Day 29 Recap

Back at it!

After a number of days away from routine and not spending much time on business, it was back to work today...sort of. I actually had some visitors stop by for part of the day but it worked out well.

The one challenge with home based business (my speaking business is operated out of my home but obviously I go different places to do presentations) is being able to separate the "at home mind" and the "work mind". It is very easy to get caught up with non-work tasks and before you know it... you lose your day.

That's another topic (probably for a future article) so on to the recap.

Today was an awesome workout. I did a heavy chest and back routine followed by intense cardio on the stairmaster. The last few minutes on the stairmaster were BRUTAL. I pushed myself through the fatigue and pain with some personal affirmations. In times when I really need to dig deep to finish my workout, I will link up success in business or in life in general with my ability to finish my workout strong. I will tell myself "the way you finish one thing is the way you finish everything". So as I'm pushing for the final few minutes of calorie burning fun, I am really just proving to myself that I have what it takes to reach all of the goals I set!

I think I might have pushed a bit too hard though because once I got home, I actually fely a little ill for the next hour or so. I don't drink water while I exercise because I always seem to get cramps. So I might have been just a little dehydrated.

Once I had a good meal and put my son to bed, I was starting to feel better. I had a new surge of energy that helped me get through a few more hours of work. It is about 11:30pm now and I am heading to bed to read for about an hour.

I am going through a few specific parts of a book called The Answer by John Assaraf. I will be seeing John speak live in a few weeks so I want to be prepared to learn. When he speaks, he SPEWS a goldmine of information!!!

As of tomorrow it is day 30 and I am formally recommitting to this program. I have done a great job with the fitness component and the refraining from alcohol component but I would like to really focus on my diet. I have been eating relatively well but my quantity of food intake has been too high. I eat even after I'm full which is more of an old habit than anything else.

This is why I call it the 90 Day challenge because I still have 60 days left to correct my habit patterns and introduce new ways of thinking and behaving that will help me reach my ultimate goal!

See ya tomorrow
jp