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21 Days of Positivity

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I feel like recently I’ve been on a complaining and yelling rampage. When the kids are bad, I yell. When something’s not “up to par”, I complain. It’s not good but I’m not one to sit and wonder why things aren’t changing. To see change you must make a change, right? For the first 21 days of April, I’m going to do something VERY difficult (at least for me!)

  • No complaining
  • No yelling
  • No criticizing

Only positive things will come out of my mouth for the next 21 days. How am I going to stick to this?

  1. Every morning as soon as wake up, I will remind myself to be positive. I’m going to leave a Post-it on my phone to remind me.
  2. I will then think of one thing I’m grateful for and write it down.
  3. Throughout the day, I’m going to be more mindful before I speak, intentional with all my words and tone of voice, I will also take several deep breaths when I get angry or frustrated.
  4. Last, I’m going to use the app HEARD on my iPhone. HEARD runs in the background, continuously listening to nearby audio. If I break one of my rules, I tap the app’s button, and the audio from the recent past is saved to a file. I’ll then replay it to determine what triggered my reaction. Sounds a little creepy but I think it will open my eyes to common triggers and help me adjust.
  5. I plan to carry around a notebook that will not only act as a reminder but also to make note if/when I fall off course and why.

I’m really interested to see how difficult this will be for me and what kind of change in mindset I will have at the end of the 21 days. I hope you join me in the 21 day experiment!

My wife is so excited!

21 Days of Mental & Physical Detoxing

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My brother (the Captain above) is getting married in mid-October so we had his bachelor party on a cruise last week. Needless to say, I need to detox. Plus, I’m turning 35 on the 12th so a “fresh start” is a great way to kick it off.

So I’m bringing back My21DayX and detoxing for 21 days (maybe longer) in the month of October. But this detox is going to be a little different. I think its something everyone could benefit from and at least try for the next 21 days. Read and see what you could incorporate for the next 21 days.

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21 Days of Meditation

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“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment” – Possibly The Buddha

The votes are in. This February for My21DayX I’ll be meditating every day for 21 days. When I first found out that this was the next experiment, I thought, how boring. But as I began to research it, my anticipation skyrocketed.

If you join me, by the end of the 21 days, your life may be completely different – with hopes of being more relaxed, more optimistic and have developed a healthful habit (among a bunch of other possible positive outcomes).

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Primal Experiment Lessons Learned

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image-18_519e497b08bd4In December, for My21DayX my family and I attempted 21 days of a 100% Primal lifestyle. That meant a low carb, high fat diet and no grains along with a few other healthy lifestyle changes. It was mostly easy, as I’ve been living this way for about 2 years (with some exceptions here and there).

Here’s what I learned:

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Hack Your Sleep – Tricks for the Best Sleep of Your Life

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“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”
– Ernest Hemingway

Do you want to get better sleep? Do you want to sleep less and function better?

We all know what it’s like when we get a bad night of sleep. I can remember driving to work most mornings and almost falling asleep at the wheel. It was a horrible feeling because I would either have to pull over and take a nap at a truck stop (which I never did) or just hope I didn’t completely pass out. “Just 20 more minutes.” I would tell myself. I would roll down the windows and crank up the radio.

It wasn’t lack of sleep because I still get the same 6-7 hours of sleep a night I get now but rather poor quality sleep.

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