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Ubermensch · 12-21-2011, 04:03 AM

Ubermensch Day #60: 2 Months Progress Review

Meditate like a monk: meditated for 10 minutes. (total accumulated time: 183 minutes). The meditation session seem to past by blazingly fast.

Exercise like a War God: Marched to the gym in sunny weather today, this is the second intense workout session this year (first one was setting my 275 lbs "ass to grass" squat personal record). This is like circuit training and weight lifting mashed into one. I did my dead lifts (5x5), good mornings (5x10), hanging leg lifts (5x10) and call it a good session.

Read a fascinating book: Finished reading "The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure" by Grant Cardone (Hardcover: 256 pages). I finished this book in 2 sitting - I read the book until I passed out, woke up, ate breakfast, went to the gym, and came back to finish reading the book.

This book is, without a doubt, the best self improvement book I ever read. (No hyperbole). Second book is "The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success" by Jeff Olson. Both of these books are written by successful business people who have "been there, done that".

The Slight Edge advocates small, incremental action that adds up overtime; 10x rule is like Slight Edge but on steriods. Both advocate the same thing - TAKE ACTION. If I were to introduce someone to personal development, I would simply tell them to read "The Slight Edge" first, followed by "The 10X Rule".

Watch something inspiration: Watched 1 episode of Chiyahafuru (Progress: 12/25). Best anime ever! Whenever I need "motivation", I simply watch episode 11 of Chiyahafuru.

Learn an awesome foreign language: Learned Korean for 40 minutes (Total accumulated time starting at Dec 01 2011: 652 minutes).

There's informal spoken form, and polite spoken form. Interesting.

Polite SPOKEN form, present and past tense:

사과예요 = it's an apple (sag wa ye yo)
사과였어요 = it was an apple (sag wa yosh soy yo)
사과 아니에요 = it isn't an apple (sag wa an yay yo)
사과 아니었어요 = it wasn't an apple (sag wa an yo, soy yo)

Informal SPOKEN form, present and past tense:

사과 = an apple (sag wa)
사과야 = is an apple (sag wa ya)
사과였어 = isn't an apple (sag wa yo so)
사과 아니야 = was an apple (sag wa ahn ya)
사과 아니었어 = wasn't an apple (sag wa ahn yo so)

Informal WRITTEN form, present and past tense:

사과 = an apple (sag wa)
사과다 = is an apple (sag wa da)
사과가 아니다 = is not an apple (sag wa ga, anni da)
사과였다 = was an apple (sag wa, yok da)
사과가 아니었다 = was not an apple (sag wa da, anni yok da)

Word of the day: protege - proh-tuh-zhey - noun a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare, example: He's the new protege .... HARRY POTTER.

Build passive income streams (Yeah!):

Wrote 900 words, 6 backlinks from Link Network
4 blog comment submission to high PR blogs
450 words content for main page

My work day isn't over yet, it's midnight. I'm going to keep working until I pass out. Including this blog entry, today I written 2.5k words.

Daily Conclusion - what Ubermensch thinks:

On Day #30, I did a monthly review of how I progress. How it's day #60, jeez .. it seems like yesterday that I was on day #30. Anyways, here's the brutally honest self assessment

2 Months Progress Review

Meditation: Good. I progressed from 5 mins to 10 mins, lol. Meditation habit was implemented around day #25-ish? It has become a daily habit, something I thought I could never do.

Exercise: Steady. I haven't regress or progress in terms of strength but that's okay. My goal is to become bigger, I'm switching from a strength base routine to a body building routine, with a slight emphasis on upper body and abs. I'm pretty excited with my new routine:

==> Monday
Overhead press 5x5
Cable cross overs 3 x 8
Chin up 5 x 10
Dips 5 x 10

==> Tuesday
Dead lifts 5x5
Good mornings 5 x 10
Hanging leg raise 5 x 10
Crunch variations 3 x 20

==> Thursday
Bench press 5x5
Dumb bell press 5 x 10
Dumb bell rows 5 x 10
Crunch variations 3 x 20

==> Friday
Squats 5x5
Calve rises 4 x 10
Cable cross overs 3 x 8
Crunch variations 3 x 20

Reading: Steady - I've been reading about 25-30 pages per day as usual. I usually finish a book in about 7 to 10 days, depending on the total pages. I don't really think there's room for improvement here, I can speed read but I enjoy the pace where I'm going.

