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30 Day Shred – Day 5

February 5, 2010 No Comments

Today marks my fifth day of doing the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred fitness DVD. I’ve done it every single day starting Monday and I’m already feeling a difference. So far, I’ve lost 2 pounds. Nice! I haven’t measured myself yet. I’m leaving that for the very end of the 30 days to see how ...

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Starting the 30 Day Shred

February 1, 2010 No Comments

You may have heard of Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred. It seems pretty famous on the internet, even though it’s been out for years. The workout DVD is known all over the web for giving people real fitness and weight loss results while wearing them out. Since I’m intent to lose weight, gain muscle and ...

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Forgive Yourself

January 22, 2010 No Comments

Failure happens. There will be days when you won’t want to work toward your goal. You’ll have a drag of friend’s cigarette even though you already quit, or you’ll eat a brownie when you know you shouldn’t. In most cases, when someone falls off the wagon, they stay off. They feel like such a failure ...

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Keep a Motivation Board

January 20, 2010 No Comments

Having trouble staying motivated? It happens to the best of us. One way I’ve found to stay on track is to create a Motivation Board. What you need: A white board – the bigger, the better. Dry erase markers, preferably in several colors. Magnets You can put anything you want on your board as long ...

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Keep Your Goals to Yourself?

May 19, 2009 2 Comments

A recent study published in Psychological Science reported that people are often more successful at achieving their goals if they keep them a secret. This goes against what a lot of people say, even myself. In a recent post about the 101 Things in 1001 Days, I suggested people post their lists of goals online. ...

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The Difference Between Goals and Hopes

May 12, 2009 No Comments

Have you made a list of goals recently? Good! Before you start going through the list, ticking off things you’ve achieved, you should make sure there aren’t any hopes on that list. I see it all the time. I ask someone what kind of life goals they have and they say things like, ‘have 10 ...

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Complete 101 Things in 1001 Days

May 1, 2009 No Comments

Last week I talked about working on a bunch of goals versus focusing on just one at a time. You may recall me mentioning I have over 60 goals myself…and counting. Well, there’s currently a huge craze on ye old internet, first started by Day Zero. It’s called the 101 Things in 1001 Days project. ...

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1 vs 100: Can You Have Too Many Goals?

April 23, 2009 2 Comments

“Choose one goal and stick to it.” I’m sure you’ve heard that before. It’s sound advice too, when you think about it. If you have only one goal to worry about, you can focus all of your energy on achieving it. Practical, right? But what if you’re like me? I have dozens of goals. I ...

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7 Things to Do Today to Reach Your Goal

April 7, 2009 2 Comments

Sometimes it’s easier to think of the small steps, rather than the big picture. A large goal can seem daunting if you only think of the end result. What can you do today? Even something small, yet related to your goal, can help you get ever closer to who you truly want to be. 7 ...

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Visualize Your Goals

April 6, 2009 No Comments

The more concrete your goals are, the easier they are to achieve. For instance, if you want better fitness, you could have a goal of ‘lose weight.’ While that’s a fine goal in general, it’s not very descriptive or concrete. It doesn’t really say how you’re going to lose the weight. Instead, you could say, ...

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