July Challenge!

[Julia.Ru]

Hi! I've searched the forum and it seems that there's no thread about July challenge yet, so I'll start it. I swore in May I'll never do challenges anymore, but here I am again! The reason for it is that I noticed that challenges help me change my belief system, so I'll probably take challenges in July in August and, hopefully, in September my way of life and my way of thinking will be changed.

But long story short, here are my goals for July:

1) Wake up at 8.30 every morning.

2) Talk back to people at least once a day.
This may seem unusual, but I decided to become like the majority in this city (my native city!) and on this planet just to put arrogant and rude people in their place. I've never been a fan of defensive behaviour because it's a weakness and it's not noble. But when I noticed that even my Mom started bullying me every day, I said - enough! So, my task is to be rude and to talk back at least once a day with strangers, acquaintances, relatives, on message boards, etc. If there's no quarrelsome situation during the day (which is unlikely), I have to create it.

As usual, I'll post the results in the beginning of the next month.

Good luck to everyone!

[Kaspian]

Like last month, I'll have the added challenge of being out of town for ~10 days.

1 - Spend 4-6 hours per week working in the yard. (I'll make up for days out of town on the weeks that I'm home.)
2 - Write daily: Do the Morning Pages.
3 - Get up between 4am and 5am when I'm not out of town.
4 - Play horn daily.
5 - Meditate daily.
6 - Daily exercise - hiking, yard work, kayaking, walking, running, rock climbing, horse riding, etc.

[Freelancer]

This may seem unusual, but I decided to become like the majority in this city (my native city!) and on this planet just to put arrogant and rude people in their place. I've never been a fan of defensive behaviour because it's a weakness and it's not noble. But when I noticed that even my Mom started bullying me every day, I said - enough! So, my task is to be rude and to talk back at least once a day with strangers, acquaintances, relatives, on message boards, etc. If there's no quarrelsome situation during the day (which is unlikely), I have to create it.

For a big part of my life I never stood up to anybody, I was never rude and as a result everybody walked over me. However I did not solve this through becoming rude myself and try to get even. Its difficult to explain how I did solve it, you probably need to experience it yourself. For me what changed was simply that I held myself to a higher standard of life and as a result this affected other people as well. I stopped living life for everybody else and start living my own life. Since than I've learned to say no more easily if it is congruent with my standards and goals. This doesn't mean I'm rude but everybody has accepted my answer so far. All I can think of is that there's a certain conviction behind my answer, they can hear that I won't budge no matter what.

So I hope this shows you another perspective to your situations and perhaps help you solve the problems in another way.
To prevent derailing this thread in any way I'd suggest that you start a new one if you need more information.



Edit;

Play horn daily.

Damn for a second there I thought you wrote 'get horny daily'...

[Lynn 007]

It has been a while since I posted and completed a thirty day / monthly challenge. Since finding this site I have made some real positive changes in my life - even I'm surprised at my dedication, but I'm loving the changes I see in myself.

For the month of July the challenge I will complete is:

1. I will workout at least 30 minutes per day - (mon thru sat)
2. I will bring my lunch to work - (mon thru thurs)
3. I will wake up before 6:30am - (mon thru fri)

" just to put arrogant and rude people in their place"

I don't think arrogant and rude people are interested in how you treat them as they're usually a bit self centered. Perhaps the next time someone is rude to you or you feel they're being rude to you, just ask them in a calm voice "why are you being rude to me"? The majority of time people don't realize they're being rude but your comment brings it to their attention and also lets them know you will not tolerate being spoken to in a rude tone, etc.

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and common courtesy.

[Raoh]

ok
after the june challenge i partially (completely ? ) failed, these are more accurate expectations for this month (i hope..)

1/ continue to slowly rise earlier with the objective to rise at about 6:30am by the end of july

2/ do some daily maths to finish at an average of 2/3 hours daily by the last week

3/ mastering either ruby or python (at least i reduced my choice, rebol is out for now)

4/ continue to exercise at least 3 times/week and 4 when possible.

see ya in a month
kisses.
bye

[jwz]

Here we go again :-)
This monthly challenge has helped me accomplish ALOT compared to months without deciding what I want.
My new list (might be updated with new goals):

1. I will not smoke this month (I almost succeeded in June) //FAILURE//

2. I will read another 4 books //FAILURE//

3. I will finish my snowmobile project (didn't touch it in June) //FAILURE//

4. I will make my financial situation much better //PARTIAL SUCCESS//

5. I will search for an apartment, and if possible, get it. //REMOVED GOAL//

6. I will become an early riser (that means at least ½ hour before work for a start) //PARTIAL SUCCESS//

7. I will maintain the good habits I made in June. //PARTIAL SUCCESS//

8. I will renew my wardrobe a bit (didnt have the money for it in June) //SUCCESS//

9. I will lose some weight. I aim for BELOW 92 kgs (BMI/bodyfat calcs). Preferably less //FAILURE//

Thats it for now, I will edit this post with updates/progress.

