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Sunday 13 October 2013

Join me on a 21 Day Habit Challenge!


         21 Habit Challenges for 21 Days



Do you know that it takes about 21 days to form a habit? This requires practice and determination. Getting started is the trick.. especially if you want to change an old habit into a new one. This is why giving yourself a challenge for a minimum of 21 days is a great way to improve all areas of your life.  Soooo....Try taking a moment to think ‘Who do I want to be in 3 years?’ What kind of habits would you like to have? Do you want your new habits to influence your lifestyle and consequently your life ? If the answer is yes...then join me and start today!

Below i have listed 21 Challenges! Now pick one or more challenges and stick with them!  Keep a log, challenge your friends and stay inspired!

Be aware though that picking too many challenges at the same time can easily result in a failure of all of them.

21 Day Habit Challenge

Write an "I-Like-This-About-You" note/text/email each day for someone (Level 1)

We are so often focused on the negative stuff that we forget to mention the good. By sticking to this challenge,You surely will make people’s day, 21 days in a row!

2. Talk to one stranger each day (Level 3)

This is a great one to Knock anxiety on the head! Have you ever resisted the temptation to talk to someone because you were afraid and said to yourself that you actually don’t want to talk to her/him anyway? Not anymore! After 21 strangers you will understand people are just people and there’s nothing weird in speaking to someone you don’t know.

3. Re-evaluate one long-held belief each day (Intermediate)

Questioning your own beliefs is a great way to rid yourself of bullshit while continually adapting to new knowledge you’ve taken on since putting old beliefs together.


4. Take a 30 minute walk each day (Easy)

Walking is healthy, relaxing and inspiring. And it is both easy and free! A great exercise while walking is to observe other people and think about what the differences and similarities are between you and them. This will definitely increase your empathy and your observing skills! 

5. Try a new recipe each day (Level 2)

If you want to learn how to cook you need to practice, practice, practice. Forcing yourself to try a new recipe each day is a great way to learn of more techniques and ingredients. It also makes it easier to drop bad food habits you might have and turn them into healthy ones!

6Refrain from alcohol or drugs for 21 Days! (Depends!)

Do you have a social circle where there hasn’t been a sober night out for years? Can you try to have fun without ingesting chemicals to alter your doors of perception? This is a great challenge to learn how to stand up for yourself against peer pressure.

7. Write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days (Level 3)

Ever wanted to write a book? Do it. Do it in 21 days. 

8. Watch a documentary each day (level1)

Always wanted to know everything about a certain topic? You are in luck, it’s the digital era! There are more documentaries online than you can possibly watch in a lifetime. YouTube, Google Video, TruthTheory.org and TopDocumentaryFilms.com are some of the great sources. 

9. Read a chapter of a book each day (level 1)

We all know we should be reading more often but somehow we are glued to the same computer screen you are staring at right now. Clicking buttons. The solution is to take some time each day to read one chapter. Just one. Easy right? Do it somewhere cozy or outside. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, turn on some ambient music. 

10. Study a topic you’d like to master each day(Hard)

Always wanted to know everything about Animal Behaviour? Psychology? Physics? Philosophy? Educate yourself without school! Pick a topic, plan at least a lecture or an assignment each day and become a genius!

11. Media-fast for 21 days (Level 2)

Don’t watch any television and stop following the news. Limit yourself to reading a maximum of 5 blogs this whole month. Log out of Facebook, Twitter and StumbleUpon. Stop the information overload and try living simple. You will be amazed how much free time you have left!

12. Pick one bad habit you already have and ditch it for 21 days (Hard)

Are you a smoker? Do you like to see the negative side of things? Do you practice self-hate? Do you eat fast food? Do you play too many video games? Quit them for 21 days, and pick another challenge instead!


13. Inspire yourself each day (level 1)

Studies have shown that people who are inspired are happier, nicer, productive and will not stray away from their chosen path if life gets difficult. So print a quote and tape it to the mirror. Have an inspirational video as your starting page. Use an inspirational mantra for meditation. Get a principle to live by. In short, get your dose of inspiration each day!

14. Think of an accomplishment you’d like to achieve for each year of the next 21 years, a year each day. (Level 3)

This is great shock therapy. You can’t answer these questions without facing your life as it is right now and how it is likely to unfold. This one also gets harder progressively. It’s a great way to reflect!

15. Take the stairs every chance you get (Easy)

Take the stairs every chance you get for 21 days.  It is healthy, it doesn't look silly and it will add up over a lifetime :)
16. Keep a journal (Level 2)
Great for memory, reflection and especially satisfying to look back to in the future and remember the good old times when you did these challenges!

17. Don’t lie for 21 days (level 3)

This is quite the challenge. Stop deceiving yourself and others, speak from the heart. This one goes great with cultivating right intentions, because if you master that, there won’t be any need for lying!


18. Doing something that scares you every day(Hard)

Fear is the one thing keeping you from being the best version of yourself. The only way to overcome your fears is to face them head on!

19. Don’t complain for the entire day (Hard)

This one will likely take more than a few days to work up to achieving. Even if you’re a highly positive person, it’s difficult not to utter one negative sentence for a 24-hour span. Don’t be down on yourself if you can’t make it past an hour — as with everything this takes practice! This one is also great practice for becoming conscious of your thoughts.

20. Meditate each day (Intermediate)

Learn why you should meditate, learn awesome variations on meditation and enjoy..The best moments are just after waking up and just before sleep!

21. Practice (at least) one completely selfless act each day (Easy)

Go out of your way to help someone else out who may or may not deserve your kindness. Take out your neighbor’s trash. Give a few coins to a homeless person. Do something that takes real effort on your part while brightening the day of the receiver.
Ok...what is the date today? What is the date 21 Days from now?

Pick two or three challenges maximum and schedule them into your daily routine.

Good luck and keep me posted!!


 

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