My Daily Gratitudes: 09/07/2013
A co-worker shared a few articles about writing with me. I feel like these articles have taught me a lot even if the lessons don't show up in my writing any time soon. Regardless of that, I'm grateful for the lessons and my co-worker's thoughtfulness.
After enduring a very rough Labor Day weekend, followed by a rough rest of the week, I'm very, very grateful for today being slow and easy going.
I can look back and see that more or less, I've stuck to my exercise routine and I'm seeing steady gains. My motivation is largely inspired from reading Change Anything. I'm very grateful for having a history of consistency for the past few months concerning my exercise. And again, I am grateful for having read that book.
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Positive Event from the Past 24 Hours:
I enjoyed working on a future "Bookshare" post today. Writing these blog posts-- in and of themselves-- are often a positive event. The positive nature of posting here becomes quite apparent when my schedule doesn't allow me time to write a post.
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If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
Showing posts with label how to change anything. Show all posts
Showing posts with label how to change anything. Show all posts
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Daily Gratitudes Promote Happiness
My Daily Gratitudes: 08/21/2013
I'm grateful that we completed a project that was given to us yesterday, due Monday by the time our boss gets back into town-- but we completed it and showed it to him today before he even left town. Nice.
I'm grateful that my back seems to be at 100% despite the fact that I've kept exercising all along the way to my recovery. I think the newer stretches that I learned about have helped tremendously.
I'm grateful for the news my daughter had today: She's earned an A average in math so far-- last year, we thought math was going to keep her held back! I'm proud of her.
I'm grateful that when I'm in a less than happy mood, writing out my list of gratitudes for the day actually starts to make me feel better.
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Positive Event from the Past 24 Hours:
Today on NPR, I heard a blurb about how too many studies are being done to compare diets against each other. The interview asked why that was the opinion of the guest on the show. I already knew the answer:
Any diet can work.
So, why the obesity issues across the whole nation, then?
I already knew that answer, too:
No diet works if you don't stick to it.
And I already knew the guest's next point-- now we need to study human behavior and find out how to get people to stick with the program.
And I think I've already found the answer to that: Change Anything.
That blurb on the radio really confirmed a lot for me. I'm glad I read that book!
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If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
I'm grateful that we completed a project that was given to us yesterday, due Monday by the time our boss gets back into town-- but we completed it and showed it to him today before he even left town. Nice.
I'm grateful that my back seems to be at 100% despite the fact that I've kept exercising all along the way to my recovery. I think the newer stretches that I learned about have helped tremendously.
I'm grateful for the news my daughter had today: She's earned an A average in math so far-- last year, we thought math was going to keep her held back! I'm proud of her.
I'm grateful that when I'm in a less than happy mood, writing out my list of gratitudes for the day actually starts to make me feel better.
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Positive Event from the Past 24 Hours:
Today on NPR, I heard a blurb about how too many studies are being done to compare diets against each other. The interview asked why that was the opinion of the guest on the show. I already knew the answer:
Any diet can work.
So, why the obesity issues across the whole nation, then?
I already knew that answer, too:
No diet works if you don't stick to it.
And I already knew the guest's next point-- now we need to study human behavior and find out how to get people to stick with the program.
And I think I've already found the answer to that: Change Anything.
That blurb on the radio really confirmed a lot for me. I'm glad I read that book!
--
If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Yeah.
My Daily Gratitudes: 07/18/2013
I'm grateful for my former supervisor dropping in to visit the office and taking time to pull me aside for a short chat. Talking with him always proves invaluable.
I'm grateful for my co-workers thinking of me at lunch time and inviting me along. I enjoyed hanging out with them today.
I'm grateful (once again) for the impact that the book Change Anything is having on my life. I told my wife about it and what I'm doing as a result. Today, when I get home, I saw evidence that she had exercised today. And this time, I have a feeling she'll be able to maintain her routine. I'm so glad to see that!
And guess who introduced me to Change Anything? My supervisor that I mentioned above. Like I said, talking to that guy is always invaluable!
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Positive Event from the past 24 hours:
I crushed my workout, today. Yeah. Man, I was in the zone today.
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If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
I'm grateful for my former supervisor dropping in to visit the office and taking time to pull me aside for a short chat. Talking with him always proves invaluable.
