The title of this post may sound familiar. It is a small twist on a famous quote. I choose it for a few reasons, but the main one is because I'm starting something other than just blogging again. I'm bringing back the 30 day challenges! It's been even longer since I did one of these so let's recap. I choose something say blogging and challenge myself to do it for 30 days straight - no cheating or excuses!
Well this 30 day challenge will be a little different. I'm going to have goals, yup more than one, but the challenge is really about being accountable. For 30 days (31 really, let's do this August thing!), I'm going to blog how I'm doing on each one of my daily goals.
So what kind of goals am I going to set? I'm setting goals as if I was my ideal self - this person I want to be but most of the time I'm way too lazy to be.
- Daily Prayer
- There was a time in my life where this wouldn't have needed to be a goal. That season of my life was really hard. My wife and I were young and broke, but our faith was strong and our friendships with folks were deep and meaningful. Daily prayer was a part of that and I want that in my life again.
- Minimal processed food intake
- This is just the next step in treating my body right. Processed foods should concern you, if they don't I recommend you do more research for yourself. If this goal is unclear it should get cleared up as I track progress and give you a break down of what I eat.
- Exercise 30 minutes/day
- Also didn't need this as a goal a few months ago - I still exercise WAY more than I did a couple of years ago, but not enough to keep the benefits. 30 minutes a day is proven to have HUGE health benefits, so this commitment should never be a burden.
- Read/Audio book - 30 minutes/day
- Good for the brain, plus most books I like teach me something, but fiction is nice too!
- Spend 15 minutes/day/kid, doing whatever they want(within reason)
- I don't spend the amount of 1:1 time with my kids I think I should. We watch TV together and have meals together or go out somewhere. Still I don't think each kid gets enough one on one interaction. The kids would rather hang with friends most days so I figure this one will be one of the harder ones to just let go.
- Fund raise once/day
- Once each day I'll ask someone directly to donate to Extra Life. I HATE asking people for money. I repeat I HATE asking people for money. I feel super awkward asking someone to hand over money they've worked for, for a cause they may not care a thing about. In fact it wasn't until I started doing Extra Life that I would even consider asking for money. Extra Life is the right cause/group for me to support so I do and I'll have to get used to be uncomfortable and awkward.
Well while it isn't a goal I have been doing really well at going to bed and getting up at the same time everyday, YES even on the weekend! So I'm going to call it a night. You'll be hearing from me tomorrow as I report out and you hold me accountable!
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