The format on the ebook reader is different from a physical book - for example, "3 pages" on an e-reader counts as 1 physical page? In any case, I'm not anal about finish a book fast. Finishing 1 book every 10 days equals to 36 books per year, which is fine - it's the quality of the book, not the quantity.

Watch something inspiration: Null. I will still continue watching anime EVERYDAY. It's inspiring, and I have shed manly tears (watching kid cartoon shows. Don't tell my girlfriend this)

Foreign language acquisition: Great. Learning Korean no longer seems like a chore; it's fun, especially when I speak Korean to native speakers and they understand me. I'm pretty stoke to learn 1 language per year. In 5 years time, 5 new languages! Awesome.

Building a business empire: NOT SO GOOD. It was only on day #49 that I became deadly serious on building a business empire.

Build a business is probably the biggest "goal" - and the most life transforming.

If I want to make $10,000 USD per month by March 31 2012, I have to work x10 as hard. I have 14 weeks (103 days) left to make it happen. If I roll out 1 site per week, I should have 14 sites up and running by March 31 ...

I know this project is going to be mentally and physically exhausting. I know there's going to be disappointments and setbacks. I also know that from morning to night, for the next 103 days, I'll be working with very little breaks in between.

But is it worth it? Yes - I'm merely paying the price, by taking the massive action, to bring the goals to fruition.

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Big thank you to everyone who reads my blog and comments. Also big thank you to those who read my thread on the Stevepavlina forum.

And a big thank you to MrRottenTreats - your harsh critism stinged but it motivated me to achieve my goals FASTER.

[And a big thank you to my mom - your rice beef stir fry dish is great!]

