Get Back on Track and Take the 7 Day “Shot” Challenge

I don’t know if you were reading my blog posts over the past couple of days except yesterday (I will admit that I didn’t write a thing yesterday, I was totally out of it), but we had a tragedy happen.  I have vowed to dust myself off and start fresh with my positive attitude and outlook on life.  I am still in the action mode of my 90 Day Challenge but starting today I am injecting it with 7 Day Shot Challenge, to give me that extra boost to end of my first 30 days.  In the next 7 days I am committed to working out at least 30 minutes each day, getting a massage, drinking the wonderful vitality smoothies that my hubby usually makes for me a few times a week, but instead having one everyday, writing a song, and loading at least one video blog.  I think that doing things in smaller increments of time, and acknowledging the accomplishments can push anyone over the hump from giving up, to recommitting to a Challenge. 

That’s what I am doing, putting a new “shot” of life into the 90 Day Challenge.  It’s only been three weeks into the 90 days, but as a Gemini, who can get distracted very easily, its good that I am committing to this 7 Day Shot Challenge.  I don’t know, but I was thinking about people who get those B12 shots to get more energy throughout the day.  I’m not trying to get a B12 shot, although that does sound…interesting, I am just putting new energy into my 90 day Challenge.  Are you ready to join in now?  Let me know what you are planning to do over the next 7 days.

Also, I have a great newsletter coming out this week so make sure you sign up to receive it by entering your name and email address in the box to right where it says to join my email list.  Peace, Songs, and Blessing…Nichole Ayanna is out.

Marketing Indie Music – Gotta Set a Schedule

Time blocking!!! The one thing that we can never get back in life is more time. After one hour, one minute, or one second passes, we can never go back to it. Does it feel like you never have enough time in the day to get things done…I mean things that are truly important to you?

Really take a look at all of the “things” you are placing on your plate daily. Are you checking email for hours at a time, replying back to people who have sent you email chain letter…”If you send this to 10 of your friends then…” Are you on the phone, talking small talk. You have got to prioritize what is truly productive for you during the day and then fit in those things that are not as important for you.

Here is one solution for you to be able to fit in the things you really want to accomplish in life. I’m not talking about all work and no play…you’ve got to schedule that in too. We want to focus on scheduling a balanced lifestyle.

Take a piece of lined writing paper and write at the top the days of the week from Monday to Sunday. Draw a line vertically in between each day. On the left side of the paper enter in the time from 6 am to at least 8 pm in half an hour increments…so you’ll see 6:00, 6:307:00, 7;30 etc. Then for each day write in schedule what you would like to accomplish for the week and block out the time that you think it will take to do it. Include working out, drive times, time doing your dream, a little time for responding to those important emails, phone call return times, family time, cleaning time etc. Focus on the things that really matter and try to stick to your schedule. If something doesn’t get done one day, don’t kick yourself, just add it to another day and see where you can fit it in.

After a week, look at all that you have accomplished…things that you thought you couldn’t get to, but you did. You’ll feel sense of satisfaction, and relief that you don’t have certain things on your schedule still not done. This “time blocking” method really works if you have a hard time with procrastination. It will also help you get in a little or a lot of time on working on your dream or setting aside some “me” time to replenish to start the next week all over again. Don’t forget to pencil in the “me’ time….which makes for happier “we” times with your family and friends.