Ah September!
There’s a promise of cooler weather, at least some of the days. I am looking forward to fall fests! Our local town will be holding an Octoberfestus, (Town name is Festus – I thought it was cute) which is the end of September and beginning of October. Penned Con is coming up fast!
As usual, my to-do list for the month is lengthy. I know, none of you are surprised.
Before I get to the point of what I wanted to say, I’m going to take a little side trip. A bit about the to-do list and the over scheduling – I went to a training class this past week where we had to do a personality quiz, (yeah, I’ve done those many times and crazy thing – they always come out the same) and surprise, I am an overachiever. Was I supposed to be surprised? I mean come on, I could have told them the results before I ever had to take that stupid quiz. Let’s see on one test – I am
Was I supposed to be surprised? I mean come on, I could have told them the results before I ever had to take that stupid quiz. Let’s see on one test – I am a choleric/sanguine. On another, the Myer-Briggs I am ENTP, and on this one – called a DISC test I am a D/I which al translate basically to the same thing – Type A overachiever. I’m going to address this again maybe next week, but for now . . . I was just aggravated that 1. I was required to attend this stupid training class which I have already done before a few years ago and am only required to attend because the director revamped the courses, but the content is basically the same. Why do I and many of the others have to redo these stupid courses because he feels the need to micromanage and has to redo everything repeatedly? This is the types of things that stress me out. Someone else’s stupidity shouldn’t become a crisis for others. But that’s what happens when you get a spoiled toddler in charge of things, they get upset and take their ball home when they don’t’ get their way. Or else they make ridiculous requirements for others. Not that I have strong opinions or anything.
Back to the main point – Success in September.
Part of succeeding at something is planning to succeed. I am a firm believer in planning. I don’t always follow through, sometimes I change the plans midstream, and other times I toss out the plan altogether. The point is, it’s a compass heading. I have a rough map and a direction to head in.
My success plan for this month is mainly focused on health and fitness. I focused on getting back in my daily habit of writing last month. I plan to continue that while adding another ball in the juggling mix. Getting myself back to a healthy lifestyle. How in the world did I get so far off track? Oh gosh, who knows! One slight deviation here, a wrong turn there, then continuing on that path and I find myself miles away from my intended destination. I’m not doing any crazy diet or extreme fitness program.
I shared on Monday with my cover reveal that I get my rights back for my first book in November. I have many many books that are backlogged to be released. Which means I have a lot of work to do to clean them up and make them presentable to the world. I can’t do that if I am running on empty. The past several months have been draining for me. Stress has been a constant from various sources.
Not focusing on the ” it’s been a bad several months” part, I’ trying to turn things around for the good. I need to get back to being in charge of myself and my life. I am going to be the captain of Steamship Mack and I am going to need some fuel in the tank. I have just a couple points I am going to focus on.
- Eating healthy foods in appropriate portions.
- Daily movement. Starting off with just ten minutes of movement, by the end of the month I plan to be active for thirty minutes a day.
Sounds simple enough right? Well the overachiever part of me has already been fighting my beginning point. ” You should be able to do at least fifteen minutes starting off.” I had to remind myself of the guidance in a medical journal that stated, to START SLOW in order to avoid injury. I tend to ignore that voice and I’ve injured myself by pushing too far too fast.
I’m not ignoring that guidance this time. I can’t afford the downtime for injury. Besides, it will give me more chances for stars in my bullet journal!
What are your goals for the month? What area are you focusing on?
Write on my friends, write on!
Ellie
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