Posted by Tim
Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:15:21 GMT
Kate and I spent $22 on Chinese food today. That was for two entrees, two sodas, and an order of crab rangoon at our favorite Chinese restaurant. Awesome. I tried the Mongolian Chicken. It was good, but not great. I'll probably get one of my "regular" dishes next time.
Then tonight I read about this guy named Evan, from Lansing Michigan, and he spent $27.28 on food, but here's the catch: that was for the entire month of November. It sounds like an interesting experiment, and a tough 30 day dare. If you have a little while, I'd suggest reading his blog, Hungry for a Month.
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Posted by Tim
Sun, 05 Feb 2006 21:51:00 GMT
I was interested in checking out a Toastmasters meeting for quite a while. I even wrote a little bit about this desire of mine. It seems that every other book or blog that I read concerning personal development mentions at some point the power of the Toastmasters organization in helping people improve their ability to communicate. When so many smart people point to something as a positive influence it seems wise to investigate.
Dale and I checked out the MarathonMasters chapter over lunch on Thursday, and we were both impressed enough that we’ve signed up to attend next week as well. The group was fun, and we all had an opportunity to speak. One of the challenges that I look forward to is learning how to speak spontaneously without leaning on crutch words like “umm” and “ahh”—you know, those words we all use to fill space when we don’t yet know what to say.
If you have any interest in Toastmasters, and you’re regularly in or around St. Joseph Medical center on Thursday afternoons you should really check out the MarathonMasters club. Dale and I can both attest to the fact that they don’t bite.
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Posted by Tim
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:44:00 GMT
My stomach has a little more insulation around it than it did back when I was younger, and even then I was nowhere near good shape. Whenever I start a workout program I always find a way to let my schedule take control and put the program out to pasture within the first few weeks. This goes double for things like ab workouts.
Along comes Kate. She’s in great shape, but her sister is in even better shape from teaching multiple aerobics classes per day. Kate tells me that her sister swears by the 8 Minute Abs program, and so I buy the DVD for next to nothing. And it sits near my computer for two weeks before I even do the workout once. And then months pass. See the problem?
Last summer I read 30 Days to Success by Steve Pavlina, but it took until 10 days ago for me to put the 30 day trial concept and my need of a stomach workout together. It’s really pretty lame that I had to make this challenge. Really, it’s only 8 minutes! I wasn’t going to write about the experience at all until tonight, but tonight was the kind of night where momentum was either going to slump or soar.
I got home late, and while talking to my sister at midnight I realized that I hadn’t yet done my workout. She tells me to just do it tomorrow, or even to just do it twice tomorrow. I’m sorry, that just won’t work. See, if I do that, tomorrow will come around and I’ll start to think things like “well why workout today? I’m tired… I’ll just do it three times on Friday.” I’ve played that game before with workout programs, and that’s just not a sustainable way to exercise. I know, you’re shocked.
Instead I did the workout. The 8 minutes zipped by. How could it not? We’re only talking about 8 minutes! The important thing is that I’m now on to day 11 of a 30 day dare rather than back to day 0. It is great to have such a measurable, beneficial, and attainable goal to help me overcome my abdominal apathy.
How can you dare yourself to improve a little bit each day for 30 days?
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