Good morning Fastlane Forum and happy Monday.
My incubator program folks hear that a lot. Monday has always been a day of new beginnings for me. A start of another week. Endless opportunities lie ahead. I like Mondays.
The recent threads like:
Crushing the Comfort Zone
Doing The Andy Frisella "75 Hard" Challenge
...and finishing Atomic Habits over the weekend have inspired me to try something a little audacious. My own personal experiment. Special thanks to @Fox and @Get Right for the inspiration.
So here goes... This is my list. I will be posting in this thread as I progress. For the rest of the month of August I will do the following each day.
1. Wear a suit and tie, every single day, at least while I work.
Why? Everyone knows I am an advocate of dressing for success for the leadership benefits. If you didn't, this is one of my threads: Dressing For Success... Stop Looking Like A Fool. Now there are studies to show legitimate psychological changes in both the wearer of the suit and also the people they interact with. Why Dressing for Success Leads to Success
Among other things, the study measured improved negotiation terms, improved abstract thinking, increased feelings of power, increased testosterone, an overall boost in confidence and perceived social dominance/hierarchy for men that wore suits.
Now you can see why I want some of that action. I am currently wearing a gray plaid Brooks Brothers suit, white shirt and blue tie as I type this.
2. I will initiate contact with one person I have never met, seeking some form of win-win arrangement or synergy between companies every day.
Why? Relationships advance business. Customers advance revenue. We could all use more of this.
3. Maintain a diet that supports mental clarity.
Why? I can get distracted sometimes, probably some residual ADHD from childhood. Diet can tremendously help my clarity. To me this means ketosis, the whole time. I will use test strips to make sure I am in ketosis the entire time. I currently am. Also I weighed in at 212.5 this morning. We will see what we can do about that while we are at it.
4. At least 10 Minutes of Exercise Per Day.
I know... I am a pussy. Atomic Habits put an occurrence for me into words. Showing up for exercise is the hardest part. 10 minute commitment is something I can swallow every day for a month and it will likely lead to more exercise over time. Getting to the gym every day is a better habit than hard a$$, kill my muscles, work outs that will burn me out in 3 days and I don't go back for 7.
I will commit to 10 minutes per day.
5. Read the WSJ , distraction free, for 30 minutes per day.
I am getting the paper version if I can't figure out how to put it on the e-ink kindle. Airplane mode on the ipad until then. Education is imperative for self improvement.
6. Read a book, distraction free, for 30 minutes per day.
For 5 and 6, I think setting aside these chunks of time to literally leave the phone or ipad somewhere else will work wonders. Also knowing that I can get "back to it" in one hour will make it easier to swallow.
I will document my findings herein and we will see if this "dress for success" thing is all it is cracked up to be. We will also learn what small, incremental one-on-one discussions can lead to.
I will give an overall write up at the end to discuss overall improvements to well being and of course weight!
This should be interesting to say the least. And now I am officially accountable. Shit.
Who else is in?
My incubator program folks hear that a lot. Monday has always been a day of new beginnings for me. A start of another week. Endless opportunities lie ahead. I like Mondays.
The recent threads like:
Crushing the Comfort Zone
Doing The Andy Frisella "75 Hard" Challenge
...and finishing Atomic Habits over the weekend have inspired me to try something a little audacious. My own personal experiment. Special thanks to @Fox and @Get Right for the inspiration.
So here goes... This is my list. I will be posting in this thread as I progress. For the rest of the month of August I will do the following each day.
1. Wear a suit and tie, every single day, at least while I work.
Why? Everyone knows I am an advocate of dressing for success for the leadership benefits. If you didn't, this is one of my threads: Dressing For Success... Stop Looking Like A Fool. Now there are studies to show legitimate psychological changes in both the wearer of the suit and also the people they interact with. Why Dressing for Success Leads to Success
Among other things, the study measured improved negotiation terms, improved abstract thinking, increased feelings of power, increased testosterone, an overall boost in confidence and perceived social dominance/hierarchy for men that wore suits.
Now you can see why I want some of that action. I am currently wearing a gray plaid Brooks Brothers suit, white shirt and blue tie as I type this.
2. I will initiate contact with one person I have never met, seeking some form of win-win arrangement or synergy between companies every day.
Why? Relationships advance business. Customers advance revenue. We could all use more of this.
3. Maintain a diet that supports mental clarity.
Why? I can get distracted sometimes, probably some residual ADHD from childhood. Diet can tremendously help my clarity. To me this means ketosis, the whole time. I will use test strips to make sure I am in ketosis the entire time. I currently am. Also I weighed in at 212.5 this morning. We will see what we can do about that while we are at it.
4. At least 10 Minutes of Exercise Per Day.
I know... I am a pussy. Atomic Habits put an occurrence for me into words. Showing up for exercise is the hardest part. 10 minute commitment is something I can swallow every day for a month and it will likely lead to more exercise over time. Getting to the gym every day is a better habit than hard a$$, kill my muscles, work outs that will burn me out in 3 days and I don't go back for 7.
I will commit to 10 minutes per day.
5. Read the WSJ , distraction free, for 30 minutes per day.
I am getting the paper version if I can't figure out how to put it on the e-ink kindle. Airplane mode on the ipad until then. Education is imperative for self improvement.
6. Read a book, distraction free, for 30 minutes per day.
For 5 and 6, I think setting aside these chunks of time to literally leave the phone or ipad somewhere else will work wonders. Also knowing that I can get "back to it" in one hour will make it easier to swallow.
I will document my findings herein and we will see if this "dress for success" thing is all it is cracked up to be. We will also learn what small, incremental one-on-one discussions can lead to.
I will give an overall write up at the end to discuss overall improvements to well being and of course weight!
This should be interesting to say the least. And now I am officially accountable. Shit.
Who else is in?
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