Who wants to join me for a May Challenge?

[aabukar]

Dear All,

looking at a previous post for
Julia.RU "How about an April Challenge"

and because i become very lazy in the last month i thought of making a May challenge

so i will write a list of things that should have done them by the end of May

by joining me I can keep on track by seeing what others are doing and how they are committing to their goals that will really encourage me

so here we goes
by the end of may I would've done the following (hopefully)
1- Finish preparing my presentation about Time Management PSUT university ..hopefully i will do well ... this is my first public speech as a representitive of the company i work in

2- Be MCTS certified in distributed applications programming

3- make sure that we finish this release on time

4- finish 50% of my first blog dont know how exactly

Shame on me if i fail

[Freelancer]

Originally Posted by aabukar

Dear All,

looking at a previous post for
Julia.RU "How about an April Challenge"

and because i become very lazy in the last month i thought of making a May challenge

so i will write a list of things that should have done them by the end of May

by joining me I can keep on track by seeing what others are doing and how they are committing to their goals that will really encourage me

so here we goes
by the end of may I would've done the following (hopefully)
1- Finish preparing my presentation about Time Management PSUT university ..hopefully i will do well ... this is my first public speech as a representitive of the company i work in

2- Be MCTS certified in distributed applications programming

3- make sure that we finish this release on time

4- finish 50% of my first blog dont know how exactly

Shame on me if i fail

I will join you, for now only for the occasional kick in the butt though. Later on I might share my own goals for the month, we'll see. My life is undergoing so much change right now that I can't really keep any stable goals because my entire life vision gets refined daily.

I can share one;
1) Write down my goals for May.

[aabukar]

Thanks for joining me
I knew you would be the first thanks for all your support i really appreciate it

waiting to hear your goal list hurry up it is 4/5 already :P

[Iksander]

Challenges are very good.

• Reach milestone 2 for my latest programming project
• Finish atleast 3 books
• Complete my placement exams and complete course selections for college
• Make money
• Back pack Mt. Charleston
• Grow my blog
• Channel more often
• Meditate EVERY morning for a minimum of 30 minutes
• Eat a breakfast that feels good
• Work out
• Follow my plans to the dime (last month it was sporadic) every day
• Allow each sunday to be a non-plan-following day
• Play a more diverse selection of music more often!
• Get OUT OF BED at 6 AM every morning
• Socialize more
• Get a girlfriend (I am good lookin' so I don't know why it is taking so long)
• If I keep going my plans will be too big...

That looks pretty good to me. This pretty much was the same setup I had last month but only followed sporadically, this time I want to achieve a higher success rate (preferably every day!).

[SamBeaven]

I'll bite

• Have all my Uni projects handed in for the semester (pretty much a given since they're all due mid-may)

• Have my next novel fully outlined

• Have at least three chapters down for said novel

• Have all the rejiggings I'm planning for my websites done

• Figure out domain forwarding for said websites

• Have an action plan for my dissertation (not due for a few months, but I might as well get ready and start it)

• Have an autonomous backup system set up for my computer (gonna use scheduled Rsync backups and Carbon Copy Clones onto my MyBook)

• Get up at 7 am every morning (Alas, I'm not quite as ambitious as Iksander )

[Iksander]

Domain name forwarding is a fairly simple matter.

6 AM is pretty ambitious, I agree, I tried for 4 and 5 AM a few times and it just didn't feel natural. Tough bit is, I have ALWAYS been a night owl, since I was a little kid; so this one is a challenge for me. It is worth being on time with the rest of the world though.

[aabukar]

My work starts at 7:30 and i have been thinking of myself as a hero because i force myself to walk up at 7:00 and then rush up to work ... so waking up at 6 that is a WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW challenge i am 100% sure i can not be able to do it even if i tried to

[Iff]

I am happy to participate. Here is my list.

• Get my "stuff" (documents, magazines, papers and other things) organised.
• Put down and organise what is still left for me to do in university this semester.
• Make a "game plan" for next semester (or better yet, the remainder of my Bachelor degree(s)).

• Work three hours (at least) each and every day.
• Finish project (work) currently at hand and start the next.
• Make a business plan for a site I run.
• Create an outline for my personal website.

• Hit the gym three times a week.
• Exercise every morning.
• Go running three times a week.
• Go swimming at least once.

• Learn salsa to an intermediate level (at least).
• Throw a party for friends.

• See a doctor about some analyses.
• "Fix" my leg pains (do stretches, see a specialised physician etc).
• Get off caffeine (not coffee, but vitamins and energy drinks with added "spunk").
• Get up at 5 AM every morning (or 10 AM if I had partied the night before).

