Road to Financial Abundance – Week 40

Last week I said I would do the following:

1. Celebrate having gotten my dream job!!!
2. Continue networking, enrolling people in my life and goals
3. Listen to at least one Law of Attraction for Financial Freedom podcast episode
4. Finish reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Ugh.  Didn’t get my dream job by 4/11.  Had an interview for a company, which gave me hope, but it was a no-go.  I’m disappointed, but not as disappointed as I would have been in the past when I wasn’t able to fulfill a goal.  I think that’s due to Landmark Education’s recommendation of leaving out morality from certain things; takes away guilt, which can be debilitating.

On Wed, I went to a networking event organized by the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA), which was a lot of fun, especially because it was on a boat.  Made two really great contacts, plus a dozen others which you never know can end up being lucrative or enriching.  Some things people suggested which have given me new directions in my job hunt:

• Search for jobs at companies specializing in education or educational software, since that was my most recent job
• Update & advertize my portfolio more (http://donanza.me/mitsk2002)

Enrolling people in my life & goals has become second nature by now, as I love to hear and talk about people’s goals.  So that’s great!

Truckin’ through The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  I’m halfway done, and my goal is to finish it by Tuesday.

Found some great podcasts geared more towards writers and how to become a professional writer, so I can’t wait to listen to them and glean some really helpful gems of advice.

Next week:

1. Search for jobs on craigslist
2. Search for websites & blogs centered on interests (video games, film, languages, fitness, technical writing, food, travel, etc) via AllTop.com.  Ask website owners if you can write for them
3. Finish reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
4. Write every day, whether it be on this blog or GamersRoute.com

 

Road to Financial Abundance – Week 39

Last week I said I would do the following:

1. Do EFT tapping for wealth (YouTube video here) twice per day
2. Continue networking, enrolling people in my life and goals
3. Listen to at least one Law of Attraction for Financial Freedom podcast episode
4. Finish reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Haven’t been doing EFT tapping for wealth, because I’ve been getting home so late from work and have been really busy.  But I’m fine with that, since my temp job ends April 11th, and then I’ll have more time to fit in EFT tapping and other activities.

I’ve been getting more and more out of the Landmark seminars I go to every Wed night.  There are a total of 10 sessions, and last night we completed session 5.  So far, the biggest things I’ve been gleaning from the seminars are the following:

• Enrolling people (aka, networking) into my goals and life
• Taking action despite fear of looking good/bad
• Incredible support group
• Not assigning morality to so many things

Of course, there are other great things I’m gleaning from this course.  I highly recommend it to anyone, as it’s chock-full of extremely useful advice about living a more powerful life.

I listened to another Law of Attraction for Financial Freedom podcast episode last week and it was uplifting, but I forget the specific wisdom I gleaned from it.  Hehe.  The one I’m listening to today cracked me up and inspired me lots.  A regular guest (Karen?) was talking about “Love equaling Money”, and how there is a stigma against money and the desire to have money – something I have been a bit frustrated about lately. But she inspired me, talking about how she believes it’s perfectly OK to want money just for the sake of having money.  I totally concur.

Definitely been networking/enrolling people in my life and goals, especially my most recent one (which I am committed to obtaining by April 11th):

To write for a progressive, creative company where I only work 20-30 hours/week, so I can invest more time in other writing projects, modeling, and other interests.  I want this so I can be free, wealthy, and creative.

Still reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It’s getting a little too technical for my tastes, so I’m a little reluctant to finish it, but I still want to glean as much as I can from anything, so I’ll finish it.

Next week:

1. Celebrate having gotten my dream job!!!
2. Continue networking, enrolling people in my life and goals
3. Listen to at least one Law of Attraction for Financial Freedom podcast episode
4. Finish reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

 

 

 

 

Body Sculpting – Week 20

Last week I said I would do the following:

1. Continue 3-month pullup regimen (third week)

Well, I had a bit of a setback since the upper door frame fell off my door, so I was unable to do any pullups Thurs – Mon.  Sucky, but shit happens.  I’m going to start back up today.  Below is my progress:

11/22 – 3 pullups

11/23 – 5 pullups

11/24 – 7 pullups

11/25 – X

11/26 – X

11/27 – X

11/28 – X

11/29 – 8 pullups

11/30 – 9 pullups

12/1 – X

12/2 – 7 pullups

12/3 – X

12/4 – X

12/5 – 8 pullups

12/6 – 10 pullups

12/7 – 11 pullups

12/8 – pullup bar broken

12/9 – pullup bar broken

12/10 – pullup bar broken

12/11 – pullup bar broken

12/12 – pullup bar broken

So I’m steadily increasing my total amount of pullups, which is exciting.

Stumbled upon this great vid, of this guy listing 5 effective strength training exercises that work out multiple areas of the body:

http://www.wimp.com/efficientway/

Here are the 5 exercises:

1. Squat
2. Deadlift
3. Pullup
4. Bench press
5. Cleans

It definitely makes me want to get a barbell set & bench.  I think I will get one soon, if not for Christmas.  I realize now that compound exercises are, overall, better than isolation exercises.  Check out this informative article on the matter – Which Is Better – Compound or Isolation Exercises?

Some great news!  I posted a comment on a Physical Living post, asking John (the owner of the site) if he could do a post about how to increase one’s metabolism.  He recommended I read the ebook “Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle”, by bodybuilder Tom Venuto.  I was very hesitant to invest $40 into this ebook, because the website looks so spammy.  But after reading some reviews (on different sites), I felt better about buying it.  My awesome boyfriend actually got it for me and I am really jazzed about this ebook for the following reasons:

• Venuto, whether he realizes it or not, promotes using the Law of Attraction as a major factor in achieving any goals -

“What you think about repeatedly every day is eventually accepted by your subconscious
mind and your subconscious mind guides your actions on ‘auto-pilot.’ This is the basis
for the entire positive thinking movement.”

• Simple & easy to read
• Venuto stresses importance of understanding that goal-setting is crucial to achieving your goals
• Venuto stresses importance of understanding that muscles are crucial for weight loss
• Any many more myth-busting, inspirational, informative facts

The ebook is 340 pages long, comprised of 17 chapters.  I’m on chapter 3 (page 50) and Venuto just finished talking about importance of goal-setting and daily affirmations.  Now, I’ve never been a huge fan of affirmations, because I feel like when you repeat something over & over, the meaning of it tends to get lost (“Pledge of Allegiance”, anyone?).  But one big thing I didn’t realize is that it’s important to visualize and feel yourself already having your goal when you say your affirmations.  So starting today, I’m going to be saying the below affirmation (among others) twice a day:

I love my chiseled, toned body with six-pack and V-shaped obliques.  I love that I turn people’s heads whenever I take my shirt off.

So for next week:

1. Continue 3-month pullup regimen (fourth week)
2. Continue reading “Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle”
3. Eat every three hours (as directed in “Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle”) to increase metabolism rate
4. Continue reading affirmations twice a day, with belief and visualization