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Falling Face Flat 101

Well that sucked. I had very high aspirations for this project, yet if one regards the timestamp on the first and only post to precede this one it is easy to see that I did not fulfill my goal of 2017... Fast-forwarding to the present, I find myself facing the end of yet another calendar year. That is nearly 2 entire years since my last post... and I would like to think that I have learned a lot in that time. One thing that I have come to realize, and this may be obvious to some, is that how we deal with mistakes defines us more than having committed those mistakes initially. I had a goal, missed the mark, then spent quite a bit of time pushing the entire fiasco to the back of my mind. Yet here we are... and now I ask myself, where do I go from here? Quit? Nah... I think it would be more interesting if I learned from my mistakes and opted to forge ahead, and forge ahead I shall, because I think I finally figured out the secret to why my past efforts have not built the momentum I so...
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Tracking, Motivation, Inspiration

The aim of this blog is to track my own progress utilizing a method geared towards self-improvement. My hope is that it will motivate me inspire others. For one year I will attempt various challenges, each paced at 21 days. The first challenge will be simple. No refined sugar in my diet for 21 days. Full disclosure, I've done this challenge before. I know the ups and downs already. Having experienced the gains for eliminating refined sugar from my diet I am already motivated to get back into it. The best was having better breath and zero plaque build up, not too mention better energy levels and less weight fluctuations. It was just over a year ago I attempted that challenge yet I slipped back to my sugary ways a few months after the challenge finished. This is a work in progress. I'm testing the waters to see if this is even realistic. I've done the math. You can fit 17 goals in a year if you tackle them in 21 day chunks. Skill development, habit building, this will b...
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