Introduction to the 100 Day Challenge!

“Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It requires you to connect today’s actions to tomorrow’s results. There’s a season for sowing and a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.”
-Gary Ryan Blair

In The Traveller’s Gift by Andy Andrews, he states “I am responsible for my past and my future – my past can never be changed, but I can change the future by changing my actions today.”
September 23 is the first day of the last 100 days of 2009. Before this year (and this decade!) is over, I’m going to push forward with my goals, and I hope you will too! Make this last 100 days of 2009 count: what would you like to see changed in your life? What goals do you have that sit in a holding pattern as your days pass by? I am extending a challenge to all of you to come up with a what, a why and a how for yourself in these last 100 days:

• WHAT would you like to accomplish? It is a goal, with a fixed criteria, that is specific, measurable, and time-bound. It could not be “lose weight”, but it COULD be “lose 10 pounds in the next 100 days”. It could not be “be a better dad” but it COULD be “schedule an hour more a week in quality time with my kids doing activities that they enjoy.” You get the picture!
• WHY do you want to accomplish this goal? You should have three compelling, emotional reasons that will sustain and drive you, whether it’s a personal goal or a professional goal.
• HOW can you accomplish your goal? You should have five individual ACTION steps that will identify exactly what you need to do in order to achieve the goal. One of my action steps will be to purposefully do something I wouldn’t normally do to reach out of myself and serve others every single day. It doesn’t have to be something big, but it does have to be something measurable – “I did ___ today to accomplish my goal.”

Write your goal down, or find someone to be accountable with – your spouse, or your co-worker, friend, etc – and speak your goal out loud.

So, what are your goals? We have 100 days to create our goals! Work or personal: gaining wealth, raising profits, paying off your credit card bills, becoming closer to your children or spouse, losing weight… Make them unreasonable, make them massive, make them life changing! Let’s do it together and see results!