1) Waking up at 6:00am and staying awake

So far, so good. Last night I stayed up until 1:00am and still managed to wake up and stay awake. It seems like my body is starting to adjust, so I’ll have to give this some more time.

2) Walking for 40 minutes

I originally made this just to get myself out of the house. I usually do all the other goals inside the house and writing and reading at a computer desk. This has really allowed me to get my head clear and gives me a boost of energy to dive into the other things I have planned for the day.

3) Visualizing for 20 minutes

It’s fun and easy now. I still plan on reading Creative Visualization next after finishing Awaken the Giant Within. Awaken the Giant Within is a thick book though.

4) Writing for 2 hours

Going great. I don’t have to write affirmations as much now because I have so much other stuff to write about.

5) Marketing for an hour

I’m cutting it out! The main reason is because I want to make sure I have all the other goals really enforced as habits before I tackle marketing. I want to create life-long habits, so there doesn’t have to be a rush. Maybe the next 30-day trial I might try it. As a result of really putting efforts into marketing, I know i’ll have lots of feedback and messages to respond to and I want to make sure I’m effective in replying and responding in a timely, high quality manner. I don’t want to feel overwhelmed or stressed out by it, and I’d like to develop a system (or use one that’s already out there) that I could use for the long term.

I’ll just hold off on this for now. No need to introduce three brand new habits anyway.

6) Reading for an hour

I’ve been trying to finish Awaken the Giant Within for about 2 months now. I know that if I’m up late finishing this trial, I don’t want reading to be the last thing I do. Last time I started reading late, it was only a matter time before I started to fall asleep.

7) No processed starches, cheeses, foods containing refined sugars

I’ve been eating a lot of greens and meats. I find when I eat only greens I’m always hungry. Guess I need more nuts/seeds in the diet. I want to step up my food variety. Last time I tried something like this, I found that the more bored I got with my meals, the stronger the urge to completely binge on the things I was trying to avoid.

Problems

Too Long?

The main problem is that this trial is taking up the whole day. I thought this might happen which is why I added the fact that I wanted to have it all done before 2:00pm in the original post. The reason it takes so long to finish everything is because of these breaks I take. When I finish one of the goals above, I take a break, and it usually ends up being more than an hour. After that hour I’m out of productive mode and have slipped into chill mode.

Too much?

If I cut out marketing that leaves six goals. I find that the more goals I add, the less time and focus I have to put on each specific goal. This reason alone has caused me to question having six goals. The ultimate goal is to have these habits stick one way or another, so after this trial is finished I should be able to see if having more goals makes it take longer for the habits to lock in.

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