Comments on: 7 Days of Pure Self-Discipline – You In?

By: Beth @tangledeutopia

Beth @tangledeutopia — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:24:18 +0000

Wow…
I’ve come across this post really late, but had to take a minute to say THANKS! As much as I want to focus on my passion full time, I don’t have that option at the moment. Seems like a catch 22 of sorts. My goal is to write full time so I can quit my government job, but I can’t quit my government job until I teach myself enough about topics such as coding, seo, e-commerce, networking, etc…
I end up spending 75% more time learning than actually doing, which seems to push my time frame back. I’ve never thought about this process in the terms you set. Instead of focusing so much on what I can put IN my brain, IN my schedule, IN my agenda, I really feel I need to take some time to reorganize my way of thinking and vow to REMOVE a lot of things that are slowing me down! I work from midnight to 8am, so I’m going to use that time to map out my daily routine to find problem areas and make a schedule.

I will start tomorrow, which is a Monday, by vowing to cut out the following:

1. No igoogle homepage as my start-up.
2. No “downtime” when I get home from work. Straight to sleep,
earlier to rise.
3. No surfing. Only writing posts or articles.
4. I will only allow myself:
1 caffeinated drink per day
1 check of email, facebook, and reader per day

I already feel the anxiety coming on. Not at what I’m cutting out, but because my mind won’t stop trying to INPUT NEW DISCIPLES. For example, as much as I want to be diligent in my yoga routine again, I know it can’t happen until my TIME battle is won. It can only be won by reorganization.

Whooo…Is it hot in here to anyone else? How come it’s already hard for me to breathe at just the thought of restructuring my time? And for only 7 days…geez!

Thanks for this. I truly hope this challenge of making a NOT-TO-DO LIST, will give me some clear thoughts on actually being able to accomplish some of the items on my TO-DO LIST!

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By: Georgia

Georgia — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:53:04 +0000

Glen,
I guess when we don’t think about it and just do it, it makes all the difference in the world. It took me more than 21 days to start but so far pretty amazing! It began by dropping the blackberry into a puddle ~ OOPS! then disconnecting my work email from the bb and reconnecting it to my personal email, which receives great messages from blogs like yours and other motivational tidbits.

I took it a step further and had a first in 22 years ~ ran 2 miles, limited junk food and anything white and focused on only that in which I want to perpetuate in business, family and self.

It also gave me energy and renewal to step out and redefine myself (went to a Populist barn dance, presented an outreach and education program to women at a Fortune 500 company, completed a rfp for a major hospital).

What a breakthrough! Thank you is not enough! I am continuing on this path – office email in am ~ noon ~ pm. Strange how when you let go, things flow!

By: G

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:27:12 +0000

AWESOME post – amazing challenge – I’m starting this week on my own!

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By: Glen

Glen — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:59:28 +0000

Hey “Shanzy”

You left the 115th comment, whcih is my door number…freaky.

Yeah you’ll have to let me know how it goes, see if that theory is pretty right.

Dankie

Hahah, I never thought you would stop by

By: Shanzy

Shanzy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:04:14 +0000

Really interesting post and idea, Glen. I’m definitely going to try it. But first, since I just moved somewhere completely new for the next 3 months, I’d like to see if it would take me 21 days to settle in.

Sounds like a lot of goals there, you’ve really got a lot ahead of you.
Good luck with the eBook.

P.S. Lol @ beginning of 2nd paragraph. (“)

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