The One that starts it all

I am starting this blog for a few reasons.

1. I like to write for fun sometimes
2. I wanted to try out this sweet new "30 day challenges" concept
3. I love to live life to its fullest!

So I am taking the advice of Matt Cutts, who gave a great TED Talk in March of 2011. His concept is simple: Try anything for 30 days. Easy enough? Maybe not, but we shall certainly see. If you'd like to hear Matt's talk, I have embedded it in this post, or you can go watch it here.

I see this as a great method for enacting small changes in your world - changes that will really stick.

Here's How I'll do it

• I will have at least one 30 day challenge going on at any point in time
• At the beginning of each challenge, I'll identify:
• The challenge
• Foreseeable difficulties
• Substitutions (if I'm giving up something for 30 days)
• Desired impact
• Expected level of difficulty
• Then, at the end of each challenge, I'll identify
• Actual difficulty of the challenge
• Difficulties faced
• Lessons learned
• Whether I believe I will continue the behavior after the the 30 days is complete
• And of course, there will be updates in between, telling of my progress in the challenge

So, without further adieu, I believe I will get going on my 30 day challenges!