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Alex · 11-13-2008, 01:03 PM

I'm starting a walk challenge for my readers over at AlexShalman.com by blasting instructions through my newsletter. Since I don't have a forum section on my site, I'm going to steal these forums and invite my readers to post their daily updates here.

Note that this is just an experiment, and I'm not sure about the type of response that this is going to generate, but one thing I know is that Steve Pavlina and Alex Shalman readers are pretty much one and the same so this integration should be pretty flawless.

I'll be posting a link to the online version of my newsletter shortly, and probably just this once, because I want it to remain for subscribed readers only. Of course, anyone is welcome to sign up for free at my site, and receive free goodies in the process.

Repost: I'm posting just a small portion of my e-mail here, so that anyone can follow along and participate without being tempted to leave the safety and comfort of this forum area.

THE WALK CHALLENGE

The fact of the matter is that our discipline can be indefinitely increased. You can even think if discipline as a muscle, so while it might have a cap one day at Arnold Schwarzenegger size, we can live a really awesome life without even coming a quart of the way towards this cap.

The challenge is to both work on our health and to work on our discipline. We'll do this by simple walking 30 minutes, each and every day, with all excuses aside.

You can either wake up 30 minutes earlier, walk in the middle of the day, or walk right before bed. That's totally up to you.

Some tools that will help to keep you going after the initial motivation begins to linger are journaling and accountability.

For journaling just open up a notepad on your computer and label it down 1-30. That's easy enough to do, or you can even use a sheet of paper. All you have to do each day, right after you walked for 30 minutes is record what time you started, how your body and mind felt throughout the walk, and what you were listening to if anything.

The fun part is seeing all the days get filled up. The motivation is not leaving any blanks in your 1-30 list by not walking that day.

The other thing you can do to keep yourself on point is to have accountability. Last month I was on a mission to lose some weight, so I wrote a blog post defining how I would go about it, and wrote a weekly post in order to stay accountable in front of all my readers.

The system works.

Update: Your Free Acess Link

I just launched the newsletter, so now you can access it without signing up for anything by clicking this link.

P.S. Stay tuned for an audio interview I'm doing with Steve Pavlina next week.

11-13-2008, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 130	The Walk Challenge (HiJacking The Forum) I'm starting a walk challenge for my readers over at AlexShalman.com by blasting instructions through my newsletter. Since I don't have a forum section on my site, I'm going to steal these forums and invite my readers to post their daily updates here. Note that this is just an experiment, and I'm not sure about the type of response that this is going to generate, but one thing I know is that Steve Pavlina and Alex Shalman readers are pretty much one and the same so this integration should be pretty flawless. I'll be posting a link to the online version of my newsletter shortly, and probably just this once, because I want it to remain for subscribed readers only. Of course, anyone is welcome to sign up for free at my site, and receive free goodies in the process. Repost: I'm posting just a small portion of my e-mail here, so that anyone can follow along and participate without being tempted to leave the safety and comfort of this forum area. THE WALK CHALLENGE The fact of the matter is that our discipline can be indefinitely increased. You can even think if discipline as a muscle, so while it might have a cap one day at Arnold Schwarzenegger size, we can live a really awesome life without even coming a quart of the way towards this cap. The challenge is to both work on our health and to work on our discipline. We'll do this by simple walking 30 minutes, each and every day, with all excuses aside. You can either wake up 30 minutes earlier, walk in the middle of the day, or walk right before bed. That's totally up to you. Some tools that will help to keep you going after the initial motivation begins to linger are journaling and accountability. For journaling just open up a notepad on your computer and label it down 1-30. That's easy enough to do, or you can even use a sheet of paper. All you have to do each day, right after you walked for 30 minutes is record what time you started, how your body and mind felt throughout the walk, and what you were listening to if anything. The fun part is seeing all the days get filled up. The motivation is not leaving any blanks in your 1-30 list by not walking that day. The other thing you can do to keep yourself on point is to have accountability. Last month I was on a mission to lose some weight, so I wrote a blog post defining how I would go about it, and wrote a weekly post in order to stay accountable in front of all my readers. The system works. Update: Your Free Acess Link I just launched the newsletter, so now you can access it without signing up for anything by clicking this link. P.S. Stay tuned for an audio interview I'm doing with Steve Pavlina next week. Last edited by Alex; 11-13-2008 at 01:12 PM.