[D2] ONE CHALLENGING DAY: STEEZY'S SELF-DEVELOPMENT REPORT

in #life7 years ago (edited)


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 a blog series 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)




Spirituality

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Perceived effectiveness:

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


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

For one particular reason, I was very frustrated today and meditation didn't seem to help much at all. My frustration was stemming from being able to focus on my task at hand (work), but instead getting distracted by anything that was just slightly more interesting. Once my frustration reached what I thought the peak, I decided to meditate. The 17 minute session started out very bumpy, actively trying to re-engage my mind on my session for the first half. Then I decided to "let go" of trying to achieve some certain frame of mind and just focus on being. It helped me end my session on a positive note. I honestly didn't get much out of today's session other than escaping the manifestated feeling of static (from my mental frustration). All in all, at least something went well. 🌈

Summary of Stats:

Time: 17 minutes
Mental: +0
Physical: +1
Emotional: +0


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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
10
🐷 Piglet
2
10
😻 Mocha Joe
1
10

Today my love meter was turned to its maximum. I woke up pretty early and was determined to make some crepes for my bae (and for Piglet, she loves food...). She absolutely loves crepes so when I asked her exactly what she wanted on them she responded with excitement. This was an instant gratification for me. I made an extra (small) crepe for Piglet too. I would give Mocha Joe one but she doesn't like human food. Later that day I made sure to take Pig on a walk, and give some undivided attention to both of my animals. I personally got a lot out of showing love today.

Summary of Stats:

Time: 60 minutes
Selfless Act(s): 4
Quality: 30 (Max)


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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)
Seated Dumbbell Back Press
24
(Mod) Front Press
24
Seated Dumbbell Press
24
Seated Dumbbell Front Press
12
Bent-over Lateral Raises
24
Front Arm Raises
24 (per shoulder))
Side-lying Lateral Raises
6 (per shoulder)
One-Dumbbell Front Raise
12
(Mod) Front Raises
12
Upright Rows
12
Completed Shoulder Reps
192
(No change from [D1])
Current
Desired Goal
Neck
14.5"
18"
Arms
10.5"
16"
Chest
35"
50"
Waist
29"
29"
Thighs
17"
25"
Calves
12"
15"

Shoulders are probably my favorite muscle group to workout. It's just something about having broader shoulders that makes me feel more powerful (anyways...). Today's workout was good. I started to struggle towards the end of my workout (I think this is due to using 15lb dumbbells for a not-so-powerful muscle group). The hardest workout had to be side-lying lateral raises. 15lb dumbbells + a concentrated shoulder workout = tough. I am still using the same workout material and probably won't be straying. 🤓 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: 192
Weight (in lbs): 138 (No change)

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Finance

finance-progress02022018


Post Statistics:

Quantitative Data (as of 2/3/2018):
Views: Total no. 10
Comments: Total no. 0
Votes: Total no. 2


Total no.
Views
10
Comments
0
Votes
2

My first daily post didn't do too hot. The views (compared to my introduction post) fell 13 points, comments fell 6 points and votes fell 3 points. It's okay. I don't expect people to want to read my daily accomplishments, anyway 😂. There is one thing to celebrate though, I figured out how to boost my earnings for my [D1] post (a whopping $.20!) (thanks to @juliakponsford). Here's where I got the info: Ultimate guide to everything I wished I knew about Steemit when I joined.

Summary of Stats (compared to my last post):

Earned: $0.21 (+$0.19)
Views: 10 (-13)
Comments: 0 (-6)
Votes: 2 (-3)

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Final Thoughts:

Ok, this post was sooo much easier to write! I was able to use my last post's markdown as a template and it reduced the amount of time needed to actually create the post by 80% (educated guess). I think that yesterday was very trying, but I still managed to do everything that I intended to do. One of the biggest things that I've learned over time is that motivation isn't shit. I get more accomplished by utilizing discipline, for sure.

Anyways, until tomorrow.


- Steezy