30-Day Trial #3 didn’t quite go as planned. I started the trial with 7 goals then ended up cutting it down to three.

After the revision on Day 6, the three goals were to:

1) Wake up at 6:00am daily and stay awake
2) Visualize for at least 20 minutes daily
3) Eat no processed starches, foods with refined sugars, cheese or fruits throughout the day

There were stops, revisions, twists, turns, and bumps, but it was still a fun learning experience for me. I imagine that will be similar to many 30-day trials I do. After the initial revision, things went pretty well up until around the 19th.

Waking up at 6:00am and staying awake

On most days I would go to bed late and wake up at 6am only to go right back to sleep for another hour or two or wander around and waste time.

This goal just didn’t happen at all. There were many times I wondered if deep down inside I really wanted to accomplish this goal. I do want to be an early riser, and there’s no doubt in my mind I can do it. Going to sleep when I’m sleepy has been the real source of the problem, so I’ll have to do some more searching to find out why I’m not getting to bed on time.

I know one cause is productivity-related. As I’m writing this now, I’m wondering why it took me so long to get started with this update seeing as I’ve had the whole day open to get this done. Many times I’ll wait until late at night to start something I would have liked to had done earlier. Lord, I remember my first visualization trial I probably hit the “publish” button on 80% of the posts right before midnight just to get it up on time. I think I’ll re-read some productivity books so I can dissolve this problem.

I know that isn’t the only problem though. There are days when I don’t write for the blog at all, soooo there’s gotta be somethin’ else.

Visualizing for 20 minutes

I stopped visualization after the 19th and I started doing it again around the 28th. I can tell the lack of visualization had an impact on my focus and the other two goals in this trial. Things started getting more relaxed and the days were filled with me succumbing to one distraction after another. I’m pretty sure I won’t have a problem with this goal next month though.

Cutting out processed starches, foods with refined sugars, cheese and fruits

When I stopped visualizing, I started eating processed starches and foods with refined sugars after going a month without eating any. Next time I try a goal like this I’ll put the goal in words that focus on what I want (more whole foods) not what I don’t want (processed crap).

This is a health goal, but it’s a health goal that is affected by finances. A person that has built a life-long healthy lifestyle earns enough money to buy health conscious food and supplies. I want to be a person who can afford the healthy options too. Right now I’m not quite there yet, but I can see my finances going in that direction too.

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