Category Archives: Encouragement

Seven Questions

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Over the next few weeks I’ll be writing a series of posts based on the ideas presented by Robert D. Smith in his book “20,000 Days and Counting: The Crash Course for Mastering Your Life Right Now”.  Specifically, I’ll be writing about the seven questions he offers as a way to “seize the essence of the day” and create intensity in your day.

Here are the seven questions:
1. Whose life am I going to brighten today?
2. What three things am I most grateful for today?
3. What memories am I going to create today?
4. What challenge am I going to create today?
5. What value am I going to create today?
6. How much joy can I create for others and myself today?
7. What life-changing decision(s) am I going to make today?
BONUS!!! What question am I not asking yet today?

In his book, Robert encourages the reader to review these questions every morning. Every single morning. Look at them as brand new questions for a brand new day.

I’ll be spending more than one day to go over the questions here on the blog, but I’m beginning to look at these questions every morning. I suggest you do the same. As I present each question in a separate post, let’s have a discussion about each question and the collection as a whole.

The first question will be in a post tomorrow. Wednesday, November 11.

I look forward to learning with you and seizing each new day!

 

Three Hobbies

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“Three hobbies? How in the world am I supposed to come up with three when I can’t even come up with one?”

 

Admit it. You said it too.

Well, if I take a look at the picture below, I guess I can create a wish list.

My knee jerk reaction is to say the first and third are hard, and the middle one is easy, but after about 3 seconds of thinking, I know better.

At 44 years old, finding a hobby to keep me in shape scares me to death. Sure, I can dream of being a triathlete. Swim, Bike, Run! And then I think about it. I don’t even want to start. The dream of being in shape is AWESOME! The reality…not so much.

If I began to exercise there would be numerous benefits. I know the facts and statistics. In fact, the dream of how great I’d look is frequently in my head.

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Now what about the first and the third?

I know there are people “out there” who love their work so much it seems like a hobby. Sounds like fun. Is it you? At one time is was me. I hope to be that person again, soon.

As for the third, how many people do you know with a truly CREATIVE hobby? Think for a minute. Do you have a couple of people in mind? What is their creative hobby?

Woodworking?
Gardening/Landscaping?
Writing?
Photography?
Painting?
Sculpting?

I know at least one person in the Gardening/Landscaping category combining all three “hobbies” very successfully. (I’d go work for him in an instant if my family would move to a certain North Eastern state.)

My question for you today: Do you have a hobby fitting one or more of these categories?
I don’t…yet. But I’m working toward it.