completely forgot how much I love reading. I don't know how I went so long without reading, but this goal is to make sure I continue. I don't want to ever forget again.
First book! I know some of you wouldn't consider it leisure reading, but I'm weird, and I accept that.

Edit: I just realized how coincidentally awesome my first book choice was. This book is about the challenges Ray faced throughout his life and how he overcame them through hard work. It talks about the mistakes he made and what he learned from them.