Here are the best timer resources that I have uncovered to date. If you have a personal favorite please share in the comments below!
http://www.xnotestopwatch.com/
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/20597/alarm-clock
What timer do you use? How has it helped? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Read MoreWhenever I decide to introduce a new habit into my life, the doubting voice inside my head shouts, “You think you are going to be able to keep that up? Forever?!Who do you think you are– Wonder Woman?”
This default response occurs whether I feel the itch to start a new yoga practice or attempt to get out of bed 30 minutes earlier. It pops up if I commit to shutting down my computer at 6:00pm or to taking a 5-minute break from work every couple of hours. This voice is just one of the many hurdles to breaking in new …
Read MoreAhhh. Here we are again – the quick end to another year and a new one clamoring into the starting gate as we speak.
For years, I have used this time to begin a big goal-setting session for the New Year – to dig in deep and outline all that I want to achieve in the year ahead in each area of my life.
Ironically, this Goal Setting Project often takes me weeks, if not months to finish. And let’s not get started on when I actually get around to completing these wonderfully well thought out goals.
Clearly I …
Read MoreThis coming Sunday I will run in my fifth consecutive Army Ten Miler. Between you and me, this year is going to be a toughie. I’ve really slacked off on my training using all sorts of valid-sounding excuses, (“My knees are killing me” or “I’ve got to finish this project today!”) and will pay the price with a much slower pace then was my original goal.
I hate to admit it but I actually considered bowing out of the race altogether. I thought about it seriously for a few days and then it hit …
Read MoreWhen I was growing up, every weekend started with ‘Chores Day’ for my brother, sister and I. Dusting, vacuuming, washing sinks – we all had our designated jobs to complete.
While I never completely learn to love this day, I did figure out a way to make it more fun. Without a doubt the best part of this weekly routine was writing up my Saturday Chores List. Oh yes – my chore duties never changed but this list was a must! It’s as if I was born with the love of list- making …
Read MoreI once read a dating book by John Gray (no relation:) who explained that one of the tricks to starting a good relationship was to always end your relationships in the best way possible. This has always stuck with me: If you embrace the change, are grateful for and learn from your experience, and can let go of what no longer serves you, the energy is cleared to allow for a fresh, new beginning.
Now what about the relationship that you have with each passing year? Do you think it works the same way? I do. And if we give …
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