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RobK · 09-13-2007, 02:49 AM

Thanks for responding guys,

Ree,I read a fair amount of Steve maybe a year ago. Right now I've decided to spread my reading over time to avoid getting overwhelmed, and to make applying it easier. I'm also hoping that if I don't pick and choose, I'll apply things that are less comfortable. I need to get out of my comfort zone, because it's (ironically) uncomfortable.

JMan, I think I'll add that as a secondary motto. My primary one is "Action kills fear"

I know from trying to get better a couple times before that I have a trifecta of things I have to do for anything else to work.
1) Get exercise every day
2) Eat well, 3-5 veggies/day
3) Get enough sleep

I'm doing 1, and that's why I have the hope to try anything new. 2 I'm doing ok on, though I slipped today. 3 is hard, I don't know why. I like sleep, but I stay up too late.

I got a book called the procrastinator's handbook and applied a suggestion, it was the first one in the book: dedicate some time to something I've been procrastinating and set a timer. Work on only that until the timer goes off. I applied to four jobs, and it wasn't so bad. At least I got it done.

I have a job interview tomorrow, but it's insurance sales. I'm pretty introverted, and I don't think I'll be very good at sales, but writing this post, I realize that whether or not I'm good at it, interviewing is good practice, and any change is better than being in a rut and working at Barnes&Noble.

So thanks again. I'll put an update after the interview. I'll also pick a bad habit to put 20 minutes into overcoming tomorrow. I think I'll pick cleaning. It ain't 30 days to success, but baby steps. So my 30 days thing will be doing something new every day.

09-13-2007, 02:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
RobK Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 15	Thanks for responding guys, Ree,I read a fair amount of Steve maybe a year ago. Right now I've decided to spread my reading over time to avoid getting overwhelmed, and to make applying it easier. I'm also hoping that if I don't pick and choose, I'll apply things that are less comfortable. I need to get out of my comfort zone, because it's (ironically) uncomfortable. JMan, I think I'll add that as a secondary motto. My primary one is "Action kills fear" I know from trying to get better a couple times before that I have a trifecta of things I have to do for anything else to work. 1) Get exercise every day 2) Eat well, 3-5 veggies/day 3) Get enough sleep I'm doing 1, and that's why I have the hope to try anything new. 2 I'm doing ok on, though I slipped today. 3 is hard, I don't know why. I like sleep, but I stay up too late. I got a book called the procrastinator's handbook and applied a suggestion, it was the first one in the book: dedicate some time to something I've been procrastinating and set a timer. Work on only that until the timer goes off. I applied to four jobs, and it wasn't so bad. At least I got it done. I have a job interview tomorrow, but it's insurance sales. I'm pretty introverted, and I don't think I'll be very good at sales, but writing this post, I realize that whether or not I'm good at it, interviewing is good practice, and any change is better than being in a rut and working at Barnes&Noble. So thanks again. I'll put an update after the interview. I'll also pick a bad habit to put 20 minutes into overcoming tomorrow. I think I'll pick cleaning. It ain't 30 days to success, but baby steps. So my 30 days thing will be doing something new every day.