-Jan

[llong]

1) Reduce bf% from 16.5% to 15%.
2) Lift weights at least 4 times per week.
3) Run at least 2 times per week.
4) Train at least 4 times per week.
5) Get all my work done.

[A.K.Light]

1. For 25 minutes a day, I will focus and unscatter my brain.
2. Have as much fun as possible.

[seeker5]

Originally Posted by Lynn 007

2. I will bring my lunch to work - (mon thru thurs)

I'm curious, what kind of lunch will you bring to work? I myself have been pondering doing something like this, because going to get lunch takes me about 20 minutes a day, and I wouldn't mind saving the time.

[seeker5]

Originally Posted by Julia.Ru

I decided to become like the majority in this city (my native city!) and on this planet just to put arrogant and rude people in their place.

What is your native city? I want to make sure I never accept a job there . I rarely have quarrels during my days, and I like it that way.

[Lynn 007]

I'm curious, what kind of lunch will you bring to work? I myself have been pondering doing something like this, because going to get lunch takes me about 20 minutes a day, and I wouldn't mind saving the time.

I will bring salads or dinner leftovers for lunch with fruit and veggies to snack on. I am trying to become more aware of foods I'm putting in my body - and need to focus on making healthier choices. My focus will be on fresh food and nothing processed (no microwaveable dinners, no luncheon meat, nothing from a box or a can).

[seeker5]

Originally Posted by Lynn 007

I will bring salads or dinner leftovers for lunch with fruit and veggies to snack on. I am trying to become more aware of foods I'm putting in my body - and need to focus on making healthier choices. My focus will be on fresh food and nothing processed (no microwaveable dinners, no luncheon meat, nothing from a box or a can).

Wow, that's great. I hope it works out well. Do you make the same salad every day for work, or create different sorts? I eat spinach and olives every morning, so for lunch, I like eating different salads or meals. However, I am spending 20 minutes a day going to subway to get the meal so I'm trying to figure out how I can save that time, while eating healthy food.

[Ilya]

Originally Posted by seeker5

What is your native city? I want to make sure I never accept a job there . I rarely have quarrels during my days, and I like it that way.

I guess it's not a city, it is the whole country.
Coming to Russia can be a shock to a westerner. And one of the reason is how mean and rude people on streets can be. It is a sort of a defense mechanism. They do not mean real harm most of the time. They just protect their personal space, like Julia wants to do as part of her trial. Still it is unpleasant.

[Lynn 007]

Wow, that's great. I hope it works out well. Do you make the same salad every day for work, or create different sorts?

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Everyday is usually different.

One of my favs is chicken ceasar salad so I usually have that once a week but I prefer a variety over the same thing.

In order to save time in the morning I usually cook 1-2 chicken breasts and a steak in the evening and prepare three of four lunches in one night. Each day I grab a container and I don't have to worry about what I'm going to make for lunch because everything is already done. My problem is I tend to forgot I've made them and leave the house without lunch and end up buying it - not making the healthiest choices for me.

[bradb]

Hey all,

(I mentioned this once in passing in another thread, but it's probably a lot more relevant to this thread.)

You might find my site helpful for tracking your 30 day challenges. Indeed, it was inspired by Steve's article on 30-Day Challenges.

30 sleeps

30zzz is social networking for dreamchasers. It's a place for movitation, inspiration, and sharing your goals with each other. You can add and discuss goals, track friends, etc.

I released it on July 1, so it's developing at a rapid pace. I'm currently working on a slick daily todo list feature, which I hope to debut over the next few days.

But it's also my full-time venture (and, indeed, grew out of my own 30-day challenge to jump into entrepreneurship), I'm rolling out a new release at least once a day, and I'd be supremely grateful to hear all your input to help grow 30zzz into a mind-blowing experience for people who are having a hard time converting thought into action.

Feel free to contact me directly at bradb at 30sleeps.com if you have questions or feedback.

Enjoy!

[aabukar]

i didnt do well in May or in June ... i dont want to even check my June challenge posts but here i am in July trying to figure out what can i do to make a committment to my goals and stick with it

so i will start small ... I will make this month July, the month of personal development by that i mean my goals are:-

1. Re-discover who i am

2. Accept who i am

3. Enjoy who i am, do things that i enjoy to do, Me comes first

4. Nurture my relationship with the people around me (family and friends), spread joy and just be happy

Hope this will work ... i need to feel that i have accomplished my goals for a month challenge

[jwz]

If you want to be sure to accomplish something AND feel good about it, make smaller goals for the first month. Perhaps 10 goals or so.
Do-able goals (for instance loosing a couple of pounds, quit smoking, etc etc).

That will boost your confidence for next months challenges.

Personal development can be a long journey, I'm not sure if you can accomplish that big goals in one month only (but possible).

I accomplished 50% of my goals last month, some of them very small (read some books etc), but it made me feel great and made my confidence grow.

Small steps :-)

-Jan

EDIT: I'm sorry Aabukar, I just noticed that you have preserved this month for PD goals. I might have read your post a little too quickly.
But I hope that this might help other people too, so I'm leaving it here.

