Ok so I've been slack again but we had a plumbing malfunction in the house last night so blogging was not high on the agenda. And tonight I'm writing this on my tablet which limits me a bit. Anyway, moving on....
Yesterday's mantra: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Today's mantra: A fit life is a marathon not a sprint.
Ok yesterday I really put myself out of my comfort zone. I headed out for my run at 5.30am with my stop watch in hand. I did a warm up and headed for the beach. I love running on the beach.
Anyway, once I got on the beach the fun began, starting with a 1 minute effort (faster pace then normal) then 1 minute recovery running at normal pace. I did this 4 times. I then upped it to 2 minutes effort and 1 minute recovery and did this 3 times. By this time I was almost at third headland - about 6k up the beach andni has to start heading home.
Note to self, when playing games like fartleks (running term for what I described above) remember you have to run back. And the further out you run, the further you have to run home. It was a killer. But I did it! Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
The 2nd mantra I'm going to refer back to my transformation journey over the last 12 months, well 15 months. I have made small changes to my lifestyle and have lost 15kg. I did not lose 12kg in 12 weeks or make huge sacrifices. And the weight has stayed off. The point I'm trying to make, is that a fit life is a marathon not a sprint. A fit life is a lifestyle change, not a quick fix. This is permanent, not something I will stop once I reach a certain point. I am a work in progress, and like learning, it is lifelong.
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Focus on results.... #blogjune #10
Gosh we are up to day 10 already!!
Today's mantra: Focus on results and you'll never change. Focus on change and you'll get results.
How often do you start a project/activity and begin by thinking about the outcome? Come on, we all do it. But how often has the outcome been the one we were thinking about when we started? I bet you it never is. It might be close, but there will be a difference.
So I think this mantra is really saying that if we jump ahead of ourselves we will actually never change - if we always focus on the finish, we will not experience the journey and get the "real" results.
When you start an exercise program, you are usually motivated by results but you also have an idea of the result you want. How often do you get those results? You don't, because you are focused on the outcome. You are focused on the short term. To get real results you have to change a behaviour. You have to make changes to your lifestyle and then you will get "real" results!!
It is the same in work. You want a particular career but in order to get it, you have to make changes!! You will never get to where you desire unless you make the changes to get there.
I feel a bit like this discussion is going around in circles. It could be because I'm tired - so I'm going to leave this post right here!
But I will say that I wore my half marathon finishers medal all day today and I did the rounds of the office sharing my achievement!!
Today's mantra: Focus on results and you'll never change. Focus on change and you'll get results.
How often do you start a project/activity and begin by thinking about the outcome? Come on, we all do it. But how often has the outcome been the one we were thinking about when we started? I bet you it never is. It might be close, but there will be a difference.
So I think this mantra is really saying that if we jump ahead of ourselves we will actually never change - if we always focus on the finish, we will not experience the journey and get the "real" results.
When you start an exercise program, you are usually motivated by results but you also have an idea of the result you want. How often do you get those results? You don't, because you are focused on the outcome. You are focused on the short term. To get real results you have to change a behaviour. You have to make changes to your lifestyle and then you will get "real" results!!
It is the same in work. You want a particular career but in order to get it, you have to make changes!! You will never get to where you desire unless you make the changes to get there.
I feel a bit like this discussion is going around in circles. It could be because I'm tired - so I'm going to leave this post right here!
But I will say that I wore my half marathon finishers medal all day today and I did the rounds of the office sharing my achievement!!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Is the grass greener?
Ok, so I'm haven't been posting to my blog at least once a week. Honestly, so far this year I'm feeling flat. Usually on return from the Christmas/New Year break, I am excited and revitalised about work and the year to come. I'm ready to launch into planning heaps of exciting activities and seeking out opportunities to promote the library.
This year, it's not happening. Each morning I wake up thinking this is the morning my motivation will return. This is the morning I'll feel a skip in my step and anticipation for the day ahead. Nope - not happening.
I'm not quite sure if I can pinpoint just one reason as to why this is happening. I mean, I took a longer break and I didn't fill my break with drives to Qld which normally exhaust me and make me feel I really haven't had a break. No this holiday I relaxed and I spent lots of time at the beach and quality time with my family. So it's not because I didn't have a good holiday.
I think it might be a combination of things. Currently I don't have enough relief staff so I am constantly on edge that someone is going to get sick and we'll have no one to back fill.
One of my long term, highly organised staff members is off sick, so it has been hard to pick up the things that they would normally do without thinking.
