Quote of the day

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else.

I only try to dance better than myself."

--Mikhail Baryshnikov

Weekly Goals for w/c 25/03/2008

Taking the lead from the lovely miss Gala Darling; I’ve decided to start setting weekly goals for myself.

Sometimes when you set big heavy goals for yourself be it yearly, quarterly or even monthly it can be too huge to manage. Looking at such a large concept of something that needs to be done it can be hard to decide where to start and hard to feel any sense of accomplishment as you work towards it. Plus, if your anything like me it’s easy to just forget them and end up setting the same goal year after year without ever getting to tick them off your list.

Shorter goals are much easier to focus on and give a greater sense of achievement.

My goals for this week are:

- Reply to all emails, phone calls and text messages I receive.
- Get out of bed by 7.00am every morning. (I know that doesn’t sound hard but believe me, I’m nearly 6 months pregnant, heavy, tired and lazy. This is harder than it sounds)
- Post on my blog at least once a day.
- Make sure I eat three meals a day every day.
- Start writing up a business plan (I’ll fill you all in on this in the coming weeks)

Messing with Mondays #2

Now I know some of you may believe that there have been several Monday’s in between the first and second installment of this series, but obviously you’re imagining it. One week has passed…. I promise… Trust me…..

Ok, perhaps I’m exaggerating. Well I hope you all had lovely Monday’s in between and I will definitely be updating this weekly so you won’t be left all alone and defenceless against the cruel early mornings again.

Tips for this week are:

#6 Have a long shower or bath and give yourself a face and scalp massage. (If your on water restrictions do this out of the shower)
#7 Drink at least two litres of water. Not only does this make you feel great but it makes you look great too.
#8 Make sure you get enough sleep. This will improve you week no end. If you have to leave the dishes or clothes on the floor then do it. Some things are more important.
#9 Do something spontaneous. Be it venturing outside your usual area for lunch, joining a tai chi class in the park or asking out that cute girl or guy you’ve had your eye on. Do it! Doing the same thing all the time is just plain boring, not to mention incredibly draining.
#10 Go to the library and get a book you wouldn’t normally read. Research the history of a nation you know little about or the religion of your new neighbours. Or just get yourself a trashy chick lit. Sometimes reading about martini’s and art openings is the best medicine.

Quote of the day

When you succeed in creating a fulfilling career, it will be uniquely you.  Your career will absolutely ooze with your own creative self-expression.   It may take the external form of a job, a business, a web site, volunteer work, or some other entity, but it will never be generic because you are not a generic person.  the right career will be so ridiculously you that if you thought about replacing yourself with someone else, it just wouldn't make sense.

- Steve Pavlina