[aabukar]

Originally Posted by jwz

EDIT: I'm sorry Aabukar, I just noticed that you have preserved this month for PD goals. I might have read your post a little too quickly.
But I hope that this might help other people too, so I'm leaving it here.

Yup i have reserved this month for PD only because in the last three months PD was just part of my month goals and i realized that i need to concentrate on this one before i can commit to other goals ... and before i can define my other goals clearly

Thanks for the tips they are for sure very useful ... unfortunately i have not realized that until this month and that was the reason i was not able to accomplish my goals since May

[Brutha]

I've made the thread a sticky, so you will find your actual challenge on the top.

[aabukar]

Originally Posted by Brutha

I've made the thread a sticky, so you will find your actual challenge on the top.

Thanks Brutha ... that would make it a lot easier

[finandom]

Let me declare my July goal over here:

1. Wake up 6:30am every day
2. Write at least 1 hour daily for my blog
3. Increase my blog traffic to 200 unique visitors per day
4. Break my blogging income limit to $200!

I tell myself : I have my plan and only left my actions! So it is easy to accomplish them!

Harrison

[TomLeDree]

1) Post everyday to my Inspiration Blog.

2) Keep my computer area and bedroom tidy.

3) Write a To Do list everyday and complete everything on it.

4) Launch my new website.

I wish everyone success achieving there goals!

[geekchic9]

All of you must be talented, determined, and geniuses for making such long lists. I only have 1 goal for 30 days: be a lacto-ovo vegetarian for at least 2 meals of the day. I'm on Day 4, and I don't really feel deprived . . . missing meat is not a big deal for me so far.

[Stu]

I just completed my first 30 day challenge. I hadn't found this thread before I started so unfortunately it didnt line up nicely with the beginning and end of the month but I wanted to post about it anyway.

My goal was to be able to do a planche push up in 30 days, which I managed to do! This is my first 30 day challenge and it wasn't easy but completing it has gotten me all fired up to start a new one, but I'm thinking maybe I should wait until the end of the month so I can sync up with the next thread. Anyway you can read more about my experience and what I learned here: Exercise Challenge - Conclusion at Scrowed

[seeker5]

Originally Posted by Stu

I just completed my first 30 day challenge. I hadn't found this thread before I started so unfortunately it didnt line up nicely with the beginning and end of the month but I wanted to post about it anyway.

My goal was to be able to do a planche push up in 30 days, which I managed to do! This is my first 30 day challenge and it wasn't easy but completing it has gotten me all fired up to start a new one, but I'm thinking maybe I should wait until the end of the month so I can sync up with the next thread. Anyway you can read more about my experience and what I learned here: Exercise Challenge - Conclusion at Scrowed

Congratulations! I started my 30 day challenge on July 2nd. It's purely a coincidence I started it that day as I didn't do it due to this thread. A huge benefit for me to do it at the beginning of the month is that I found it very fun to easily tell what day I'm on by looking at the Calendar. I just substract one day from the calendar and that's what day I'm at. I'll probably aim to start my next 30 day challenge on August 1st, the day after this 30 Day challenge is over so it'll also be easy to keep track.

Thanks for the link to your site. That link to John Stone Fitness site is amazing. I'm amazed at what he has done. I've spent the last 65 minutes reading from his site. Thanks for including that link on your site.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by seeker5

Thanks for the link to your site. That link to John Stone Fitness site is amazing. I'm amazed at what he has done. I've spent the last 65 minutes reading from his site. Thanks for including that link on your site.

I know! That guy is unbelievable. It really makes you think about all the different things you could accomplish if you applied yourself like he has. It's kind of humbling too, you think you're doing pretty good, making the most of life and then you go and look at him and what hes done and you see what making the most of life really looks like.

[Master Fine]

... is one thing, and can be a good thing, especially if you find yourself in a self-defense situation. However, creating conflictual situations just for the sake of being rude, won't work, or at least be aware that immitating a monkey easily turns someone in time, into a monkey.

[stayfly]

here's my goals for the week

GOALS FOR WEEK

1. Successfully Get Contract Extension at Current Employment

2. Pilates Practice and Study Daily AND Pilates Session on Saturday

3. Help Mum Get Suitable Home Loan Approved

4. GTD Practice and Study Daily AND Weekly Review

5. Post Harry Potter Package to my cousins as a present

6. Listen to and Learn From Personal Power 2

7. Make Significant Progress on Goal Wall (5 goals posted on wall)

good luck to everyone!!

[EngineerTiat]

Go for your dreams and reach for the stars.

A free useful resource I've come across is simple•ology : The Simple Science of Getting What You Want

Warm regards
Tiat
P.S: Think abundance always ... Abundance Law Works!

[Sleeping Dude]

1) start tracking my tasks and progress daily
2) resume running 5 miles early in the morning
3) decrease time spent on Internet by 3 minutes per day

Good luck to you all with your challenges!