The 100 Day Challenge

Change Your Life in 100 Days

 

Consider what would happen if I were to follow you with a camera crew 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the next 100 days while you went for your goals?

I bet 3 things would happen….

1) You would START doing the things you say you need to do.

2) You would STOP doing the things you know you shouldn't be doing.

3) You would MAKE monumental performance gains and change your life.

This is ALL possible through the discipline of accountability. Accountability serves and protects your character, credibility and commitments. It ensures that what you want to accomplish gets accomplished.

Throughout every area of your life it's important to understand that ALL unfinished goals, projects and relationships are the result of broken promises, unfulfilled commitments, and lack of accountability.

With that reality in mind, I wanted to share with you an exciting opportunity to achieve every goal you set, to enforce ultimate accountability into your life, and show you how you can make monumental performance gains.

Gary Ryan Blair, otherwise know as The Goals Guy has put together what I believe to be the most comprehensive approach to goal setting and performance enhancement.

It's called the 100 Day Start Fast Challenge and it begins on January 11th to help you start the year strong.

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The 100 Day Start Fast Challenge is a structured 14-week performance improvement program where challengers compete against themselves to achieve a number of challenging goals and start the year strong.

Free Special Report and Video

Gary is offering a powerful special report and video for free which is titled: How to Create Your Own Big Bang!

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This report in my opinion is worth its weight in gold as it shows you how to create huge performance gains quickly. I encourage you to get your copy right now.

So what are you waiting for? The clock is ticking and if you want to seriously improve your life and corresponding results, I encourage you to check out the 100 Day Start Fast Challenge today as it will be one of the smartest decisions you'll make all year.

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Regards,

Matt
 

Freedom – Run Kid Run

Here is a fabulous song called Freedom by Run Kid Run.  I hope you enjoy it.

God is good. 

 

Have Faith in Creating a Work Life Balance

Are you having trouble trying to find the right work life balance that suits your needs? For many people, this is a very hard task to accomplish. This can be especially difficult to tackle during these hard economic times.

With so many people becoming victims to company terminations and layoffs, it usually leaves the remaining employees overwhelmed with a heavy workload. If you are experiencing a hard time adjusting to your new job responsibilities, maybe the following tips will help you.

Don’t Let Your Passion for Work Consume You

The key is to find a healthy work life balance that enables you to provide a stable income for your family while being able to spend time with them as well. If you have a strong passion for your job, by all means, perform each job task to the best of your ability. However, you need to know where to draw the line.

Understand that you can't do it all by yourself. Be willing to pitch in and fill the void that has been created by your ex co-workers, but stick to a regular work schedule. Don’t become a workaholic and ignore your family in the process. Family life is a very important component in leading a desirable Christian life.

Don’t Feel Guilty for Loving Life

You have a life outside of work. Don’t let your employer guilt you into not living and loving life. With the convenience and scope of today’s technology, you have the option and capability to work almost anywhere. As long as you have a laptop and cell phone, you can pretty much conduct business anywhere.

Many employers are aware of this fact. Actually, many employers will provide the necessary tools in order for you to conduct business on a 24 hour basis. Unfortunately, instead of making work easier, this kind of constant contact can sometimes make it harder to separate work from home life.

 

This kind of ready availability of contact doesn't allow you to create a healthy work life balance. As a result, you have to resist the urge or need to work more than your required hours.

Uphold Your Convictions

Within today’s economy and working environment there are many changes. Businesses are demanding more from their employees. You must be willing to uphold your convictions if any of these new employment changes interfere with your family life.

If you find that an employer wants you to work hours or perform tasks that interfere with your Christian lifestyle, you have to stand your ground. Taking this course of action may interfere with your working relationship, but you have to make the necessary adjustments in order to ensure that you will have a good work life balance.

 

Studies have proven that happy employees are much more productive, so be firm with your manager or employer about your need to create some time for your family obligations.

 

If you worry about the potential side effects of being assertive about your need for personal time, then try to remember the reasons you're working so hard in the first place. Think about how much of your time your family receives and compare this with how much they actually get from you.

Have Faith in the Lord

Making these types of work related decisions may seem tough. Unfortunately, they are necessary in order to ensure the type of Christian work life balance that you envision. You have to stand by your beliefs even within the capacity of work.

Depending on your place of employment, this may be easier to plan than accomplish. However, you must have faith that the Lord will guide you during these difficult times. Have faith that he will help you to provide a stable income for your family without having to sacrifice valuable family time.