12-21-2011, 04:03 AM	#124 (permalink)
Ubermensch Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 92	Ubermensch Day #60: 2 Months Progress Review Meditate like a monk: meditated for 10 minutes. (total accumulated time: 183 minutes). The meditation session seem to past by blazingly fast. Exercise like a War God: Marched to the gym in sunny weather today, this is the second intense workout session this year (first one was setting my 275 lbs "ass to grass" squat personal record). This is like circuit training and weight lifting mashed into one. I did my dead lifts (5x5), good mornings (5x10), hanging leg lifts (5x10) and call it a good session. Read a fascinating book: Finished reading "The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure" by Grant Cardone (Hardcover: 256 pages). I finished this book in 2 sitting - I read the book until I passed out, woke up, ate breakfast, went to the gym, and came back to finish reading the book. This book is, without a doubt, the best self improvement book I ever read. (No hyperbole). Second book is "The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success" by Jeff Olson. Both of these books are written by successful business people who have "been there, done that". The Slight Edge advocates small, incremental action that adds up overtime; 10x rule is like Slight Edge but on steriods. Both advocate the same thing - TAKE ACTION. If I were to introduce someone to personal development, I would simply tell them to read "The Slight Edge" first, followed by "The 10X Rule". Watch something inspiration: Watched 1 episode of Chiyahafuru (Progress: 12/25). Best anime ever! Whenever I need "motivation", I simply watch episode 11 of Chiyahafuru. Learn an awesome foreign language: Learned Korean for 40 minutes (Total accumulated time starting at Dec 01 2011: 652 minutes). There's informal spoken form, and polite spoken form. Interesting. Polite SPOKEN form, present and past tense: 사과예요 = it's an apple (sag wa ye yo) 사과였어요 = it was an apple (sag wa yosh soy yo) 사과 아니에요 = it isn't an apple (sag wa an yay yo) 사과 아니었어요 = it wasn't an apple (sag wa an yo, soy yo) Informal SPOKEN form, present and past tense: 사과 = an apple (sag wa) 사과야 = is an apple (sag wa ya) 사과였어 = isn't an apple (sag wa yo so) 사과 아니야 = was an apple (sag wa ahn ya) 사과 아니었어 = wasn't an apple (sag wa ahn yo so) Informal WRITTEN form, present and past tense: 사과 = an apple (sag wa) 사과다 = is an apple (sag wa da) 사과가 아니다 = is not an apple (sag wa ga, anni da) 사과였다 = was an apple (sag wa, yok da) 사과가 아니었다 = was not an apple (sag wa da, anni yok da) Word of the day: protege - proh-tuh-zhey - noun a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare, example: He's the new protege .... HARRY POTTER. Build passive income streams (Yeah!): Wrote 900 words, 6 backlinks from Link Network 4 blog comment submission to high PR blogs 450 words content for main page My work day isn't over yet, it's midnight. I'm going to keep working until I pass out. Including this blog entry, today I written 2.5k words. Daily Conclusion - what Ubermensch thinks: On Day #30, I did a monthly review of how I progress. How it's day #60, jeez .. it seems like yesterday that I was on day #30. Anyways, here's the brutally honest self assessment 2 Months Progress Review Meditation: Good. I progressed from 5 mins to 10 mins, lol. Meditation habit was implemented around day #25-ish? It has become a daily habit, something I thought I could never do. Exercise: Steady. I haven't regress or progress in terms of strength but that's okay. My goal is to become bigger, I'm switching from a strength base routine to a body building routine, with a slight emphasis on upper body and abs. I'm pretty excited with my new routine: ==> Monday Overhead press 5x5 Cable cross overs 3 x 8 Chin up 5 x 10 Dips 5 x 10 ==> Tuesday Dead lifts 5x5 Good mornings 5 x 10 Hanging leg raise 5 x 10 Crunch variations 3 x 20 ==> Thursday Bench press 5x5 Dumb bell press 5 x 10 Dumb bell rows 5 x 10 Crunch variations 3 x 20 ==> Friday Squats 5x5 Calve rises 4 x 10 Cable cross overs 3 x 8 Crunch variations 3 x 20 Reading: Steady - I've been reading about 25-30 pages per day as usual. I usually finish a book in about 7 to 10 days, depending on the total pages. I don't really think there's room for improvement here, I can speed read but I enjoy the pace where I'm going. The format on the ebook reader is different from a physical book - for example, "3 pages" on an e-reader counts as 1 physical page? In any case, I'm not anal about finish a book fast. Finishing 1 book every 10 days equals to 36 books per year, which is fine - it's the quality of the book, not the quantity. Watch something inspiration: Null. I will still continue watching anime EVERYDAY. It's inspiring, and I have shed manly tears (watching kid cartoon shows. Don't tell my girlfriend this) Foreign language acquisition: Great. Learning Korean no longer seems like a chore; it's fun, especially when I speak Korean to native speakers and they understand me. I'm pretty stoke to learn 1 language per year. In 5 years time, 5 new languages! Awesome. Building a business empire: NOT SO GOOD. It was only on day #49 that I became deadly serious on building a business empire. Build a business is probably the biggest "goal" - and the most life transforming. If I want to make $10,000 USD per month by March 31 2012, I have to work x10 as hard. I have 14 weeks (103 days) left to make it happen. If I roll out 1 site per week, I should have 14 sites up and running by March 31 ... I know this project is going to be mentally and physically exhausting. I know there's going to be disappointments and setbacks. I also know that from morning to night, for the next 103 days, I'll be working with very little breaks in between. But is it worth it? Yes - I'm merely paying the price, by taking the massive action, to bring the goals to fruition. ---------------------------------- Big thank you to everyone who reads my blog and comments. Also big thank you to those who read my thread on the Stevepavlina forum. And a big thank you to MrRottenTreats - your harsh critism stinged but it motivated me to achieve my goals FASTER. [And a big thank you to my mom - your rice beef stir fry dish is great!]