Well…it’s time for 30-Day Trial #3!
Let’s just get right into it.

From December 1 – December 30 I want to do the following daily:

1) Wake up at 6:00 am and stay awake!

I want to wake up at 6:00am and stay awake unlike the much of the last trial. Preferably, when I wake up I’d like to feel well rested, full of energy and motivated to start the day of right. I imagine that will take some planning the night before, getting to bed by at least 11:00pm, and doing some physical activity soon after I wake up.

2) Walk for 40 minutes

I want to take a 40-minute walk from 6:30am – 7:10am. Rain, sleet, snow, whatever!

3) Visualize for at least 20 minutes

This is probably the last time I’ll be mentioning this in the trials. After this 30 days I’m pretty sure I’ll have locked it in as a habit. I imagine this should be the easiest part of the trial for me because I actually look forward to it. It makes me feel good.

4) Write/edit for 2 hours

For now I’ll stick with writing affirmations + updates on the trial + other blog posts. Usually while doing these affirmations ideas pop in my head about what to write about, but when I’m consistently reading I find plenty of things to write about. I also want to read some self-editing books so I can make sure I post an article soon after I finish writing it.

5) Market for an hour

This would include connecting with others, contributing to other blogs, forums, social media and bookmarking.

6) Read for an hour

About 40-50 personal development books have been sitting in my closet collecting dust for a while. I read about 17 books and then it all came to a stop, but I have been listening to unabridged audio books from Audible. I imagine if I can get an hour of reading in a day, I’ll be able to consistently finish books and even put some reviews on here.

7) Eat no processed starches, foods containing refined sugars, cheese, or fruits

I can handle this all the way up until we get to the fruits. I’ll have to do some more research as to what fruits I should eat and which ones I shouldn’t, so that may change. So far fruits have had the same effect as foods with refined sugars and processed starches by making me feel sluggish and lethargic.

Have #1-6 done by 2:00pm

40 min (walking) + 20 min (visualization) + 120 min (writing) + 60 min (marketing) + 60 min (reading) + and an extra 90 min for cooking and eating, shower, brushing teeth, breaks, etc. = 6.5 hours. 6:00am + 6.5 hours = 12:30pm if . By having it done at 2:00 pm I’m actually giving myself some leeway.

I found that last 30 days my time with this blog extended throughout the day. Sometimes I would do my writing or visualization in the mornings and many times at night and I found it to be pretty stressful getting things done if I procrastinated with them. I found if I got it all done as early as possible then it made the rest of the day flow much smoother and I didn’t have to keep putting my focus on it and procrastinating with it.

I’ll be giving updates every 3 days and on Sundays I want to cut out #4 and #5. It’s going to be tough, but I’m up for the challenge. …. Let’s Go! :smile:

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