SUMMARY: In my first Groundhog Day Resolution Review for 2009, I lay out a heady set of plans for the coming month, expanding on the themes from February 2nd to become more specific about what I want to do.
SUMMARY: Over the past week or so I've identified many personal tips and insights that will help 2010 be more productive and goal-focused. To ensure that I can be reminded of what needs to be done every day, I made a personal tracking form / cheat sheet to help keep on task.
SUMMARY: &It's time for the 2010 Groundhog Day Resolutions! I review the past three years of resolutions and create a 2010 master resolution that hopefully will give me a direction for the year.*
SUMMARY: I decide that a week of testing my assumptions wouldn't be such a bad idea!
I was out with some friends tonight at Denny's, after which I rather felt like I should eat something desperately healthy. So, I made a vow:
I am going to eat a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every day for two weeks.
As challenges go, this one isn't that earth-shaking, but I'm curious to see if I notice any change at all. My working theory is that ANY mindful change at all will yield personal insights; that is, if they are really are done mindfully and contemplatively. It helps that the idea of eating oatmeal every morning seems so boring and trivia that I am half-expecting nothing significant to be yielded at all. In fact, it's almost a parody of the self-help empowerment process, which amuses me deeply. However, if I garner some kind of amazing epiphany from this exercise, I imagine that I will have to amend my model of what productivity is made of. And I will look forward to future exercises like a fortnight of watermelons and 1001 Macademian Nuts.
Any oatmeal-related facts, tips, or cautionary tales will be heartily appreciated!
SUMMARY: I recap the lessons learned from 2009's Groundhog Day Resolutions process, month-by-month. I also unveil the "brainstorming kit" that I started working on last night.
SUMMARY: To develop the waking up early habit, I theorize, the trick is not to focus on the WAKING. Instead, focus on the SLEEPING.
Summary: Having completely forgotten about doing the October 10 GHD Resolution Review, I cram it all into this relatively (for me) short November 11 Review. I summarize what I got done since last September, and what the cost was (hint: 0 revenue = lots of free time), and reflect on the framework that is now in place that has given me clarity and direction.
SUMMARY: In the 8th “personal goals” review of 2009, I reiterate three guidelines and two mental stances that together, I believe, will be at the core of my ongoing pursuit of personal fulfillment. And, I am finally able to “productize” what I like do in terms that I think the general public will understand.
SUMMARY: It’s the 7th review day for my New Year’s Resolution system, which starts on Groundhog Day instead of January 1st. The salient observation this month is that there’s a difference between “just doing” and “just being”. By just being, I’ve attained a level of self-comfort that is helping me find my groove.
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