Jim's Place

Upstairs at Jim's Place...

After being under the weather so much over the last few weeks, I got a second wind today. Guess the new antibiotics are finally kicking in! I actually made a quick "Home Depot run" and put up some shelves in the extra bedroom that I use for a hobby room. I set up a webcam on the computer up there and had to try it out...

@ Yahoo! Video

Don't you believe it!!!

I noticed something lately that I'm sure keeps a lot of people from being as successful as they want to be in their challenge.  When I started this challenge a few days ago, I took the usual beginning steps of defining my goals, mapping out my plan, and getting myself excited about what I expect to accomplish. But as excited as I am it felt like something wasn't quite right.  After a little bit of thought it hit me that underneath it all was a belief that was holding me back...

"What can I get away with?"

Today, I caught myself letting my focus slip. It was only a small and subtle change in my thinking but one that I knew from experience would keep me from achieving the ambitious goals I set for this challenge that I just started yesterday. I was thinking about my workout today and was a bit reserved because I'm just getting over a very persistent cold and sinus infection. It was a bit cool outside and I considered skipping my bike ride...

"Well Jim, maybe you ought to take it easy today and give your body another day or so to recover from your cold. Besides, it's cool outside and you don't want to risk a relapse. It's only one workout and you can just hit it hard tomorrow..."