I'm grateful for my co-workers thinking of me at lunch time and inviting me along. I enjoyed hanging out with them today.
I'm grateful (once again) for the impact that the book Change Anything is having on my life. I told my wife about it and what I'm doing as a result. Today, when I get home, I saw evidence that she had exercised today. And this time, I have a feeling she'll be able to maintain her routine. I'm so glad to see that!
And guess who introduced me to Change Anything? My supervisor that I mentioned above. Like I said, talking to that guy is always invaluable!
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Positive Event from the past 24 hours:
I crushed my workout, today. Yeah. Man, I was in the zone today.
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If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Quiet Cubicles, Home Cooking, and Toughing It Out
My Daily Gratitudes: 07/16/2013
I'm grateful for the fact that I was the only one in my four-person cubicle today. So quiet; Man . . . I got so much done.
Mom made dinner for us tonight unexpectedly. I'm really grateful for that.
I did my workout tonight. I really, really didn't want to. But, I'm thankful for the tips in Change Anything that encouraged me to do it anyhow. I'm also thankful for that second wind I got just past the middle of my workout, just when I thought I'd give up early.
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Positive Event from the past 24 hours:
My wife was working on her paper and something important came up and distracted her. Her laptop battery died and she thought she lost her work. She called me, really bummed out, but then she found a way to recover the paper as she was expressing her concern. What a relief!
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If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
I'm grateful for the fact that I was the only one in my four-person cubicle today. So quiet; Man . . . I got so much done.
Mom made dinner for us tonight unexpectedly. I'm really grateful for that.
I did my workout tonight. I really, really didn't want to. But, I'm thankful for the tips in Change Anything that encouraged me to do it anyhow. I'm also thankful for that second wind I got just past the middle of my workout, just when I thought I'd give up early.
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Positive Event from the past 24 hours:
My wife was working on her paper and something important came up and distracted her. Her laptop battery died and she thought she lost her work. She called me, really bummed out, but then she found a way to recover the paper as she was expressing her concern. What a relief!
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If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Health and Happiness
I've noticed a correlation between the Gallup poll's well-being index and obesity trends in the United States. States that have the highest obesity rates tend to have the lowest well-being index when compared to other states in the Union.
Hmmmm . . .
Correlation doesn't always prove causation; however, I'm personally convinced that obesity can negatively impact the quality of happiness that one can have. Happiness is still possible for obese people, but I think the quality of happiness is probably diminished and having happiness in the long term could be more of a challenge when obesity related diseases start to set in later in life.
These same regions which are suffering from a lower sense of well-being and obesity also seem to be less vibrant financially. All these factors include lower life expectancy when compared with other areas that have higher well-being ratings.
Fighting obesity and managing your physical health is vital to maintaining overall happiness. With this new realization (for me, anyhow), I feel even more committed to my recent restart of my personal exercise program. Happiness will be easier to maintain in my life if I get (and keep) my weight under control. I've yo-yo'ed a lot over the years. But, I've noticed from that experience that I'm at my best when I'm working out; even if I still hadn't gotten out of the obesity weight range. I tend to have more energy and I feel better. I get more done and doing important tasks that I generally dislike get easier tackle. So, I'm convinced now that keeping our bodies in good, healthy shape is paramount to well-being.
If you struggle with weight-- as I do-- I'd like to encourage you to focus more on forming the habit of exercise and diet, rather than focusing on a dress size, pants size, body shape, or body weight. Those things are not your proof of success. You know you're successful only when you look back over the last 24 hours and you can say with honesty that you exercised (provided you weren't too sore from your last work-out, or injured, sick, or dealing with a recent traumatic event). Make that fact your goal above anything else. Don't entertain guilty feelings for missing a target weight after a month of exercise. Don't feel defeated for past failures of stopping and starting a routine over and over again. Forget that fact that you haven't been to the gym in 18 months and gained all of your weight back plus some.
Just focus on the last 24 hours: Did you exercise? Yes?
Success!
Now . . . do it again tomorrow (unless it's a scheduled rest day or maybe you're too sore from yesterday's workout. We do need rest from exercise from time to time. Don't over do it-- that's the extreme opposite of not working out at all).
Did you not exercise? Explore what is preventing you from getting started and take away all those excuses. Read Change Anything if you feel stuck, or find some other inspirational book to help you get going. The main thing is-- start the habit. Don't fear failure; turn failure into your ally and conquer your weight issues so that you can seize one of the essential ingredients for making happiness.
