100 Day Challenge Days L - XLI: Re-drawing your battle lines

The 100 Day Challenge Program
Days 50 - 41

Re-drawing your battle lines:
Watch your rear

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"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity"
Seneca

Successful armies are constantly re-viewing their battle plans and battle lines. Where do the ranks need tightening and where is the best place to attack next and where from. One of the most often neglected areas is the rear of the formation. It is all well and good to know what is coming up, but if your rear-guard is slipping, then the entire army will fail.

 

"Sire should we send a scout to see that no-one has infiltrated our ranks"

"And how would they do that, pray tell??"

"Well Sire, as you know the ranks are only as good as its weakest man"

"True - And the weak must therefore fall behind"

"Yes Sire"

"I command you to pick ten of your strongest men and to check on the rear guard. WE MUST NOT BE OVER TAKEN BECAUSE OF THE WEAK AND FOOLISH"

 

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We are moving into the second half of the challenge. Your daily patterns should be set as should your weekly ones. However, we too can fail if we let our guard slip.

Do you feel pressured by others?

• Are you being asked to do more for them so you are unable to work on your own challenges?
• Did you set out to do too much in the beginning and feel unable to carry on at the same pace?
• Did you set your goals too far in the distance and now feel you will fail because of it?
• Are you feeling discouraged because the early successes are not being repeated?

As we have reached the half way point it is vital that you do re-draw your battle lines this week. Go back to the beginning of the challenge. What did you say you wanted to have achieved by the end of 100 days. Are you 50% of the way there? How far off the 50% are you?

I tend to run a couple of days behind with both the gallery and the daily posts, but I am way ahead on the cleaning and sorting front. (About 75 items found, photographed and either discarded or donated). My weight loss challenge is at about 40% of total, but my house painting is non-existent. That will get better as other areas drop back from my main focus.

Or are you at the other end of the spectrum?

• Did you set your goals too low?
• Have you already achieved whatever it is you said you wanted to achieve?
• What can you do now to move on to the next set of plans you have?

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Reminder: What have we covered so far?

100 - 91: Preparing for battle - What challenges were you hoping to complete during the 100 days. Are you still on track? What changes have you made? Why?

90 - 81: Assessing your initial forays - Review your plan and your daily activities and make adjustments where necessary. Did you tweak your plan, is it working better now? What else do you need to do?

80 - 71: Assembling the troops - Get help when and if needed. Remember you cannot do everything by yourself, so don't attempt to. And don't be afraid of asking for help either. OK, some services we may have to pay for, coaches / trainers / teachers and so on, and as we all know, if we pay for something we are more likely to value the service we receive more than if we got it for free. 

70 - 61: Dig deep into thy reserves - Now is the time to persevere. Are you willing to keep pushing on, to keep trying? Only the strong are likely to survive the battles that lie ahead.

60 - 51: Conquering thine enemies - Defeating your habits. Only by defeating your bad habits can you create the space for the good habits we need to cultivate. Are you creating the space and the habit of creating good habits?


Elle's 100 day challenges:

• Discarding 100 things in 100 days http://www.motivateme.info/discarding-100-things/
• The posts are almost up to date :-) http://www.motivateme.info/100-days-challenge/.
  

Kind Regards

Elle

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