MR. Blog's Test Run#1

When You Are Working on Your Plan... KEEP PROGRESSING! YES! PROGRESS IN YOUR PLAN! YES! KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING! YES! MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR GOALS! YES! PROGRESS IN THE WAY THAT IMPROVES, RATHER THAN HINDERS! YES! Ways to Keep Progressing START BY KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR PROGRESS! YES! GET A PLANNER! YES! PLAN OUT THAT PROGRESS! YES! OR GET A NOTEBOOK! YES! THE TYPE DOESN'T MATTER! YES! THE POINT OF IT IS TO KEEP ALERT OF YOUR WORK! YES! OR YOU CAN GET A SCRAP SHEET OF PAPER! YES! JUST FIND ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN WRITE ON THAT'S YOURS! YES! AND WRITE YOUR PROGRESS DOWN! YES! AFTER THAT, FIND WAYS TO FURTHER PROGRESS! YES! What if you Keep Progressing in the Wrong Direction? SHOULD THAT HAPPEN, SIMPLY STOP AND TURN AROUND (IF YOU CAN)! YES! TAKE NOTE OF HOW YOU GOT THERE! YES! FIND WAYS TO AVOID GOING THAT WAY AGAIN! YES! THEN KEEP PROGRESSING! YES! While You Are Progressing... USE THIS MOMENT TO REFLE

When Moving Forward, Look Back... REFLECTION! YES! REFLECT ON PROGRESS! YES! REFLECT ON WHERE YOU WERE! YES! WHERE YOU ARE! YES! WHERE YOU'RE GOING! YES! REFLECT ON IT ALL! YES! Looking Back... LOOK BACK AT WHERE YOU WERE! YES! TAKE NOTE OF THE JOURNEY! YES! FROM YOUR STARTING POINT! YES! THE MOMENT OF DECISION! YES! THE FIRST STEPS! YES! THE ENERGY THAT STARTED THE JOURNEY! YES! REFLECT ON HOW YOUR WORRIES WERE DWARFED BY YOUR HOPES! YES! THOSE THAT SUPPORTED YOU, OR SHOWED CONCERN! YES! EVEN SHOULD YOU ONLY START, YOU MADE PROGRESS! YES! THE BEGINNING OF THE CHANGE OF PACE! YES! Where You Currently Stand... LOOK AT WHERE YOU ARE! YES! ARE YOU ON TRACK? YES? DID YOU DIVERT SOMEWHERE? YES? WAS EACH DECISION DELIBERATE? YES? DO YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE? YES? HAVE THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU STAYED IN TOUCH? YES? DID YOU STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEM? YES? DO YOU STILL SEE THE GOAL? YES?

Having This Can Build Trust CONSISTENCY! YES! BE CONSISTENT! YES! STEADY AND STRONG! YES! DAY BY DAY! YES! BE PERSISTENTLY CONSISTENT! YES! IN A POSITIVE WAY! YES! MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY! YES! AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! YES! Ways to be Consistent at Work SHOW CONSISTENCY ON THE JOB! YES! SHOW UP ON TIME! YES! PLAN OUT YOUR DAY! YES! REMEMBER YOUR GOALS! YES! WORK TO ACHIEVE THEM! YES! LEARN FROM SUCCESS AND FAILURE! YES! RINSE AND REPEAT! YES! KEEP YOUR COOL AND CALM! YES! CONSISTENTLY PROGRESS UPWARD! YES! CONSISTENTLY PROGRESS FORWARD! YES! More than Just the Job... STAY CONSISTENT AT HOME! YES! EXERCISE REGULARLY! YES! CLEAN UP FREQUENTLY! YES! COOK MEALS AT HOME! YES! WORK ON LAUNDRY! YES! WORK ON THE YARD (IF YOU HAVE ONE)! YES! GIVE PAUSE TO REFLECT THE DAY! YES! STUDY AND PRAY (IF YOU HAVE A FAITH)! YES! GO TO BED AT A REASONABLE TIME! YES! MORNING AND EVENING ROUTINES! YES! Bein

Staying Up to Date At Home KNOW CURRENT EVENTS! YES! KEEP UP TO DATE! YES! BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY! YES! YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING! YES! KNOW ENOUGH TO BE INFORMED! YES! Various Methods THE MOST COMMON METHOD IS THE NEWSPAPER! YES! THIS WAS BEFORE SMARTPHONES! YES! WE'LL GET TO THAT, BUT NEWSPAPERS FIRST! YES! THIS GIVES YOU LOCAL NEWS IN A MORE FOCUSED MANNER! YES! YOU CAN ALSO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS! YES! SPEND SOME TIME AND LEARN WHAT THEY DO! YES! LET THEM KNOW ABOUT YOU IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE TO DO SO! YES! NEXT, WATCH LOCAL NEWS! YES! GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR COMMUNITY! YES! SUPPORTING LOCALLY, CHANGES THE WORLD GLOBALLY! YES! FINALLY, AND MOST RECENTLY, REFER TO YOUR SMARTPHONE! YES! THAT GIVES YOU INFORMATION QUICKLY! YES! BUT ALSO REALIZE ITS FOCUS IS MORE GLOBAL THAN LOCAL! YES! YOU SEE THE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PICTURE! YES! BUT DO YOU SEE THE LOCAL PICTURE? YES? DOES IT HELP WITH CUR

Never Stay Out of The Loop! STAY IN TOUCH! YES! KEEP UP WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY! YES! MAINTAIN LINES OF COMMUNIQUE! YES! How to Stay In Touch... SEVERAL WAYS TO DO THAT! YES! START WITH LETTERS! YES! LETTERS TO FRIENDS AND SUCH! YES! IT'S NOT THAT OLD FASHIONED! YES! IT'S A NICE TOUCH THAT HELPS WITH WRITING SKILLS! YES! What If Writing's Too Old Fashioned? THEN THERE'S CALLING! YES! EVERYONE HAS A PHONE! YES! EVERYONE ABOUT HAS A PHONE NUMBER! YES! GIVE THEM A CALL! YES! STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES! YES! GET THE NUMBERS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY! YES! THEN KEEP THE CIRCLE UP-TO-DATE! YES! Anything Else? FINALLY, MEET UP WITH ONE ANOTHER! YES! GET A CHANCE TO VISIT EACH OTHER! YES! HANG OUT AND DO THINGS TOGETHER! YES! GO SEE A MOVIE! YES! HEAD TO AN ART GALLERY! YES! CATCH UP IN VARIOUS WAYS AND EVENTS! YES! Why is this important? BEING BY YOURSELF HAS PERKS! YES! YET BE