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Fresh Start: 12 Days of New Beginnings [Day 7: Personal Presentation]

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Fresh Start: 12 Days of New Beginnings [Day 7: Personal Presentation]

I’m going to make 12 fresh starts in 12 life areas over the next 12 days.

I don’t expect to succeed at everything, but I want to give a bunch of things a try. Join me!

Day 1: Personal Development

My Day 1 Fresh Start was to raise my weights in Body Pump class for biceps and shoulders.

Report:

✔ Raised weights on days I’ve had Pump class. Starting to regain form, too.

Day 2: Health & Fitness

My Day 2 Fresh Start was to give up Smith’s Cheese & Onion Chips – at least for September.

Report:

✔ Six days chip-sober, but only just hanging in. Today I’m tired and headachy and feel that only C&O chips would make it better. Must. Resist. Chippies.

Day 3: Career & Business

My Day 3 Fresh Start was to refresh my website’s home page.

Report:

✔ Trying out a new home page. (Feedback very welcome – please leave a comment!)

Day 4: Fun & Recreation

My Day 4 Fresh Start was to listen to more fun music – rather than only podcasts and audiobooks.

Report:

✔ Loved my all-music Friday and plan to make it a weekly treat.

Day 5: Technology & Social Media

My Day 5 Fresh Start was to promote my new Facebook Professional Service Page.

Report:

✔ Sent a Page Suggestion to my Facebook friends on day 4, and have continued to promote my Page this week. (I’d love you to join, too!)

Day 6: Home

My Day 6 Fresh Start was to decide which of the two printers in my home office were better for my needs, and to remove the other.

Report:

✖ I’ve had a late night and busy day, all with a headachy overlay, and I haven’t done anything about the printers. Tomorrow!

Day 7: Personal Presentation

Today my fresh start is from category 3: To do more of something. I’m going to focus more on my posture – holding my shoulders back, core muscles in, and chin up. Oh – and smiling!

I’ll let you know how I go tomorrow when I make my eighth fresh start – in the Happiness life area.

What About You?

Think of your own Personal Presentation goals and plans. In what area could you:

  • Start something new – or try something you haven’t done, eaten, read, or experienced before
  • Give up something – maybe a habit that undermines you or an obligation that weighs you down
  • Do more of something – be specific about ‘more’, but don’t be overly-ambitious
  • Do less of something – be specific about ‘less’, but don’t be overly-ambitious

I hope you’ll choose something and join me!

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaibara/ / CC BY 2.0

Related posts:

  1. Fresh Start: 12 Days of New Beginnings [Day 6: Home]
  2. Fresh Start: 12 Days of New Beginnings [Day 10: Relationships]
  3. Fresh Start: 12 Days of New Beginnings [Day 5: Technology & Social Media]

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Comments

Katherine Sullivan September 7, 2009

You certainly deserve a round of applause for your post and more Specifically, your blog in general. Very high quality material. Oh, and I also love the colors!

Ritu wadhwa September 7, 2009

It’s funny for step forward,we move backwards too,that realization hit me when In my beauty salon one client said how we can loose 3 Lbs a week on this ab roller from Caldor store $9.99 wow! the excitement was incredible,then & there someone handed me a l6ox. potato chips, eating & daydreaming ,how I’ve llost 3 lbs a week, in 5 weeks l5 how about 7 weeks, now,I’ve lost 2l Lbs, but then I need to loose only l5 leaving some room for growth,& munching the chips till felt really bloated & out of my dream,never made it to the store which closed down in six months, I was right where I started worst than ever,only since then I know everything that’s human retrogrades if it does not advance,& your article show the advance yet how do u deal with where u retrograde,and the compensations to make or backshift ,would be interested to know further

Michele Connolly September 7, 2009

Hi Ritu,

Thanks for this question, which is really interesting and deserves its own post.

Please check it out here:
Why Self-Improvement is Like Slaying Vampires

Michele :-)

Michele Connolly September 7, 2009

Hi Katherine,

Thank you for your lovely comment.
You’re very kind. ♥♥♥

Michele :-)

PS Ever since leaving corporate life I’ve promised myself to use colors I love. No more navy and gray for me!

Tricia in England September 9, 2009

With regard to your craving for cheese and onion chips- you may need to satisfy that with some (hard) cheese to assist with muscle contractions. My favourite is Jarlsberg but I am also fond of mature cheedar and Danish Blue. The rest of your craving is probably for MSG – the bad news is that doesn’t go away for 4 – 6 weeks, and gets topped up every time you have a take away.

Michele Connolly September 9, 2009

Thanks for the tips Tricia.

I love both Jarlsberg and Danish Blue – so you’ve given me a great excuse to enjoy both of them this week!

M :-)

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