A Better Life, Every Day

3 Words for 2010

On New Years Day, one of my favorite bloggers to follow, Chris Brogan, once again shared his "3 Words" for the year.  He then uses these three words to guide him throughout the year.  I thought this was a great idea, so I decided to come up with my own three words for 2010:

Health

I need to focus on my health, both physical and mental, more this year than I have in the past.  I want to focus on being more positive this year.  Too often, I have let little things bother me more than I should.  I also need to take better care of myself with more exercise and better eating habits.  I also plan on listening to what my doctors tell me and stop taking life for granted.  I also want to expand this focus on health to my family as well.  I want to set good examples for my stepdaughters to mimic.  Every day I amazed at the impact that I have on them and the way they look up to me.

Persistence

I want to be more persistent in most things that I do.  I am a perfectionist, sometimes in the worst way, and when things don't go perfectly according to my plan, I move on to something else.  This year I will keep plugging away at the things that I truly want to do.  I will accept the fact that not everything will go perfectly, and that very good is good enough.  I will not let negative people or obstacles knock me off course because this year I will make things happen.

Promise

I recently started reading The Promise Doctrine by Craig & Jason Womack and it has really made me think about the promises that I make with myself and to other people.  I need to ensure that I am keeping these promises no matter what, which goes right along with persistence.  Doing what I say I am going to do when I say I am going to have it done needs to be something that I do consistently.

Promise has a second meaning here as well.  It is the potential that others show, and I want to be more aware of that as I interact with others throughout the year.  I want to not only recognize the potential of others, but I also want to help them reach that potential.

This is going to be an amazing year for me and I am looking forward to discovering what life has in store for me in the coming months.  I believe that using the three words above to guide me throughout the year will help lead me to where I want to be by this time next year. 

I would love to hear what your three words are for the year, so please share in the comments section!

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A Better Life Quotation - 1.4.10

"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment."

~Henry David Thoreau

Are you living in the present?  Are you making the most of every moment?

My Mantra

On New Years night I was thinking about what I needed to do the make 2010 my best year yet.  I also thought about living a better life every day, and a thought and question came to my mind.  I posted them on Twitter and then just let them go for awhile.  Yesterday, they came into my mind again and again throughout the day.  The more I thought about them, the more it made sense to make them my mantra for life.  I now have this taped to my desk at home, it will be going up at work, and it is inside my Moleskine.

You only get one chance with your life.  Why not make it extraordinary?

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Happy New Year 2010!

 

I hope everyone had a great New Years Eve!  2009 is now behind us, and I am looking forward to making 2010 my best year yet!

What are you doing to make 2010 your best year ever?

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A Better Life Quotation - 12.28.09

"Yesterday is but a vision, and tomorrow is only a dream. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a dream of hope."

~Anonymous

What are you doing to live well today?

A Better Life Quotation - 11.23.09

These are some of my favorite lyrics ever: 

I'm not afraid to die

I'm not afraid to live

And when I'm flat on my back

I hope to feel like I did

~U2, Kite

Are you living your life to the fullest?  If not, what is holding you back?

A Better Life Quotation - 11.2.09

"A goal properly set is halfway reached."

~Zig Ziglar

Have you taken the time to set goals for yourself?  If so, do you track your progress towards them regulalry?  If not, why not choose two things you'd like to accomplish in the last two months of the year?