13 Sunday Dec 2020
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Break, Drink some coffee, Drink some tea, Enjoy yourself, Have Fun, Relax, Tis the season, Watch a show
This week’s challenge is the easiest one I’ve ever offered on this weekly post: Take a break this week. Do what you want to do. Read a book. Play some games. Watch your favorite television show. Whatever tickles your fancy. I’m playing Call of Duty this weekend, just so you know!
Have a great Sunday, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
06 Sunday Dec 2020
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Weekly Challenge: This week’s challenge is to begin working on a rough draft of your yearly goals for 2021. As a reminder, assume you will experience random lockdowns throughout 2021, until the new vaccines are widespread. I read yesterday that vaccines, at least in the U.S., are going to be prioritized to medical personnel, and other front-line first-responders.
Also, as a reminder, use the S.M.A.R.T. acronym. S-specific, M-measurable, A-attainable, R-realistic, T-time bound. This will allow you to gauge your efforts and measure your results. Many of my friends who do not use this end up having difficulty seeing how they are doing or figuring out how to move forward because they are missing one of the key points of this acronym. Try it out.
Here’s an example. One of my goals for 2021 will be to read 60 books by December 31, 2021. This is an example of a SMART goal. It is specific (read 60 books); it is measurable (use the number 60); it is attainable (I read over 70 books this year); it is realistic (5 books in a month), which is easy for me, and it is time bound (by December 31, 2021).
Good luck!
Until next time…
Dave
22 Sunday Nov 2020
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bath, Calm, Relax, Sauna, self-care, soothing, Spread Your Wings, steam bath, Sunday
Wow, the hits just keep on coming in 2020, right?
This week, we will again focus on achieving some calm. Your challenge this week is to take a long hot bath and soak for an hour, or go to a sauna/steam bath and do any session length you can tolerate. I usually last 10-15 minutes before I’m so hot, I have to get out. Both self-care treatments will lower your stress like you’ve never been before. If you take a bath, don’t forget some relaxing music, a glass of wine, tea, or your favorite beverage.
Until next time…
Dave
15 Sunday Nov 2020
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2020, Grateful, Gratitude, journal, Now, Spread Your Wings, Weekly Challenge
Weekly Challenge: This week, as we approach Thanksgiving, write down everything you’re grateful for now and the things you are grateful for in 2020. I know some of this will be hard, because 2020 has been a terrible time for some of you. Do you best!
Until next time…
Dave
08 Sunday Nov 2020
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close up that laptop, disconnect, eat a good meal, get off your phone, get off your tablet, get outside, have a conversation, walk in the park
Challenge: This week is a tough one. The challenge is to disconnect for one day. Turn off your cell, turn off your computer, and turn off your tablet. Just one day. The day you turn it off, read a book, take a walk, take a nap. Stay off the electronic devices. You can do it.
Until next time…
Dave
25 Sunday Oct 2020
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accomplishments, finish strong, Goals, missed opportunities, Purposeful life, refocusing, write it down
This week’s challenge: Go over all the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of the year and determine which ones you missed, the ones you hit, and the ones you are still capable of completing before year end.
Here is mine so far: x means hit, o means missed, notes following if still possible
Physical –
Missed my physical goals this year due to COVID-19 gym closures
Learning
Complete 10 courses online this year – x
Complete Computer Science Path this year – 55% through the course x
Financial
Missed my savings goals this year, but it is still salvageable
Spiritual
Finish 12 discourses x
Finish HI Leadership Course x
365 Spiritual Exercises x
Reading
Read 60 books this year x
Writing
Finish Rough Draft of my Fiction Book o Still possible
Write at a coffee shop 52 times this year to achieve a change of pace o
Blogging
Build followers to 800 by year’s end x
Finish and Post 365 Blog Posts x
Follow 200 new Blogs this year x
Social
Write 52 letters to my wife x
Send 365 texts to my wife x
Meet someone new each day (Social Media, Blog, or Out and about) o
Take a personal vacation each Quarter by visiting a new town and hanging out o
Visit the Library 52 times this year o
How are you progressing so far? If you have time, leave some notes in the comments section of what you will focus on for the rest of the year.
Until next time…
Dave
18 Sunday Oct 2020
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clean, clear out, dingy, doesn't work, don't use, minimalism, Old, Spread Your Wings
Weekly Challenge: This week, we’ll be giving up something we don’t use. It can be a piece of clothing, a piece of outdated technology, anything you haven’t used in a while and is collecting dust. In the comments section, write what you got rid of.
How did that feel?
Until next time…
Dave
11 Sunday Oct 2020
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This Week’s Challenge: The year is moving by quickly. This week your challenge is to go through all of your goals you set for the year and see where you’re at. Which goals are you going to miss? Which ones are you going to hit without a problem? Are there any goals that are still salvageable? Go through all your goals and find this out. You can still make it and finish out the year strong!
In the comments, give me an idea of which goals you’ve hit this year so far.
Until next time…
Dave
04 Sunday Oct 2020
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Weekly challenge: This week, substitute tea (your choice) for your coffee. This one may be tough if you’re a real coffee drinker. I would recommend green tea, because it has such great health benefits, but black tea is fine as well. For those of you who are trying to make a break from caffeine, perhaps an herbal tea, warm apple cider, or hot cocoa will do the trick.
Have a great week, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
27 Sunday Sep 2020
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This week’s challenge: Thank someone you typically do business with consistently. Maybe a person who checks you in at your gym, a friendly grocer, or even a barista at your local coffee shop. If you really want to go all out, write a letter to their manager expressing your appreciation for their service. Additional challenge: Make the letter anonymous.
Have a great Sunday, folks!
Until next time…
Dave
