Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Week of November 23, 2020.

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Friends, Holidays, lockdowns, motivation, Thanksgiving, Virus

2020 is zipping by. We are approaching Thanksgiving in the U.S. in a few days, and before you know it, 2020 will be a memory. For some, this was a tough year. For others, it was filled primarily with boredom, as one lockdown followed another.

I am neutral on the year. I’ve gotten plenty of things done the virus failed to impact. I got in a lot of reading. I also worked on me this year. Not just physical things, but mental things, spiritual things, social things. I consider myself a continuous work-in-progress. There is always one more thing to improve.

We are fast approaching the final month of the year. What will you do with these last few weeks? I’m continuing to push ahead. Many of my goals were hit a month or so ago, but I also missed quite a few, and I can’t use the virus as an excuse. I just changed priorities, adjusted to the lockdowns of the year, and adapted as best I could. This year made me realize nothing is invulnerable to change. It also taught me how nice it is to make new friends across miles and miles of distance—right here on WordPress.

We’ve only got a few weeks left folks. Stay with it! You can still get a lot done this year. Push through to the end.

Have a great week!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Week of November 2, 2020.

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Consistency, Determination, Discipline, Drive, motivation, Resilience, Resistance, will

Alright! Here we are! It’s Monday and we are facing another week!

Here’s my schedule:

Writing daily (blog, journaling, research, school, and book)

Coding daily (Python Course, Udemy)

Reading daily (Books, nonfiction and fiction)

Socializing daily (Social media, phone calls, Video calls)

Exercising daily (See Workout Routine)

Spirituality daily (discourses, Bible, contemplation)

Entertainment daily (movie, gaming)

That’s all I got for now, folks. Have a great week!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of October 26, 2020

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Cardio, Cardio Respiratory, Consistency, Dedication, Discipline, motivation, Running, Treadmill, Walking

This week, folks, it’s cardio, cardio, cardio. I’ve been feeling a little winded during my weight routines and going to tackle getting my cardio fitness built back up. This week, I’m going to do solid cardio for the entire week.

Mon-Saturday: Cardio 30 minutes (Treadmill)

That’s all I got.

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Week of October 26, 2020

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Arthur Ashe, Dedication, Discipline, Do, Drive, Executing, motivation, Planning, Resilience, Start, Use

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Arthur Ashe

I used to use so many excuses. Why I couldn’t do this or that. Have you ever felt that? If so, use this quote for motivation.

Start where you are. We are all some place. Think about what you want to do this week. Think about how you will accomplish these things. Plan then out, get them on your calendar and execute. Just assume you’ll get them done. If something appears to be too complicated, plan it out, break it down. Maybe you only do one step this week. Next week, you’ll tackle the next step(s).

If you’re a creative and stuck, don’t worry. There are no rules surrounding creativity. Some days you’ll be on fire, other days, you’ll be thinking how to move forward. Just keep thinking and working as best you can. You’ll get there.

This week, I’ll be doing my homework, exercising, doing my spiritual exercises, doing some chores around the house, reading, writing, learning. I’ll do some socializing, now that Michigan is predominantly opened back up. The libraries and coffee shops are open again–Thank God!

Sometimes, when I feel like I’m in a rut, I’ll head out to the library or one of my local coffee shops and work there. This year was tough getting out, but now that things are opening again, I’ll be back at it on a weekly basis.

Mondays for some folks are absolute torture. This used to be the way I felt too, especially when I was still working. How did I turn that around? I began doing the same things every day of the week, other than my “Do Nothing Day.” When I did this, Monday was just another day.

Well, that’s all I got for this week, folks. I hope all of you have a terrific week! Get out there and get at it. You’re the only one that can.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Week of October 19, 2020.

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category, Daily Tasks, habits, motivation, order, random, schedules, sequential, weekly tasks

This week is going to be terrific! I’ll be researching, writing, working out, learning, coding, pursuing spiritual activities, and getting some social networking in. Instead of my boring list of things I do daily, I figured a little writing would work just as well.

My rituals are pretty consistent, but they can get boring. How do you keep things fresh, while knocking out the same things every day? I try to mix things up a little. My days are not static. I do what I feel like doing in my list and knock those out. Sometimes I work through my list sequentially, knocking out one thing after another. At other times, I’ll do all of my reading, then my writing, then my exercise, them my learning, and so on. You could say this is doing things by category.

I make the judgement calls based on how I feel. Am I full of energy? If so, get that workout in as soon as possible. Am I dragging my feet? Drink some coffee and get all that reading done. Do I feel creative in the moment? Get at the writing. Am I feeling curious? Get to your lessons ASAP?

