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Day 3328 – The Importance Of Finding What Makes You Tick

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I’m currently reading Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz. It has been a really interesting read and I’m already finding that it’s changing my thoughts on a number of things and a line caught my eye today:

“When you know what makes you tick, it gives you a massive advantage over yourself.”

I think this is the key to really getting things done. You can follow all the advice in the world but if it doesn’t make sense to how you tick, it will never work. One of my bigger motivators is tracking things and highlighting what I actually get done on a checkbox list. Being able to see the colors highlighted every day makes me feel so good. Especially since they’re highlighted in rainbow order. I know this about myself, it’s how I tick, and I use that to my advantage.

It seems that almost all of the advice out there goes back to – work on you first, figure out you, and the rest falls into place.

So what makes you tick?

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Day 3311 – A Good Reminder That Small Changes Can Make A Big Difference

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As I was scrolling through my memories on Facebook, I noticed that I had a blog post about having to stop my running training two years ago. I still remember that day and being SO frustrated that I had to stop training. I thought it was a great plan and I loved getting prompts of when to run, when to walk, etc. But the program was just way too fast for me. I guess I need a slow and steady kind of training plan.

What was hard about having to stop was that I was really enjoying myself and thought I’d finally found a groove with running. I enjoy running. I’m also a very “all or nothing” kind of girl. I have found that’s a big key to my success – having a way to track my goals. It’s hard for me to work out every day, or read my January letter and new blog goals, unless I can visually see how I’m doing. This really was a game changer for me and a small change.

When I was going through the training plan, I was running 1-2.5 miles each time I ran, about three times a week, but I only ran for about three weeks. Now, I’ve been running fairly consistently for three months. While my mileage is nowhere near where it was two years ago, it’s incredibly consistent and I can feel myself getting stronger. I helped a friend move this week and found I wasn’t winded.

Have you ever experienced something like this? Let me know in the comments below.

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Day 1272 – “As If Your Life Depended On It”

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As you know, I’ve been doing a lot of looking back the past few months. What’s funny is the following came about because I was cleaning up my Facebook profile. I’m going to put it out there, I like to play to a few games….but I try to keep that hidden. At least, from others who really don’t care and don’t want to see that stuff on their newsfeeds. I have taken the steps to hide all my updates, at least I thought I had. Well, I noticed a few “updates” like….”Jennilyn did this on her game!” So, I hid those. Then I was looking back over the first few years I was on Facebook. I actually joined in the same month I shot my first wedding. I remember over the years, ah, I’m just going to get rid of Facebook and stick to MySpace…NO ONE is on Facebook! Ha, silly Jennilyn, bet you’re glad you stuck it out, eh?

Anyways, I randomly saw a note I had posted on June 8, 2007….that linked to a MySpace blog post…..oh yea, we’re going “old school” today! I reread it and it was actually a really good post! ::pats 2007 Jennilyn on the back:: Way to go past me!

I’ve cleaned up the post a bit….it was all in lower case! Ah, come one Jen! In 2018, I’ll probably look back and say, wow, why did you do a ton of these –> ….. I did use them in 2007, so at least that hasn’t changed so far.

Ok, talk about a ramble intro! Here is the original post. I really only cleaned up lower case words.

First, go read this article. It’s about the dude from 300 and his workout routine and what not…..this quote pretty much floored me….

“Either way, it’s the reason Butler enlisted the help of Mark Twight, a former world-class mountain climber who, based on personal experience, believes in training as if your life depends on it. In fact, Twight would argue that a good workout should make you feel almost queasy upon hearing what lies ahead.”

I want to live like that with my whole life, with every aspect…..that everything I do, I do and excel and move forward as if my life depended on it. And I guess in a way it does…..I need to do my photography work because it is additional income that pays off my bills that drag me down….I work out to increase my strength mentally and physically….I would die younger or whatever without it. It’s a really radical and awesome way to look at life. Look at everything. Even driving to work or talking to your friend. As if your life depended on it. Every second counts in life. Every second.

Well, do I sound the same? Have I grown? Should I stop using these? –> …..

Ok, I’m not going to lie, I took out 9 sets in the old entry.

And for your viewing pleasure, my old MySpace profile picture, thanks to Craig of Nilepoc Media! (Who eventually shot my wedding!)

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