I'm also involved in another project at work that I'm having an internal battle trying to devote time to - also trying to get my head around exactly how to tackle it and get it done in the very tight deadline is stressful. I'm also supposed to be able to pull myself out of my day job to complete this - but that brings me back to the lack of relief staff.
Other things that may be at play are the fact that I do keep an eye on what jobs are going in the library industry and often find a job that I think would be much better than the one I'm in now - be it to be closer to family and friends, less responsibility, higher pay, better conditions, etc. So there have been a few that have come up recently that I have thought maybe I should go for them. But in reality I'm probably only trying to run away from this situation and is the grass really greener elsewhere?!?
I am coming up to having been in this job for 5 years. In the past I always had a 3 year rule - no more than 3 years in the same job. However, since having a child and she is in school, I have longed for somewhere to be long term. To be in the same place so that we don't have to move and Miss A doesn't have to change schools and I'll actually get to get one of those certificates saying I've been in an organisation for 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years etc. To actually be somewhere long enough to make some big changes or go through some big changes and come out the other side better than before.
That said, there are some big changes happening - restructure, possible (probably more like inevitable) changes to local government models/boundaries in NSW, the never ending battle for funding. And for me that creates a feeling of uncertainty. What happens if my job no longer exists - what then?
Of course, I then kick myself for being worried about something that has not happened yet.
So I'm sorry for this post being so personal and probably a bit depressing, but I felt I had to write down how I am feeling and see if it gives me a light at the end of the tunnel moment.
And perhaps it has, because when I drive to work this morning and I go over the river and past the beautiful scenery which may be a bit muddy and wet at the moment, I'm sure to feel lucky to live here. And if I think about what we did over the holidays - is it really so bad that I should give up this lifestyle?? Is it really as bad as it seems??
Honestly, I think I'm just going through a phase but I really hope that it hurry's up and passes me by.
This year, it's not happening. Each morning I wake up thinking this is the morning my motivation will return. This is the morning I'll feel a skip in my step and anticipation for the day ahead. Nope - not happening.
I'm not quite sure if I can pinpoint just one reason as to why this is happening. I mean, I took a longer break and I didn't fill my break with drives to Qld which normally exhaust me and make me feel I really haven't had a break. No this holiday I relaxed and I spent lots of time at the beach and quality time with my family. So it's not because I didn't have a good holiday.
I think it might be a combination of things. Currently I don't have enough relief staff so I am constantly on edge that someone is going to get sick and we'll have no one to back fill.
One of my long term, highly organised staff members is off sick, so it has been hard to pick up the things that they would normally do without thinking.
I'm also involved in another project at work that I'm having an internal battle trying to devote time to - also trying to get my head around exactly how to tackle it and get it done in the very tight deadline is stressful. I'm also supposed to be able to pull myself out of my day job to complete this - but that brings me back to the lack of relief staff.
Other things that may be at play are the fact that I do keep an eye on what jobs are going in the library industry and often find a job that I think would be much better than the one I'm in now - be it to be closer to family and friends, less responsibility, higher pay, better conditions, etc. So there have been a few that have come up recently that I have thought maybe I should go for them. But in reality I'm probably only trying to run away from this situation and is the grass really greener elsewhere?!?
I am coming up to having been in this job for 5 years. In the past I always had a 3 year rule - no more than 3 years in the same job. However, since having a child and she is in school, I have longed for somewhere to be long term. To be in the same place so that we don't have to move and Miss A doesn't have to change schools and I'll actually get to get one of those certificates saying I've been in an organisation for 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years etc. To actually be somewhere long enough to make some big changes or go through some big changes and come out the other side better than before.
That said, there are some big changes happening - restructure, possible (probably more like inevitable) changes to local government models/boundaries in NSW, the never ending battle for funding. And for me that creates a feeling of uncertainty. What happens if my job no longer exists - what then?
Of course, I then kick myself for being worried about something that has not happened yet.
So I'm sorry for this post being so personal and probably a bit depressing, but I felt I had to write down how I am feeling and see if it gives me a light at the end of the tunnel moment.
And perhaps it has, because when I drive to work this morning and I go over the river and past the beautiful scenery which may be a bit muddy and wet at the moment, I'm sure to feel lucky to live here. And if I think about what we did over the holidays - is it really so bad that I should give up this lifestyle?? Is it really as bad as it seems??
Honestly, I think I'm just going through a phase but I really hope that it hurry's up and passes me by.
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