 

MP

A New Year’s Resolution To Reduce Stress

Stress can be a very dangerous thing.  For many people stress has caused major health problems.  If stress is getting to be overwhelming for you, there are a variety of ways for you to relax.  This is a great list of ways you can reduce stress.

 

PMR – PMR stands for Progressive Muscle Relaxation.  Start with your face and move down your body.  Take one section at a time and tense up.  Grimace your face, grit your teeth, etc.  Then intentionally relax.  As you move down your body you will feel a wave of relaxation happening.  This can take just a few minutes or can be repeated over and over.

 

Journaling – The great thing about journaling is the privacy of it.  You can write out all those nasty letters you wish to send out.  You can make an elaborate fantasy where you conquer all your foes.  You can do whatever you want with your journal.  Take it with you, sit with it daily.  Utilize this secret tool to reduce stress today.

 

Laughter – We all know that laughter is a great health tool.  Take some time to read a good joke or spend time with a funny friend.  Watch a funny show or go see a famous comedian.  Incorporating laughter in your everyday life will keep stress from building up.

 

Just say no – Don't let commitments overwhelm you.  When somebody asks you to do something, be honest if you are booked.  Let them down easy by explaining your plate is too full without whining. 

 

Exercise – Join an athletic team or start a workout routine.  Burning excess calories go hand in hand with reducing stress.

 

Massage – Leave yourself in the hands of professionals.  Take the time to put yourself first for a couple hours.  Don't put anything right after a massage so you ruin the experience.  Give yourself a few hours to really enjoy the relief.

 

Pets – Build a fish tank, adopt a dog.  Find an animal that will provide you either constant attention like a dog or ready meditation like fish.  Whatever is best for you, get it as quickly as possible.

 

Reward yourself – Plan a vacation, set aside some spending money.  Whatever you need to do to reward yourself for your efforts.  Knowing there is a reward at the end of the road will help you keep a level head.  

 

The easiest way to get rid of stress is to identify it.  Some people have no idea what causes them stress, some people know all too well.  Gauge your feelings throughout the week and make a connection when your stress is off the charts.  Sometimes what stresses us isn't obvious.  People are different and we react to things just as differently.  Consider what makes you stress out and think about ways to avoid it, or to lessen the blow. Reducing stress  is a great way to a happier, healthy life.

A New Year’s Resolution On Personal Finance

A new year's resolution to clean out your receipt drawer is always a good idea.  Start fresh this year and take your personal finances seriously.  This last year was tough on everybody’s wallet.  This year start your financial life on the right path.

 

The best thing you can do for your personal finances is evaluate where your money is actually going.  Print out bank account activity, look up credit card bills.  Take a moment to contemplate what you are spending your money on right now.  Break down in your mind or on a piece of paper different categories.  Lump up similar items to evaluate how much you spend on them. 

 

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Is this how much I thought I was spending on this type of item?
• How much does this mean I spend on this type of item throughout the year?  If it is a monthly expense multiply it by 12, a weekly expense 52, etc.
• How else could I have spent that money?
• Is this item a priority?
• How does this translate into my wage?  If you make $15 an hour and you are spending $150 a month on coffee, is your coffee worth over a day of working.

 

Now think about how you would like this year to be different.  Ask yourself the following questions:

• What is a major financial goal that I have been putting off?  This could be the purchase of a new car, house or vacation.
• How much would it cost to attain that goal?
• Did I spend that money needlessly last year?
• What am I willing to do without in order to attain that goal?

 

By now you should have a pretty good idea of how you have been spending your money.  You should also have a picture of what you would like to do from now on.  The question remains how you go about changing your finances. 

 

There are a variety of ways you can keep track of your money.  The key is to find a way that works for you.  For some people visual clues work better, for others it is the act of using cash.  Still others prefer to keep reminders of the goals they are working towards.  Here are a few tips you can use.  Feel free to try them all until you find the way that works the best for you.

 

Always pay with cash, never use credit.  You can withdraw cash every week and put into envelopes assigned to different type of items or you can simply keep cash in your wallet.  Once the money is gone you must wait till the next week for more. 

 

Decorate your space with your goal.  Post a picture on your bathroom mirror, fridge or workspace about a house, car or vacation spot. 

 

Keep a spending journal.  Write it all down, fifty cents for a paper to $45 at dinner.  Write down what you spent, how you spent and what else you could have spent the money on.

 

Starting 2010 with a fresh perspective on your personal finances can make all the difference.  Decide now how you would like to be financially at the start of 2011!

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