Gratitude: "Gratitude is not only the Greatest of all virtues; but the parent of all the others." ~ Cicero(Ok, this 'bucket' was absolutely snagged from @Sexythinker, the talented Ms. Amanda Hite - but it's fantastic & absolutely fits with where I want my focus to remain!)
- Make a point of reaching out and expressing gratitude to 1 person that has made a positive impact in my life each day. Wk3 UPDATE: I'm loving this - and since gratitude doesn't have to be on a large scale? Might never stop. Continued focusing on my daughters - working on building their self-esteem through the expression of gratitude for the many blessings they've brought to my life & cool things they do! #PositiveParenting
- Start integrating gratitude as a prosocial behavioral motivator in my work UPDATE: Definitely made some progress with this; but it's an ongoing process - going to take longer than 30-days to see the 'pay-off' in this and that's okay. Not doing it for a 'kudos.'
- Share 1 thing a day from the Encyclopedia of Gratitude & write about how it's positively affected my life - why I'm grateful for it, too! UPDATE: This week my gratitude writings were on & why it made me grateful:
- Holding Your Child's Hand - Both my kids are hand-holders & snuggly. I am SO grateful for this (I am, too!!)
- Parks- When my gym is packed? I'm pretty grateful for the ones I can walk around in! :) Plus, sometimes just chilling in the grass or the "Beach" at Grapevine Lake & staring up at the sky? Peaceful good times.
- Monty Python - Found myself singing "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" when dropping off a box of stuff this past weekend & remembered that those guys really crack me up. The performance video for this? Cheeky Fun!! LOL
- Dad Behind the Wheel - I'm so grateful my Dad loves tinkering with my car - saves me major $$ in service fees & makes me feel safer 'cause I KNOW he cares about my safety!
- All You Can Eat - Horrifically bad for you, but great people-watching opportunities.
- Women's Suffrage- I hold a fairly low-importance political position & a girl friend of mine holds the same in a more important, heavily populated district (that I live in). We both take these roles seriously & she does a GREAT job (thanks, Kate) - wouldn't be possible without the work done during the suffrage movement. :)
- Funny Movies- I enjoy being able to go to the movies now and again - and get to enjoy the show! Saw a couple movies this last week & had a great time. :)
- Pay it Backward - Reach out to one person that has 'paid it forward' with me and see how I can help them in return... then do it! UPDATE: We Did It!!! This is awesome & will make my bucket list next month, too.
- Make a point of working on repairing a couple of key relationships that I let lapse over the last year UPDATE: Done.
- Do something with 1-2 friends that I normally don't get time to go do things with - expand my social 'outings' outside of my norm so I can really get to better know and appreciate my friends/connections - going to try to schedule something once a week. UPDATE: Done - met up with a friend from ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this past week. Coolness!
- Be open to dating - still not real hip on the thought of another serious relationship; but I guess they don't start there, do they?? :) So, I'm resolved to say 'Absolutely' to at least one invitation over the next 30 days. Still has to be with someone I'd WANT to go out with - I'm not going to just say 'sure' to anybody. Criteria should still apply, right??? :) UPDATE: Accomplished. Definitely.
- Restart Champagne Thursdays with the local ladies! :D UPDATE: This didn't happen. #fail
- Complete the Natural Disaster Donation Project (1) by end of June.UPDATE: I've given away 1/3rd of my closet & 1/4th of my house. Wow. I have a lot of stuff.
- Start the "Altruism Adventure" with the girls - teaching the importance of altruism, demonstrate the principle in my own life & have the 3 of us perform 1 altruistic act a week. UPDATE: I'm proud of the progress we've made with this - but we're not DONE - this was just the beginning.
- Continue volunteer efforts - for this 30-days, want to include work with Attitudes & Attire. Have Three Bags of clothes to donate. I think we can do better. Will do again this next month.
- Find a workable date for the Blood Drive for Providence & continue to work towards facilitating/organizing that event. UPDATE: This one didn't fly.
Health & Fitness - Mental & Physical:
- Drink my 3 liters of water a day (and stop complaining that I don't like how it tastes! LOL) UPDATE: Never going to commit to 3L of water again. Did it.. and the news last week? Said it was TOO MUCH WATER! My nephrologist and I are SO having a talk.
- Integrate One 15k each week IN ADDITION to the daily 10ks... cut time by 30-seconds/mile UPDATE: Yeah, I'm not getting the additional 15k in, but I HAVE cut over 40 seconds off my mile with the 10ks, so that's cool! I also started yoga. Insanity made me stupidly sick. Holding off on this for 30-60days. I've started with a trainer instead.
- Restart Physical Therapy for my jaw - increase opening from 24mm to 28mm by end of 30days UPDATE: This has really helped my jaw. Still going to need anther surgery at some point, but I think if I keep this up? I can stave that off for a year or two!
- 1 hour of dance EVERY day UPDATE: DID THIS!! :) SO.MUCH.FUN!!! I LOVE THIS SO SO MUCH! This is greatness. Stopped wearing socks and that helped. :p
- Do squats for 30 minutes every day while watching "How I Met Your Mother" UPDATE: I hate squats. And doing them with Jennifer yesterday? Mine weren't hard enough!
- Start friends Bible study with A (and maybe Julie?) UPDATE: Every day, every day, every day - love it. Working a 1 yr study so we're keep on, keepin' on!
- 5:30 am workouts 3 days a week with Heather UPDATE: Yeah, not so much. #fail
- Read 3 books a week - but make sure one is just for fun and one is for general learning & one is for business (rather than ALL on business). UPDATE: I had NO time to read with work this past week - so, Too Big to Fail, Jessica's Tweet This! book & Run Like a Mother ? You're on my list and will be done before 7/29
Business:
- Register for remaining conferences for 2011. UPDATE: Done! :) Can't make blogher this year - it's on the girls' Dad's bday - need to be in town.
- Solidify Q3 Social Media Plan & Strategies for TxMQ & Clients. Write proposal for same. UPDATE: Done.
- Revisit 2011 business plan strategies for Q3 & Q4. UPDATE: Done.
- Gain commitment to bi-weekly trainings for team & write schedule.UPDATE: Yeah, didn't finish this.
- Finish new BD opp presentation for potential RPO client. UPDATE: Done! :)
- Restart video blogging for work. Commit to 1/week UPDATE: Decided I'm not ready for work vlogs; so switched this to personal & prosocial vlogging so I can be ready for the next 30 day challenge. :) - Got the next prosocial vlog in. I'm never gonna be on TV. :p Done!
- Identify a potential Jr. BD person for DFW. UPDATE: Done & Done. :)
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