I'm curious to know what goals you the reader(s) have set. Were you able to achieve your goal? What held you back if you couldn't? Any tips for those of us who want to achieve our goals but haven't?
Now I'm not talking about hitting level 70 in WoW or completing your Star Wars Pez dispenser collection. What is something you really wanted to achieve - but something, yourself, someone held you back. I have a bad habit of getting "bored" and turning a video game on. A lot of it has to do with willpower, and I don't have a ton of it.
My friend John is a great example of someone taking control of their life. He started being more active and has had great success in dropping weight and being healthier all around. Could you stop drinking soda and eating Wendy's? I know some really skinny people who have the worst eating habits. I'm sorry, if you are at your recommended weight and you live on Dr. Pepper and Fritos...you're still unhealthy. Not that I'm one to talk about living healthy...
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- Kyle
- Kyle is a 25 year old, Systems Administrator from Indiana. He is newly married to the wonderful and beautiful Katherine. Kyle received his Associates Degree in PC Support and Repair and as a Programmer/Analyst. He then went on to get his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with a minor in Communications. Kyle is currently a Systems Administrator at work for a big 10 University.
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Personally, I found it very difficult to find the kind of will power you’re speaking of, ruts can be very easy to stay with. It took me some kind of outward motivation to not only to get started, but to keep going. I went on an “I’m gonna change” bender a few years ago and lost 50 pounds. I kept it off for 5 years, and I have recently started to gain things back, and I think you may know why ;) but I examined my life, chose what to change, decided why that change needed to happen, kept a journal…as to document and keep accountable…but I also looked for support from family and friends. They were the real stars with it all. They were encouraging. I think it was also important to share my progress with them, it helped with the motivation, and if I faltered, I could hold myself accountable and others would see that I faltered because I hadn’t been hiding anything from them (I hate faltering or failing…so this was big motivation for me). If it weren’t for other people being able to be a part of my little journey, I probably would have never gone as far with it as I had.
And now that I’ve seen you trying to get a kick in your ass, I’m gonna go try to find my own…I need some change too.
A kick in the ass is something I feel a lot of us need. Being in the IT field definitely has sitting all day as a disadvantage. Fortunately I'm a lot more active than I was where I used to work...but ultimately I still spend a ton of time in a chair staring at a monitor, something I do when I get home as well.
Keep us posted on what you want to change and what you'll use as your "kick in the ass!"
Hey Kyle,
Glad to see you've taken up blogging, I'll be adding your blog to my RSS reader.
First, thanks for the mention in the post! With me, I just got to a point where I was sick and tired of who I was, and slowly started to evolve me. Initially it started out with simple things, like changing the way I dress to be a bit nicer, less "punk-ish" and more professional. This was partially because I just wanted to (and started to care how I appeared) but also partially due to my circumstances in life - I owned three companies and needed to look the part.
After that I started realizing that I *FELT* overweight, knew I looked overweight, and generally didn't feel good about myself - so that was the next thing to change. It was pretty easy to do - I simply cut out a LOT of the crap that I was eating and drinking (soda, fast food, etc). That's not to say I don't enjoy a great cheeseburger or steak, but I try to eat better and incorporate fruits and vegetables into my cuisine as often as I can.
There are still things I want to do, like actually learn how to code (I know enough to be dangerous right now), or to be a better network engineer, but those are journeys, not destinations.
But mostly, you just have to have something you really do want, and not something that you THINK you want. If you really want it, you'll find yourself doing it, no matter what.
Like now, my new self improvement project is going back to school to get my masters. I don't HAVE to do it, but I WANT to do it - and that makes all the difference in the world.
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