I will let you all know how it turns out at the end of the month.

[aabukar]

Originally Posted by Iff

I will let you all know how it turns out at the end of the month.

I am looking forward to hear your progress i will write mine as well

great list by the way

[RT Wolf]

Originally Posted by aabukar

My work starts at 7:30 and i have been thinking of myself as a hero because i force myself to walk up at 7:00 and then rush up to work ... so waking up at 6 that is a WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW challenge i am 100% sure i can not be able to do it even if i tried to

And with that attitude, you won't be able to. Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. - Ford, was it?

[aabukar]

well ... i know i can not and i have my reasons ....
there are two kinds of people .... day workers and night workers ... depending on their body nature
i am a night worker ... my peak energy time is after 1 am ... an hour work = 3 hours working after 8 am .... therefore i can not wake up at 6 even if i want to

you know although i wake up every day at 7:00 AM on weekends i wake up at 1:00 PM even if i went to sleep at 8:00 PM ... this is just how my body works

[RT Wolf]

Ah, so you don't want to. That's different than oyu can not. I used to be the same way as you, a regular night owl. So the change is totally possible, the qeustion of whehter you want to or not, based on certain criteria is more important, though. You might consider a 30-day trial. THat is, try to wake up at the same time every day for thirty days and see how it works for you. If it doesn't owrk, forget it.

[aabukar]

mmmm that sounds fair enough i can add this as June Challenge

[Cath]

I'll join you

- wake up at 8 every morning
- State my intentions daily
- work on my thesis every day for at least 4 hours
- get my school stuff organised
- go for a jog 3 times a week

[aabukar]

Originally Posted by Cath

I'll join you

Thanks Cath welcome to May challenge club

[Freelancer]

Originally Posted by aabukar

Thanks for joining me
I knew you would be the first thanks for all your support i really appreciate it

waiting to hear your goal list hurry up it is 4/5 already :P

Yeah yeah relax, I had a 'rough' night yesterday so it'll probably turn up here tomorrow.

[Julia.Ru]

Yay! Nice company! I'm eager to join you. Of course, I've already started a challenge on the 1st of May, but didn't have time to post it yet.
Here it is:
1) Do exercises for my back every other day.
Actually, it's the continuation of my April challenge. I'll stick to it till June 1st as I do these exercises not every day, but once in 2 days. Haven't missed a work out so far!
2) Don't eat for 4 hours before going to bed.
First started it on May 1st, failed the next day and started again on May 3rd.
3) Wake up at 8 every morning.
I'll start it on May 8th or 10th (depends on when my holiday will be over). Anyway, I'll have 21 days to work on this habit.

I have to post the results of my April challenge and I'll do it later.

Good luck to everyone!

P.S. Maybe I get it wrong but I thought a challenge meant exactly a 30-day trial on this forum. For example, I do work outs (not for my back, but for the whole body) 3 times a week this month, but I don't consider it a challenge as I don't have to do it every day.

[skanda]

Hi guys !
i am up for doing a May challenge ..my goals are pretty simple

1. study minimum 6 hours every day and 8 hours on the weekend.. (ie a normal work day ..)
2. practice piano every other day .. (i keep quitting )
3. exercise every other day ..
4. weekend : both piano/exercise
5. cooking once a week
6. driving if i am in the car
7. shopping once in two weeks (new wardrobe )
8. ringing friends and catching up with friends ..socialising more
9. stop getting distracted and finding ways to waste time :P
10. be strong..positive..and adult like

[aabukar]

welcome Skanda and julia to the club

after reading your posts i found out that my challenges are pretty simple so here is an updated list

1- Finish preparing and doing well (hopefully) in my first public speech on 22 May at one of our local universities career day

2- Be MCTS certified in distributed applications programming

3- deliver the release on 16/5

4- finish 50% of my first blog dont know how exactly

5- Stop watching TV except on Saturday night ... this is a hard one

6- making Tummy excercises every day for 5 minutes

7- working on treadmill for 20 minutes every day ... lose minimum 100 kal each day

8- start to dress up better at work to look like a lady instead of a maintenance guy

hope i can do this ... as for waking up early i will start this next month

[sergiutruta]

I'm in

- I will post at least 3 new articles on my blog (probably startup ideas)
- read two books at least (for each book I read I buy another two so they're more and more every day )
- Start work on two of my newest projects (RoR rocks)

Can't wait the end of May to see how we've all managed to fulfill these goals

[skanda]

hi aabukar,
we are definitely going to make it thru these goals !!

well my plan for today .. is to get some serious study done .. before going back to work tommorow.. ill post before i sleep to let you guys know how i am going

1. study and finish my notes
2. do a 20min fast paced jog
3. practice piano for abt 20 mins
4. clean up my bedroom and throw clothes i dont wear

get about 7 hours sleep..