You have a lot of creativity at your fingertips, while you work through your daily plan. There a multitude of things you can do in whatever order you wish. I’ve read about some folks who knock out things on categorically organized days. One day is for creativity. If you’re a writer, that would mean working through a whole week’s worth of writing in a day. I shy away from those kinds of schedules because I enjoy simplicity and I also know that habits are built daily. Subsequently, I stick to daily activities, rather than a day of this activity or a day of that activity.

Regardless of what you come up with, try moving things around, try doing things in different orders, or try doing things by category. You’re going to get all of them done. It doesn’t matter what order or what way you do them.

Anyway, I hope all of you have a terrific Monday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Week of October 12, 2020.

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Action, Ambition, Dedication, Discipline, Drive, Exercising, Learning, motivation, Reading, Writing

After a relaxing week off, I’m back at it.

Here’s my schedule for the week:

Writing/Blogging Daily

Exercise Daily

Spiritual Exercise/Reading Daily

Learning/Coding Daily

Reading Daily

I hope each of you has a great week!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of September 20, 2020.

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body weight exercises, Cardio, Dedication, Discipline, Exercise Bands, exercise bike, Home Workout, motivation

Hey there! I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to attack the week!

This week, I’ll be taking it easy. My brother is visiting from out of town and I want to spend as much time as I can with him.

I’ll be working out on my exercise bike and using my exercise bands, while he is here.

Workout Routine:

Mon – Wed – Fri – Full Body – Exercise Bands

Tue – Thu – Sat – Exercise Bike – 20 minutes

Sunday – Off (taking brother back to the airport)

Have a great week ahead, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Week of September 14, 2020.

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Consistency, Discipline, habits, motivation, Persistence, rituals, systematic

Well, here we are. Yet another Monday to tackle. Since retirement, the days have taken on a different meaning. Each of my days is roughly the same, unless I decide to pursue something new and unique. I enjoy consistency, but also like to add in some variety now and then.

The three things I missed the most during the lockdown are my libraries, coffee shops, and gyms. Libraries are still closed, and coffee shops are still pretty locked down, so I only have the gym. Getting out on the road, interacting with people at the gym and Starbucks is really nice. You never know who you’re going to meet or what will happen.

I’m really glad my gyms are opening back up. I missed going to them. My routine won’t be any less intense than my home workouts, but it’s the feeling you have when you’re on a machine or bench pounding away. That makes all the difference. I also miss the chance meetings with people, asking about how to use a machine or asking if they can work into my sets.

Now that the gyms are open, I’ll begin going again tomorrow. My schedule is in place, and I’m ready to get back at it.

Here’s my weekly schedule:

Writing Daily

Exercise Daily

Spiritual Exercise Daily

Social activities Daily

Reading Daily

Learning Daily

I hope all of you have a fun-filled, productive week!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Labor Day

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Consistency, Determination, Discipline, Exercise, Labor Day, motivation, Reading, Social, Spiritual, Writing

Today, I’m relaxing and enjoying Labor Day! So today’s posts will be shorter than normal. Here’s my week!

• Writing (Journaling, Book Writing, Blogging) daily
• Learning (History of Maths on Curiosity.com, Codecademy, Sociology on Study.com, Writing Class on Master Class) daily
• Exercise (20 minutes cardio, exercise bands) daily
• Spiritual (Reading Bible, Spiritual Exercise) daily
• Reading (Fiction, Non-fiction) daily
• Social (posting helpful quotes, connecting with friends, supporting people with pleasant things to say) daily

Have a great week, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Week of August 31, 2020

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3rd quarter, Assessment, Consistency, Determination, Goals, motivation, Track

Well, folks, we’re in the last week of August 2020. How is your year turning out? I realize this question may seem a bit sarcastic, but what I want to know is how are you doing with achieving your goals. I know some of them had to be put on hold or cancelled. A bunch of my goals were put on hold because the library, coffee shops, and other places I wanted to go for writing sites are still closed. The rest of my goals are on track. 

As we approach the end of the third quarter (end of September), continue to make adjustments to your plans for the goals you have. You can still achieve them, but if you’re a little behind, you’re going to have to kick into high gear to get over the finish line. 

Here is my schedule for the week:

• Writing Daily (Journaling, Book, Blog, Classes)
• Learning Daily (Writing Class, History Class, Coding Class, Sociology Class)
• Spiritual Exercises Daily (Journaling, Meditation, Reading)
• Exercise Daily (See Workout Routine)
• Reading Daily (One fiction book, two Non-fiction books)

Have a great week, folks!

Until next time…

Dave