Post your February Challenge here!

What new habit will you form this month? Use the power of the group to motivate you to success!

Remember:

1. One habit at a time is best.
2. Small goals are more successful in these challenges -- don't bite off too much at once.
3. If you post every day to this forum, you'll be more successful -- more accountability = better motivation.

Good luck everyone!

My January Challenge was a big failure, which was really discouraging. For February, I'm going to choose something really tiny.

February Challenge: Each morning, write down five half-hour tasks I want to do before the day is over.

That's it. I don't have to do the tasks, but I have to write them down. Most retarded goal ever.

Get this bookmarklet!

Here's my edited-down version of Mike's handy bookmarklet:

	Code:
	javascript:(function(){document.getElementsByName('message')[0].value='[url=(PUT A LINK TO YOUR ORIGINAL "POST YOUR CHALLENGE" POST HERE)][b](PUT HABIT GOAL HERE):[/b][/url] ';})()

And here's a version for those with two goals:

	Code:
	javascript:(function(){document.getElementsByName('message')[0].value='[url=(PUT A LINK TO YOUR ORIGINAL "POST YOUR CHALLENGE" POST HERE)][b](PUT HABIT GOAL HERE):[/b][/url] \n[url=(PUT THE LINK HERE, TOO)][b](PUT SECOND HABIT GOAL HERE):[/b][/url] ';})()

The outputs look like this:

	Code:
	[url=(PUT A LINK TO YOUR ORIGINAL "POST YOUR CHALLENGE" POST HERE)][b](PUT HABIT GOAL HERE):[/b][/url] [url=(PUT THE LINK HERE, TOO)][b](PUT SECOND HABIT GOAL HERE):[/b][/url]

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Last edited by FekketCantenel on Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:06 am; edited 1 time in total

My February goal is to do a set of pushups to fail (go until I can't do anymore) twice a day and record the number I did.

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in july i tried to do 2 things, this and another thing i actually succeeded with.
so i am trying this again alone!
what's this???
This is
NO CHECKING EMAIL (OR INTERNET UNLESS WORK RELATED) UNTIL NOON everyday!

To remind a total stranger to write down 5 half-hour tasks every single day,

hmmm scratch that,

I'll write one article a day -
every day...
even if it is crap

good luck all! Smile

	a wrote:
	in july i tried to do 2 things, this and another thing i actually succeeded with. so i am trying this again alone! what's this??? This is NO CHECKING EMAIL (OR INTERNET UNLESS WORK RELATED) UNTIL NOON everyday!

haha that was my first idea. no emails until noon...but then I thought...who am I kidding? Smile

I'm going to try to complete every reading assignment for class right on time. I've got a lot of them this quarter.

	peterrh wrote:
	To remind a total stranger to write down 5 half-hour tasks every single day

;_; that would actually probably be helpful.

Be sure to post/link to your articles in the dailies. I'd post my five tasks each day, but they'd be just asinine spam.

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Last month it was: Get ready for the next day the night before. I was to pack my lunch, lay out my clothes, and put my tote bag by the door. I thought that it was very simple. Evidently it wasn't, it had 3 parts.

I've gotten into the habit of figuring out what I'm going to wear the next day.

Too many times I'd leave my packed lunch behind.

This month: Plan my work lunches. NO hitting the snack machines downstairs, no running out for fast food, NO SKIPPING LUNCH.

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	a wrote:
	in july i tried to do 2 things, this and another thing i actually succeeded with. so i am trying this again alone! what's this??? This is NO CHECKING EMAIL (OR INTERNET UNLESS WORK RELATED) UNTIL NOON everyday!

This was my one and only zenhabits goal too, made back in September, and it was a complete disaster. I'll try it again along with you, a Smile

I get one e-mail check at 9:00. Then no more internets, unless work-related, until noon.

My new habit for February will be getting myself out of bed at 4am each morning. For the past week I've been getting up at 5am, and it was 6am the week before that (with 15 minute steps in between), so it shouldn't be too much of a shock to the system.

My January Challenge of speaking with more confidence fell through mid way.
February's Challenge is to speak with more women on a daily basis.
I want to become more comfortable with this and seizing opportunity when it presents itself.

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First-timer here, hoping a little accountability will help Wink

I typed up a whole page of habits I'm desperately in need of, but in the name of keeping things simple and doable, my first goal is to eat breakfast and take vitamins every day.

Last month's challenge -- writing down every cent I spent -- went very well, so this month I'm taking on something a little bit more difficult. I have a touch of social anxiety and tend to be a bit of a hermit, so every day I'm going to do some sort of social activity for at least half an hour. Shopping doesn't count. The default activity will be today's: sitting in a cafe and reading for half an hour. Today it turned out to be unexpectedly rewarding, since I ran into a friend and had a nice, if quick, chat. Tomorrow I'm going to Mass. I'm going to try to plan the week out in advance so that I'll get in a variety of activities that I've always wanted to do -- going to the local Democrat's club and so forth.

Good luck to everyone. I'm glad to see people persisting.

Love to all,

MfC

See .sig for February challenge Very Happy

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April - Consolidate goals:
Meditate daily, Run OR weights five days a week (alternating), and If it's slow at work, set aside at least 15 minutes of professional enrichment.