NO TV !! or surfing the internet !

[Iksander]

So far so good for me, two days past and I woke up yesterday at 7:30; then today at 4:30 (I think when you make major sleeping cycle changes these fluctuations are normal).

Yesterday I actually did some productive writing and planning for my programming projects.

Today I ate a good breakfast, but could be better (just a grapefruit).

Yesterday I did some reading. (am about to go do that)
Yesterday I did some meditating. (am about to do this too)

Girlfriend thing just needs time I suppose (sex would be nice till that time though!).

Feeling mellower and calmer already as a result. Yay for challenges!

[aabukar]

so far non of my activities reflect my goals ... except working on meeting the release deadline at work ... other than that i did nothing

on Saturday i returned home tired then went for sleep then watched my share of TV.

yesterday i went out with my family to meet friends ... well we stayed until mid night so when i returned home i had to go to sleep i was so tired and again did nothing ...

i am eating more than i should ... i gain weight and yesterday i found out that i am not able to wear my old clothes nor my sister's new clothes any more ... i gain 5 kg and i am not working on the treadmill either.

anyway today i have to read a book about configuration management , tomorrow we have a meeting to discuss it at work ... so nothing for today but tomorrow in God's well i will have the time to work on the presentation i am supposed to make at the end of May ... when i finish it i will post it here to find your opinions about it it is about time management which so far i thing i am a big failure at ...

[Iksander]

Mind you, I don't have a job! So I have lots of free time to work on my goals.

So what you had some fun on the weekend, kick it into gear come Monday (tomorrow) and choose to feel good about it. 9 to 5 jobs are tough, but, if you manage to fall asleep by maybe 11 and wakeup by 6 that is nine more hours you can apply towards your goals. (adjust it according to your work hours, 9-5 was just an example).

Maybe, you can just focus on your goals during the work week, ride off of the structure work gives you to reign in those goals. Reserve the weekend for 'time wasting'; movies, friends, whatever.

[aabukar]

Originally Posted by Iksander

So what you had some fun on the weekend

Here the weekend is Thursday and Friday so Saturday is the first working day of the week which means i am in the middle of my week :'(

i will do my best to catch up the wasted time and hopefully i will be able to do it

[Edith Yeung]

EdithYeung.com challenge for May 2007:

- Reach 5000 unique visitors for May 2007
- Produce my first products
- Market my first 2 training classes

Have fun everyone This is my website - Edith Yeung.Com Dream Think Act » Home

[Iksander]

Your #1 priority should be to not stress about your goals. Stress will not make it any fun, and it may actually make it harder to go after them.

[aabukar]

Today ... i came from work ... slept until 8:30 PM and now after my cup of nescafe i will read the configuration management for tomorrow's meeting i have to say that as for the dressing like a lady goal today i made it to look better at work i had to since i interviewed 4 girls for training and i wanted to look more profissional
hopefully, tomorrow i would be able to post that i finished what i wanted to do

[Freelancer]

As promised here are my goals for the month;

- Study investing/trading
- Deliver flyers 5 days/week for business
- Produce business cards
- Put up newspaper adds and some other methods to promote my business
- Read several books on PD and listen to audio's on network marketing
- Excersize more regularily, look for ways to 'force' myself. This probably means I end up becoming a martial artist.
- Put up a rough draft for a book (very rough, just something to get rolling)
- Build my business so I can move out of my parents within 2 months, goal =1000 euro's/month before moving out.

Those are my definite goals and I have a few more in the back of my mind that I might complete if I have the time.

[aabukar]

nice goals freelancer, welcome on board

yesterday i did what i wanted to do that is good at work my performance was good we are back on track and it seems the release is out of door soon hopefully "In Gods well"

today is hard though ... after 2 hours one of my shows that i watch on TV will start ... i like it a lot but i know i should not watch it ... so i am writing my her to commit to myself that i will not watch the TV i have to work on the presentation ... it is about Time management how could i speak about that if i can not manage my time and can not stay focused.

i am supposed to influence students when i talk after two weeks this is my first public speech for over 1000 student ... i need to be up to the challenge and hopefully i will