The 30 day challenge begins tomorrow!
Remember the question I asked yesterday?
What one habit, if you added it consistently into your life, would make a difference in your happiness or health?
That’s the first key step in the 30 day challenge.
Choose ONE habit - not several - to focus your enegy on during the next month. The more new things you try to introduce at the same time, the less effective you will likely be.
Choose something simple that you can do on a daily basis.
If you are trying to create a new habit and you only do something 2 or 3 times a week, its easier to lose momentum. Let’s say you want to create a habit of going to the gym 3 times a week. For the next month, focus on 20 minutes (or whatever is appropriate for you) of physical activity each day - which could include some trips to the gym.
Pick something specific, rather than something vague - eat 3 servings of veggies rather than eat better or 10 minutes of meditation rather than relax more.
Don’t forget to print your 30 day challenge calendar here. More about tracking your success tomorrow.
My challenge?
Let me introduce you to a dear friend of mine. 
This is Cal, our 11 year old border collie. Used to be that he and I would regularly go for walks. Over the past little while, I’ve let my commitment to him slide. Not for any particularly good reason - just the usual excuses about being busy with other less important “commitments”. He has an awfully sweet disposition and like most dogs a very forgiving nature. He loves me anyway. So my 30 day challenge is to get back to daily walks with Cal.
What’s your 30 day challenge habit?
Post a comment and let us know.
Is there a new habit you would like to create?
Then you’re in for a treat. My FREE 30 Day Challenge is the perfect tool to help you get started and stay motivated.
Why join us?
- you’ll get a daily tip to keep you on track
- you’ll have the support of a community that wants you to succeed
- you’ll watch me as I work on my own new habit
- you’ll be able to ask questions each and every day by posting comments on the blog
Want to take part in this FREE 30 Day Challenge?
Here’s what you need to do:
1. Decide what one new habit you would like to create in the next 30 days. Consider this question:
What one habit, if you added it consistently into your life, would make a difference to your happiness or health?
2. Download your 30 Day Challenge calendar by clicking here.
3. Sign up to receive the email updates from the blog. You will see a signup box on the right side of the main blog page: “Get Email Updates”
Put your email address in the box and click subscribe - this is a double opt in system so you will need to confirm the email message you receive in your inbox.
Each day during October I’ll post a new 30 Day Challenge tip to keep you on track. You’ll also get to see my progress on my own 30 Day Challenge habit. Once you have subscribed for Email Updates these tips will be delivered right to your email inbox.
4. Post a comment on the blog and tell us what new habit you are working on during the challenge. You don’t have to use your full name. Then feel free during the month to post additional comments about how it’s going - what’s working and where you are stuck. I’ll respond to each of the blog comments you post. No, you don’t have to participate in the on-line discussion - but you will find greater accountability and success if you do. The 30 Day Challenge will take place entirely here on my blog under the category “30 Day Challenge”.
Tune in tomorrow…
as I share what new habit I’ll be working on - and give you some tips about making your habit specifc.
Sometimes it seems that time is passing so quickly.
I was in a store the other day and there were Christmas items on display. Yikes! We haven’t even gotten to Thanksgiving or Halloween yet!
One of the reasons that time feels like its flying by is that we put our attention and focus on things coming in the future rather than being present to this day.
Did you know there are 100 days left in this year?
That’s a lot of time to accomplish things if you focus on each and every day between now and the year end.
In 100 days you could….
lose as much as 28 pounds (at a healthy 2 pounds a week)
read 7 books (at an average of two weeks per book)
declutter 3 rooms (taking on one room per month)
walk 150 miles (at a leisurely 1.5 miles per day)
Before you know it we will all be singing Auld Lang Syne and thinking about 2009. If you make some conscious choices every day between now and then, not only will time have passed, but you will have some success to show for it.
Starting October 1
you can join my free 30 day challenge. It’s a great way for you to get started making something positive happen during the last 100 days of this year. More about my 30 day challenge in the next few days.
What could YOU do in 100 days?
When we get off track or tend to forget the things that are most important, the universe sends a little message. That happened last week when Dave Freeman passed away suddenly at the age of 47.
Dave wrote the book 100 Things to Do Before You Die, one of the very first books in the bucket list genre. In the book he commented that life is a short journey. Indeed it was for him as he only had enough time to visit about half of the travel sites recommended.
Have you written your list of must do things before you die?
Are you actively designing your life so you have the richest, fullest experience possible?
Or are you simply waiting until “some day”?
So here’s my thought for today:
Give thanks to the universe for its reminders and then honor Dave Freeman by working on your own bucket list.
What’s one of your must do items for this life?
