~ August 1 - August 31 ~
After enduring frequent times of turbulence in this year, I've decided my biggest issue is the doing part. It's time to embark upon another month in disciplined inner work.
Work is love made visible. —Kahlil Gibran
No wind favors he who has no destined port. —Montaigne
Well done is better than well said. —Benjamin Franklin
The best way to predict the future is to create it. - Peter Drucker
A Servant’s Mission: Making learning and doing a discipline that is instinctual. No more putting off self-knowledge. I have to know myself and know myself well. My mission is to be a better active servant. To my wife, to my employer, family, church, God and I. Become selfless and move forward with less talk but more doing.
In the past I’ve lacked direction and motivation to move my feet, now it’s time to put my money where my mouth is and move. Study, learn, move forward. Maybe even keep a spreadsheet to track how many hours I put into actual applied learning. That might help motivate me to stick with it.
- Study 30-45 minutes of HTML5 CSS3 a day
- Study “Four Seasons of Marriage” 15 minutes a day implement into marriage.
- Give up Facebook games for a month.
- Give up surfing the web constantly for fluff news.
- 10-25 push/sit ups a day
- Shower/bathe/shave every day
- Give my wife a brief massage daily
- Meditate every day.
- Learn a new vocabulary word every day.
- Journal my progress daily here.
- Read for an hour a day on a subject that interests me.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/30-days-to-success/
Log:
08/01 - Stayed away from Facebook all weekend for a first. Wow!
08/02 - Did a little more today, hope I can remember to meditate before bed.
08/03 - Had my first off day, I was so tired and drained I couldn't do much here. Finished Four Seasons, so I might start it over to remember what I read. Doing my best to maintain a positive and proactive attitude but have started to slide back into old habbits.
08/03 - Had my first off day, I was so tired and drained I couldn't do much here. Finished Four Seasons, so I might start it over to remember what I read. Doing my best to maintain a positive and proactive attitude but have started to slide back into old habbits.
08/04 - Meet with doctor about ingrown toenail. Decided to wait until after my half-marathon race Sept. 4 to get my toenail situation sorted out.
08/05 - Packed for camping weekend getaway to Idyllwild. A little stressed and overworked, but am trying to remain positive.
08/06 - Relaxing to be outdoors staring at the stars. I felt at peace with myself and worked on relaxation.
08/07 - 6 mile roundtrip hike of Tahquitz peak was challenging but my wife and I made it. Felt great to unwind and not think about work. Smores by the campfire made the night with friends.
08/08 - Tired from the camping trip, I crashed pretty early once I got home.
08/09 - Focusing on career moves, I made important choices today. Signed up for a conference with web gurus Nov.1-2, made my choice of what school to pursue my continuing education for my career spring of 2011. I have immediate plans to start a class this Fall to get back into learning.
08/10 - Wrote a Letter of Intent to the school I'm applying for. Next step will be to rewrite/update my Resume. Ran 5 miles at a record 48:03 finish time. WOW! Almost beat the fastest runner, but my right leg went completely numb with pins & needles. Practiced empathy with my wife over a heartfelt talk, but felt overwhelmed by the added responsibilities to keeping the marriage alive. Anxiety kept me from sleep and I felt a panic attack with my heart racing at the speed of sound... but I just hope I can follow through with the self-growth and not fail this time. I'm just really overwhelmed with the added responsibility demanded of me at work and my marriage, I'm trying to survive and hang on.
08/11 - Chatted with representative with another temp online schooling today and made plans to take a course this fall. I feel like I'm taking charge of my life and am growing with confidence as I've been working hard at re-prioritizing my life for the future. My daily physical goals haven't been top priority, so I haven't been able to do everything I wanted to do, but breathing and prayer meditations is helping my stress levels.
08/12 - Irritable today, felt overwhelmed but tried to keep my stress and exhaustion balanced and under control.
08/13 - Irritable and tired, but trying to keep cool and plan dates for the future. Been reading too much news I think lately, because my outlook on our country's future social and economical has seemed bleak. Wish I could do something to feel more upbeat and not so overwhelmed with responsibilities.
