MR. Blog's Test Run#1

Getting Close to that Time Again PLAN FOR THE FALL MONTHS! YES! PLAN FOR SEPTEMBER! YES! FOR OCTOBER! YES! EVEN FOR NOVEMBER! YES! THE FALL BEGINS THE HOLIDAY RUSH! YES!  THAT RUSH GOES FROM FALL TO WINTER! YES! LEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR! YES! Time Sure Does Fly . . . CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? YES? IT'S ALREADY THE END OF AUGUST! YES! EIGHT MONTHS HAVE PASSED! YES! DID YOU FULFILL YOUR RESOLUTIONS? YES? DID YOU MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS? YES? THEN NOW'S THE TIME TO STEP UP AND FINISH STRONG! YES! REMEMBER THE GOALS SET IN JANUARY! YES! THE STRIDES MADE THROUGH FEBRUARY UP TO APRIL! YES! THE CHALLENGES FACED IN MAY THROUGH JULY! YES! EVEN NOW, YOU HAVE MUCH TO FINISH! YES! Two-Thirds Done with 2020 CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? YES? ALREADY EIGHT MONTHS IN? YES? THE FIRST YEAR OF THE DECADE? YES? ALMOST DONE THROUGH IT? YES? THEN LET'S PLAN FOR IT! YES! PLAN FOR THE FALL MONTHS! YES! EVEN THE WINTER MONTHS! YES! BECAUSE WHEN YOU PLAN FOR THE FALL MONTHS YOU PLAN A CHANGE OF PACE! YES!

It's the End of May with June 2020 around the Corner WE'RE HEADING INTO JUNE! YES! THE SIXTH MONTH OF 20/20! YES! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? YES? WE MADE IT THIS FAR? YES? THEN WE CAN KEEP GOING! YES! KEEPING THIS SHORT SO WE CAN FOCUS ON THE YEAR AHEAD! YES! NOT TO MENTION THE DECADE AHEAD! YES! SO MAKE THAT CHANGE OF PACE THIS YEAR! YES!

THE FIRST PART IN A SERIES!!! MAKE A TO-DO LIST! YES! IT'S A NEW YEAR! YES! THAT MEANS RESOLUTIONS! YES! DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THESE RESOLUTIONS? YES? YOU MAKE A TO-DO LIST! YES! IDEAS TO FOCUS IN THE YEAR AHEAD! YES! How Do We Start a To-Do List? FIRST, JUST WRITE YOUR IDEAS DOWN! YES! ONCE YOUR HAVE THEM DOWN, LIST THEM! YES! FOCUS ON WRITING THEM AND NOT ON ORDER OF IMPORTANCE! YES! BE AMBITIOUS! WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS! YES! WRITE DOWN YOUR TASKS! YES! WRITE ANY GOAL/TASK YOU BELIEVE YOU WILL MAKE HAPPEN! YES! JUST WRITE IT DOWN! YES! WRITE AS MANY AS YOU CAN! YES! THE ORDER OF COMPLETION WILL COME LATER! YES! What Happens After That? LOOK AT YOUR TASKS! YES! JUST LOOK AT IT! YES! DO YOU HAVE QUITE THE AMBITIOUS AMOUNT? YES? DO YOU HAVE A STREAMLINED SET OF GOALS? YES? NO MATTER THE LIST, JUST MAKE A TO-DO LIST! YES! AND THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF A NEW CHANGE OF PACE! YES!

Finding the Right Balance, the Sweet Spot MEDITATE AND MODERATE! YES! DO BOTH TO GET THE FULL BENEFITS! YES! MEDITATE! YES! THEN MODERATE! YES! YOU CAN DO ONE OR THE OTHER! YES! BUT IT'S BETTER TO DO BOTH! YES! How Do You Meditate? FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU MUST CLEAR YOUR MIND! YES! FOCUS ON THE MOMENT! YES! BE MINDFUL OF THAT MOMENT! YES! DON'T LET THOUGHTS BECOME DISTRACTIONS! YES! LET THOUGHTS BE YOUR GUIDE! YES! DON'T LET THOUGHTS DISCOURAGE YOU ! YES! MEDITATE THEM TO EMPOWER YOU! YES! MEDITATE FOR YOUR MIND, HEART, AND SOUL! YES! How Do You Moderate? AS MY DAD WOULD SAY "DON'T GO PAST FULL" WHEN DEALING WITH THINGS! (specifically eating) YES! THIS MATTERS A LOT ON THE WAY WE LIVE! YES! EAT A MODERATE AMOUNT! YES! DO CONSISTENT EXERCISE! YES! DON'T GO OVERBOARD AT WORK! YES! STEADY ON! YES, INDEED! DON'T LEAN IN TOO HARD ON A TOPIC! YES! (that's something I'm still ...

OVERCOMING YOUR ANGER! OVERCOME ANGER! YES! TRIUMPH OVER IT! YES! NEVER SURRENDER TO IT! YES! TRANSFORM THE ANGER INTO CREATIVITY!  YES! FOCUS THAT ENERGY INTO POSITIVE OUTCOMES! YES! FIND WAYS TO CONQUER THAT ANGER! YES! Ways to Transform Your Anger NEED WAYS TO OVERCOME ANGER? YES?! NEED IDEAS TO GET PAST IT? YES?! HERE'S SOME RIGHT NOW! YES! EXERCISE ONCE A DAY! YES! READ A GOOD BOOK! YES! BREATHE SLOWLY AND WITH CONTROL! YES! THAT'S 'CONNECTING WITH YOUR BREATH!' YES! TAKE A QUICK BREAK! YES! GIVE PAUSE, THEN REFOCUS! YES! DO NO HARM WITH YOUR ANGER! YES! LET IT BE A WAY TO BETTER YOUR LIFE! YES! DO NOT INTIMIDATE WITH ANGER! YES! LET IT BE A MEANS TO GAUGE YOUR STANDARDS IN LIFE! YES! THE LESS ANGER, THE BETTER YOUR LIFE! YES! BUT DON'T BE FOOLED INTO THINKING YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ANGER! A Simple Truth About Anger ANGER IS A PART OF YOU! YES! ANGER BY ITSELF IS NOT EVIL...