The 100 Day Challenge Program Days 60 - 51: Are we there yet?

For those who are enjoying Halloween, be safe and don't eat all the sugary stuff in one go ... I'd prefer to give fruit - but the kids just look at you very strangely...

But now onto this part of the 100 day challenge:

The 100 Day Challenge Program
Days 60 - 51

Are we there yet?

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Day 40 of our journey and you could be forgiven for wanting the challenge to be over. "What do you mean there are another 60 days to go" said in an altogether whiny voice ...

You get those kinds of feelings, especially if your goals are not well defined, or you've had setbacks. It may seem like a trite cliche, but setbacks are a normal part of the growth cycle we go through. But it only becomes a problem if we don't pick ourselves up and go again.

Now, you can of course continue to carry on, on your own, but that can seem like we're trying to nail jelly to a tree. My advice - get help. First off I would get a receptacle to hold the jelly, then I would nail that to the tree ...

Kidding

Actually I was only joking about the jelly bit, the suggestion to "get help" if you need to is a very serious one.

For instance, I have coaches, personal trainers and editors. These people keep me on track when I don't want to keep on, keeping on, when I'm tired, sick or just need a personal kick up the wazoo. Yes, even me. But it doesn't have to be people you've met. Most of you wouldn't know me if you fell over me in the street, yet you trust me enough to be in your mailbox on a semi-regular basis. Truth is, we don't have to meet the authors, the speakers / trainers or be on speaking terms with the priest to get the benefit of their thoughts, ideas and yes - spiritual counseling if that is what we feel we need. We don't even have to go to a personal trainer if we have the discipline to do our daily workout in front of the TV, but sometimes it is a good idea to have face-to-face time with someone, some of the time. I lerve my personal trainer, she says things like

"we'll start with the 15 kilos, just to see how you go ..."

followed by - "hmm, you need to stand on the step because you're so flexible you won't get the stretch in the hams if you don't, oh and here's 20 kilos, we'll stay relatively light" got to love hilary.

Why do I have a personal trainer as well as a normal gym membership AND continue to do my own workouts as well? Hilary gives me the boot up the wazoo I need, she pushes me to try things I wouldn't dream of doing on my own, then I get to practice these things at the gym. The reason why I also do "other" stuff on top of my 4 x weights sessions? Because I sit down for most of the day and neeeeed to move. Trainers, coaches and mentors can help us when we are feeling stuck.

So:

Today's action steps:

1. Read: I am a big believer in the power of the written word. We don't have time to read everything there is to read - so we have to be selective. Go to your personal library, now this could be a shelf in a closet that holds your books, or a room dedicated to the collection, but I would like you to scan the titles - and allow your mind to tell you which one you need to read. It will be the title that jumps out at you...  And if you are one of the few people who doesn't have a book somewhere in the house (and yes I have heard there are a few people out there *shakes head in disbelief* ) then it will be a little harder for you - but you can find some good ones online - project gutenberg for instance. Now bearing in mind these are out of copyright print books, so you won't find the latest best sellers, but you will find some amazing books listed. For instance - http://gutenberg.net.au/biography.html is the list of biographies and autobiographies it has in its Australian collection. In it there are books on Edison and Franklin, James Cook and T E Lawrence's book "the seven pillars of wisdom" for instance, and that is just a few of the titles it has. Check them out, it is a fabulous resource - and free of course. Or you can use that other amazing and free resource - your public library. If you read just one chapter a day you can read many books over the course of the challenge. And in these words you may find the inspiration you need to push forwards to bigger and better things.

2. Find a coach or mentor for at least one area where you feel stuck: Assuming you don't have one that is. But you may need help with a business issue, or you might want to join a runners group that will help you prepare for a marathon. Always wanted to learn a language or a specific software program - then why not join a class? Or how about losing 30 pounds - then you might want to join weight watchers or some other program...

You don't have to go it alone, and when you make a commitment to another person, or group of people - I can guarantee this - you will reach your goals a whole lot faster.

To your continued success

Elle

p.s. it's now time for me to go and put on my witchy outfit and scare the littlies ...