When I looked back over January to see how I’d been progressing on my goals, I felt good about having made solid progress on many of them. A few, however, weren’t quite working out as I’d planned. My fitness goal, for example, has gone exactly no-where. After two work-outs, nothing more has been done. And [...]
I spend way too much time on my computer. (Which I’ve mentioned before, more than once.) And I’m getting tired of it. Recently, I’ve noticed that I have to “entertain” myself with my computer. Bored? I waste time playing a game. Supposed to be doing homework? I put it off reading blogs. Working on my [...]
My wife and I currently live in a 2-bedroom apartment. That second bedroom? Designated as an office/art studio. The office part is true. It houses our school books, a massive desk that is used on a daily basis, and other sundry items. It also works wonderfully as an art-supply storage room. Most of my materials [...]
Attitude changes everything. I’m sure you’ve seen the motivational posters that say “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Well, it’s true. The adventurous commute How do you feel about your commute? Is it a dreadful pain to be endured twice a day? It doesn’t have to be. [...]
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. – Henry David Thoreau I’ve imagined my life for the year, and now I’m living it. Are you? What does your imagined life look like?
Even though I haven’t mentioned it for a few months, I’m still not using soap or shampoo in my daily shower. I haven’t received any complaints about smell, or made any about feeling dirty. However, I have received some feedback because of my earlier post about the no soap or poo experiment and wanted to [...]
Whether they are new for 2011 or not, you probably have some goals for your life. Have you set yourself up so that you will meet them automatically? Life’s easier when you arrange it I have a series of goals to achieve during 2011; some of them are fairly simple (a day trip, some books [...]
After reviewing my life in 2010, I set about deciding what I want my life to look like in 2011. I followed this basic template to set my goals. 2011 – The Year of Foundations Business – Build a business to support my wife and I’s ideal lifestyle. $900 take home each month Build [...]
Are you a great planner? Do you love coming up with ideas, lists, and plans? Do you then carry out those plans? If not, you might fall into the rut that I do – planning but not executing it. I often think about travel, but don’t actually go anywhere. I create business ideas but don’t [...]
Over the last two weeks I’ve been going through my annual review and planning for 2011. I love this process: reviewing results, making lists of things I want to do in the upcoming year, and outlining the steps I need to take to get there. Because of this enthusiasm, I actually finished my 2011 Action [...]
