No, not for the GMAT but for my 1st sprint triathlon.  It will take place mid-September.  I am so excited!! Plus it will give me something to focus on besides just the GMAT.  I think it will also help me organize my time better.  On New Years my friend made me write down what I wanted to accomplish in 2008.   I haven’t crossed anything off yet, but I feel the MBA related stuff will definitely happen.  My ambition is rising too.  I think I will schedule the GMAT a week after the triathlon, or maybe a week before the triathlon.  I don’t know yet.

NO MORE EXCUSES
BE MORE AMBITIOUS
PARTICIPATE IN AN ATHLETIC EVENT I.E TRIATHLON AND MARATHON
SCORE HIGH ON THE GMAT
APPLY TO BUSINESS SCHOOL
REDUCE DEBT
BE MORE CONFIDENT AND LESS SELF-Conscious
HELP OTHERS
HANG OUT WITH FAMILY MORE
BE HEALTHY EAT MORE VEGETABLES AND LESS PROCESSED FOODS
WATCH LESS TV READ MORE BOOKS

What have you accomplished this year?

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I have been told it takes 21 days to develop a habit.  So in the spirit of examining my life I realize there are many good habits I need to form.  I have decided to give myself a 30 day challenge.  I know 30 days is a cliché time period, but truly it will continue for a longer time.  What will I be doing for 30 days straight?  Four things actually.

1. Study for the GMAT everyday for 2 hours
2. Go to the gym everyday and workout no less than 30 mins.
3. Write on this blog
4. No alcohol

I have been told this is possible too extreme, and I might be in for a big let down or i am not allowing myself any leeway.  My response is these are habits I use to have in the past that I no longer connect with.  I might go to the gym for 5 straight days but if I take one day off I won’t return to the gym for 2 weeks.  I may study on Tuesday but I won’t open a GMAT book until the following Friday.  I chose alcohol just because I find it slows me down the rest of the night or the next day.  The discipline is gone and I need to get it back.  So for my 1st month I am going a little extreme.  Next month I will develop 1 more habit while hopefully keeping these 4 habits.
When will my thirty days begin?  On July 8, 2008, and it ends on August 7, 2008.

GlamourGirls I want to hear from you.  What habits do you want to develop or change?  Maybe we can form a support group to help each other.  Send me an email or a comment letting me know what you will be doing for the next thirty days.

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