[D1] BUILDING MY EMPIRE: STEEZY'S SELF-DEVELOPMENT REPORT

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STEEZY’S SELF-DEVELOPMENT REPORT is a running self-development journal focused on analyzing my daily, weekly, monthly and yearly progress. I am following a few guidelines:


  1. Focus on the wildy important.

  2. Act on lead measures.

  3. Keep a compelling scorecard.

  4. Create a cadence of accountability.

    Source: The Four Disciplines of Execution





Welcome! This is the first post of a blog that I’m titling STEEZY’S SELF-DEVELOPMENT REPORT. Each day, until the day I can’t, I’ll be posting my daily progress on my self-development journey. Following the daily posts, will be weekly and monthly anayses on my progression. I don’t expect anyone to follow these posts, but if you do, feel free to use my blog posts as inspiration, entertainment, or a guide for your self-development journey.




Ultimate Goal: To enrich the lives of those who seek to be the best version of themselves possible.





I will be narrowing my focus on the four most important pillars of my daily life (in no particular order, subject to refinement):
1. Spirituality (Zen Buddhism)
2. Bubs (My Girlfriend, Doggo and Kitty)
3. Fitness (Weight-Resistance Training)
4. Finance (Steemit Blog)


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Spirituality

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Effectiveness of the meditation:

Rating: 1-10
(1) Being the most negative
(2) Being the most positive


Pre-Meditation
Post-Meditation
Mental
7
7
Physical
6
8
Emotional
7
8

Today’s meditation was simple and it was pretty easy to enter the "buddha" state. I had positive physical and emotional effects but didn’t really feel a difference in my mentality. The physical effect was euphoric, like a warm blanket hugging my body, and the emotional effect was very euphoric something like an intense state of calm.

Summary of Stats:

Time: 16 minutes
Mental: +0
Physical: +2
Emotional: +2


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Bubs

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Acts of Selflessness:

Ratings:
(1st Column) Quantitative value of act(s)
(2nd Column) Qualitative value of act(s)


Selfless Acts
Quality
❤️ Bae
1
8
🐷 Piglet
1
10
😻 Mocha Joe
1
10

I offered to run an errand and it turned into a treasure hunt for specific brands of products, somewhat frustrating but honestly that was self-inflicted. Sometimes I spend way too much energy on complaining about something when I should be spending that energy to solve the specific issue I'm facing. Loving on the pets was pleasant, they enjoy being brushed and petted (is that even a word?). Overall, I was glad that I could do something to make all of my bubs feel good.

Summary of Stats:

Time: 60 minutes
Selfless Act(s): 3
Quality: 28


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Fitness

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Workout & Muscle Measurements:

Workout:
Breakout of Exercises & Reps

Measurements:
Breakout of muscle measurements in inches, desired goal



Exercise
Reps (total)
Curls (Reg., Concentrated, Hammer)
48
(mod) High & Low-Pulley Curls
24
(mod) Machine Curls
12
Reverse & Reg. Curls
12
Reverse & Reg. Wrist Curls
24
Push Downs
12
Reg., Seated & One-Arm Tricep Extensions
48
Skull Crushers
12
Tricep Kickbacks
24
Tricep Dips
24
Completed Arm Reps
240
Current
Desired Goal
Neck
14.5"
18"
Arms
10.5"
16"
Chest
35"
50"
Waist
29"
29"
Thighs
17"
25"
Calves
12"
15"

Pretty self explanitory...I created a breakout of the exercises that I completed and the total amount of repetitions, respectively. I did these workouts with no break in between the sets and once I got to the end I was basically lifting to failure. I think my muscles hated that I haven't worked out in so long but I'm also excited about when I get used to working out and it becomes more strengthening than exhausting. 🤓 I use Strength Training Anatomy, 3rd Edition by Frederic Delavier as my workout plan. I feel like this book gives me the best of both worlds: exercises that will work every part of a muscle group, and how to properly do the exercises (to avoid injury). Frederic Delavier is also an excellent illustrator, and the book is really fun to look at if you're a science geek.

Summary of Stats:

Time: 15 minutes
Number of Reps: 240 
Weight (in lbs): 138

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Finance

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Post Statistics:

Quantitative Data (as of 2/2/2018):
Views: Total #
Comments: Total #
Votes: Total #


Total #
Views
23
Comments
6
Votes
5

So my introduction post wasn't that great of a hit (only earning $.02 and roughly 20 views, but I think in the long run it will be worth it. This blog post took me a while to write, I think that I could plan my days better (only on days when I have to create a new format (need to finish weekly, monthly and yearly templates). Hopefully you guys enjoyed going through this and seeing some of my daily progress (that’s the plan, at least…). What would you guys like to see out of these posts?Let me know in the comments and I'll upvote it if I think I could apply it.

Summary of Stats:

Earned: $0.02 minutes
Views: 23
Comments: 6
Votes: 5

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Final Thoughts:

Accomplishing my goals: Easy. Writing 232 lines of content: time consuming. One of my goals should be to create a program that will just allow me to auto-fill my posts everyday, anyone know how to code? 🤓😂

Anyways, today was productive. I’m glad that I got to write out what I did for my goals today and bring some proof to my eyes. I’m on day one and I already feel the pessismistic side of my self going: “Why are you doing this anyway? Who cares?” and I just have to remind myself that it’s worth it. I’m better off working towards something everyday rather than spending mindless hours on social media.

On that note, I have decided to do a media detox (no social media for the month of February). I know that technically Steemit is a social media site but at least I’m earning $.02 doing this! :) Would you guys like some tips on the goals that I’m working on? Sometimes I get idea’s that don’t necessarily pertain to my goals directly, but things that could help you out if you wanted it.

Anyways, until tomorrow.


- Steezy

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