Comments on: Join the Challenge http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/ Personal Development for Smart People Sat, 09 May 2009 21:45:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2157 Anonymous Mon, 09 May 2005 17:10:56 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-2157 Jeni, Brian Tracy says not overload yourself. The people who try to start 8 new habits simultaneously are the most likely to fail. But if you do 1 a month, after a year you will have 12 new habits. And in 5 years you will have 60 new habits. You could be a completely different person! Jeni,

Brian Tracy says not overload yourself. The people who try to start 8 new habits simultaneously are the most likely to fail. But if you do 1 a month, after a year you will have 12 new habits. And in 5 years you will have 60 new habits. You could be a completely different person!

]]> By: Jeni http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Jeni Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:52:21 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1925 This is a fabulous site - i can't believe I've just discovered it. Steve - one of my issues is that when I get excited starting things like these, my mind tends to get overly ambitious and I am tempted to start a bunch of different initiatives. Do you think it's okay to let myself start more than one trial? (provided the two are unrelated, to not feel overburdened - like exercising, and say, study for my GMATs at least an hour). Or do you think this might backfire an I should just stick to one? Let me know :) Thanks so much for your blog. You're an inspiration. This is a fabulous site – i can’t believe I’ve just discovered it.

Steve – one of my issues is that when I get excited starting things like these, my mind tends to get overly ambitious and I am tempted to start a bunch of different initiatives. Do you think it’s okay to let myself start more than one trial? (provided the two are unrelated, to not feel overburdened – like exercising, and say, study for my GMATs at least an hour). Or do you think this might backfire an I should just stick to one?

Let me know :) Thanks so much for your blog. You’re an inspiration.

]]> By: Mike http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Mike Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:09:25 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1910 I'm vegetarian for 30 days starting Monday the 18th-- no dead animal parts in my meals. Already it has brought more awareness to my food choices and led me to making more creative choices without the standard meat-centered fare to reach for. Now salad is the filler when I can't think of what else to eat! I’m vegetarian for 30 days starting Monday the 18th– no dead animal parts in my meals.

Already it has brought more awareness to my food choices and led me to making more creative choices without the standard meat-centered fare to reach for. Now salad is the filler when I can’t think of what else to eat!

]]> By: Sean http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Sean Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:19:20 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1908 My 30 day challenge is to work out at the gym every day. I've been at it for 6 days now and I've got to say I do find it difficult to get out there every day (yesterday I didn't get to the gym until 10pm, and I probably won't get there till that time tonight too). It's tough, but I'm going to do it. I'd just be spending that time watching Simspons and Seinfeld re-runs anyway. My 30 day challenge is to work out at the gym every day. I’ve been at it for 6 days now and I’ve got to say I do find it difficult to get out there every day (yesterday I didn’t get to the gym until 10pm, and I probably won’t get there till that time tonight too).

It’s tough, but I’m going to do it. I’d just be spending that time watching Simspons and Seinfeld re-runs anyway.

]]> By: Anon http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 Anon Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:54:14 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1907 I pledge to break myself of a habit that I dare not say in public. I pledge to break myself of a habit that I dare not say in public.

]]> By: Jethro http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1905 Jethro Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:57:22 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1905 Since a lot of others are doing multiple challenges, I'll add another challenge to my list. For the next 29 days I'm going to spend at least 1 hour each day doing some kind of activity related to personal organization / personal productivity. (ala "Getting Things Done", "Organizing From the Inside Out", "First Things First", etc.) This means that for at least 1 hour each day, I'm either (a) planning and testing out any new "buckets" I want to set up, along with trying out ways to process these buckets and keep them functioning. Or (b) I'm cleaning out any existing buckets I already have (i.e. storage facility, email inbox, amazon shopping cart, stack of magazines, etc.) that I've neglected or need to fix. Since a lot of others are doing multiple challenges, I’ll add another challenge to my list. For the next 29 days I’m going to spend at least 1 hour each day doing some kind of activity related to personal organization / personal productivity. (ala “Getting Things Done”, “Organizing From the Inside Out”, “First Things First”, etc.)

This means that for at least 1 hour each day, I’m either (a) planning and testing out any new “buckets” I want to set up, along with trying out ways to process these buckets and keep them functioning. Or (b) I’m cleaning out any existing buckets I already have (i.e. storage facility, email inbox, amazon shopping cart, stack of magazines, etc.) that I’ve neglected or need to fix.

]]> By: Simon http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1904 Simon Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:51:47 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1904 There are lots of things I could do with this, but like Steve suggests, I'll start with the physical. This will take the form of 30 mins daily exercise. I've found this hard to fit into my day. Depending on the activity, I might need time to travel, change and shower in addition to the time actually spent doing useful exercise. The benefit to daily short workouts as opposed to longer, irregularly scheduled exercise is that it should be easier to maintain as a habit. It's my hope that this trial will help me find a way that works and turn it into a habit. There are lots of things I could do with this, but like Steve suggests, I’ll start with the physical. This will take the form of 30 mins daily exercise.

I’ve found this hard to fit into my day. Depending on the activity, I might need time to travel, change and shower in addition to the time actually spent doing useful exercise. The benefit to daily short workouts as opposed to longer, irregularly scheduled exercise is that it should be easier to maintain as a habit.

It’s my hope that this trial will help me find a way that works and turn it into a habit.

]]> By: mattvonb http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 mattvonb Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:38:07 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1900 I think the idea of resolving to try something and stick with it for 30 days is a great one. My goal is to not browse the web at work for non-work-related reasons for the next 30 days. I think the idea of resolving to try something and stick with it for 30 days is a great one.

My goal is to not browse the web at work for non-work-related reasons for the next 30 days.

]]> By: SuzyQ http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 SuzyQ Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1896 I'm upgrading my goal too: besides doing pilates every day i will: - eat at least one apple a day - spend 45 minutes a day learning new things considering my work in computer design,by reading all the books and interactive cd-s I collected but never opened. I’m upgrading my goal too: besides doing pilates every day i will:
- eat at least one apple a day
- spend 45 minutes a day learning new things considering my work in computer design,by reading all the books and interactive cd-s I collected but never opened.

]]> By: Travis B. Hartwell http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 Travis B. Hartwell Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:23:49 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/join-the-challenge/#comment-1893 I actually am finishing up this weekend 60 days of writing morning pages (see Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way for info about these) every day (well, almost. I think I missed 3 days) and going to the gym and at least jogging for 30 minutes five times a week. Now is the perfect time to start something else. My biggest struggle is a regular sleep schedule. So, starting Monday the 26th, I will do 30 days of getting up at 6:30 AM every weekday and exercising for at least 30 minutes, writing in morning pages, and a half hour of quiet time in reading scripture. I want to start my days off right. I actually am finishing up this weekend 60 days of writing morning pages (see Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way for info about these) every day (well, almost. I think I missed 3 days) and going to the gym and at least jogging for 30 minutes five times a week.

Now is the perfect time to start something else. My biggest struggle is a regular sleep schedule. So, starting Monday the 26th, I will do 30 days of getting up at 6:30 AM every weekday and exercising for at least 30 minutes, writing in morning pages, and a half hour of quiet time in reading scripture. I want to start my days off right.

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