Do it; You deserve it.
--
If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
Hmmmm . . .
Correlation doesn't always prove causation; however, I'm personally convinced that obesity can negatively impact the quality of happiness that one can have. Happiness is still possible for obese people, but I think the quality of happiness is probably diminished and having happiness in the long term could be more of a challenge when obesity related diseases start to set in later in life.
These same regions which are suffering from a lower sense of well-being and obesity also seem to be less vibrant financially. All these factors include lower life expectancy when compared with other areas that have higher well-being ratings.
Fighting obesity and managing your physical health is vital to maintaining overall happiness. With this new realization (for me, anyhow), I feel even more committed to my recent restart of my personal exercise program. Happiness will be easier to maintain in my life if I get (and keep) my weight under control. I've yo-yo'ed a lot over the years. But, I've noticed from that experience that I'm at my best when I'm working out; even if I still hadn't gotten out of the obesity weight range. I tend to have more energy and I feel better. I get more done and doing important tasks that I generally dislike get easier tackle. So, I'm convinced now that keeping our bodies in good, healthy shape is paramount to well-being.
If you struggle with weight-- as I do-- I'd like to encourage you to focus more on forming the habit of exercise and diet, rather than focusing on a dress size, pants size, body shape, or body weight. Those things are not your proof of success. You know you're successful only when you look back over the last 24 hours and you can say with honesty that you exercised (provided you weren't too sore from your last work-out, or injured, sick, or dealing with a recent traumatic event). Make that fact your goal above anything else. Don't entertain guilty feelings for missing a target weight after a month of exercise. Don't feel defeated for past failures of stopping and starting a routine over and over again. Forget that fact that you haven't been to the gym in 18 months and gained all of your weight back plus some.
Just focus on the last 24 hours: Did you exercise? Yes?
Success!
Now . . . do it again tomorrow (unless it's a scheduled rest day or maybe you're too sore from yesterday's workout. We do need rest from exercise from time to time. Don't over do it-- that's the extreme opposite of not working out at all).
Did you not exercise? Explore what is preventing you from getting started and take away all those excuses. Read Change Anything if you feel stuck, or find some other inspirational book to help you get going. The main thing is-- start the habit. Don't fear failure; turn failure into your ally and conquer your weight issues so that you can seize one of the essential ingredients for making happiness.
Do it; You deserve it.
--
If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
Monday, July 8, 2013
BookShare: Change Anything
I recently experience the pleasure of completing the book Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield and Ron McMillan.
But, I don't think one can truly complete this book. Once you read it, you'll find that you've been given the tools to start tackling those really tough things in your life that you have settled on living with until you die.
So, no . . . you don't complete this book. You do this book.
You'll learn that lasting change doesn't start with willpower at all. Lasting change starts with knowledge and learning new skill sets. You need to learn that you have way more forces trying to hold you at the status quo than you realize and you are not yet equipped to face these honed opponents to your success. But, once you learn, practice, and make the right changes, you'll find that things you couldn't do come into your reach.
The book also provides you with an access code to their website so that you can get to know a community of other "changers". If you get an e-book version, just contact their technical support on the website-- they'll verify your purchase and get you access if your e-book doesn't have a code.
Consider reading this book; Change those tough things in your life.
--
If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
But, I don't think one can truly complete this book. Once you read it, you'll find that you've been given the tools to start tackling those really tough things in your life that you have settled on living with until you die.
So, no . . . you don't complete this book. You do this book.
You'll learn that lasting change doesn't start with willpower at all. Lasting change starts with knowledge and learning new skill sets. You need to learn that you have way more forces trying to hold you at the status quo than you realize and you are not yet equipped to face these honed opponents to your success. But, once you learn, practice, and make the right changes, you'll find that things you couldn't do come into your reach.
The book also provides you with an access code to their website so that you can get to know a community of other "changers". If you get an e-book version, just contact their technical support on the website-- they'll verify your purchase and get you access if your e-book doesn't have a code.
Consider reading this book; Change those tough things in your life.
--
If you haven't already done so, I invite you to read my main title post in order to better understand the purpose behind this blog. In that post, you'll find links to three TED Talks that could really impact your life in a positive way.
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