08/14 - Great day today. Went to a local brewery that I've been bugging my wife to go to a while. I did my best to be upbeat and positive, but it was hard to handle criticism.
08/15 - Unfortunately today I had enough and told my wife I was tired of the criticism. I felt I had to take a stand or I'll keep the same reprieve I've been receiving.
08/16 - Feeling more hopeful at work. Decided on the class to take this fall and more optimistic about the future. Have been forgetting to do a few things on this list, but I'm still glad I've steered away from Facebook. I can't believe what a time drain it was. Now I have so much free time to concentrate on my job and my career ambitions.
08/17 - Really been a busy week. Every night feels like I'm busy doing something social. It's good for me to get more, but I feel like I haven't been able to be proactive in responsibility.
08/18 - Double date night last night minute with my friend from high school. It was nice to catch up and we didn't seem to stop talking for hours. Thankfully, I registered for my first Fall online class with a design college. Letter of Intent is looking good for the school I'm applying for, I just need to finish my resume to send it off. Feeling behind on this one...
08/19 - Working hard on my attitude. Trying hard to love my wife more and treat her with sincerity and concern rather than dismissive. We've been getting along better this week so that's a plus. Patience and understanding does go a long way. Also bought a dog toy for my brother and my dad's new dog. Felt good to care about someone else and be thoughtful. I should try this more often, because giving made me feel better about my self.
08/20 - Family birthday celebration night.
08/21-0830 Was very social for my birthday week. I didn't really have time to work on myself. I did come to the realization that I've put myself in a pitfall because of my laziness and now I'm paying the price for it. If I'm to succeed in my marriage or career I have to a steadfast learner and not always prefer laziness over learning. I can't become more knowledgeable in anything unless I put myself to the test and invest my time in what I want out of life.
08/12 - Irritable today, felt overwhelmed but tried to keep my stress and exhaustion balanced and under control.
08/13 - Irritable and tired, but trying to keep cool and plan dates for the future. Been reading too much news I think lately, because my outlook on our country's future social and economical has seemed bleak. Wish I could do something to feel more upbeat and not so overwhelmed with responsibilities.
08/14 - Great day today. Went to a local brewery that I've been bugging my wife to go to a while. I did my best to be upbeat and positive, but it was hard to handle criticism.
08/15 - Unfortunately today I had enough and told my wife I was tired of the criticism. I felt I had to take a stand or I'll keep the same reprieve I've been receiving.
08/16 - Feeling more hopeful at work. Decided on the class to take this fall and more optimistic about the future. Have been forgetting to do a few things on this list, but I'm still glad I've steered away from Facebook. I can't believe what a time drain it was. Now I have so much free time to concentrate on my job and my career ambitions.
08/17 - Really been a busy week. Every night feels like I'm busy doing something social. It's good for me to get more, but I feel like I haven't been able to be proactive in responsibility.
08/18 - Double date night last night minute with my friend from high school. It was nice to catch up and we didn't seem to stop talking for hours. Thankfully, I registered for my first Fall online class with a design college. Letter of Intent is looking good for the school I'm applying for, I just need to finish my resume to send it off. Feeling behind on this one...
08/19 - Working hard on my attitude. Trying hard to love my wife more and treat her with sincerity and concern rather than dismissive. We've been getting along better this week so that's a plus. Patience and understanding does go a long way. Also bought a dog toy for my brother and my dad's new dog. Felt good to care about someone else and be thoughtful. I should try this more often, because giving made me feel better about my self.
08/20 - Family birthday celebration night.
08/21-0830 Was very social for my birthday week. I didn't really have time to work on myself. I did come to the realization that I've put myself in a pitfall because of my laziness and now I'm paying the price for it. If I'm to succeed in my marriage or career I have to a steadfast learner and not always prefer laziness over learning. I can't become more knowledgeable in anything unless I put myself to the test and invest my time in what I want out of life.
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