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zenhabits: Achieving Without Goals →

fitsam:

Why Work Without Goals?

For many years I was fixated on goals, but at the same time was also simplifying my work life and working on being more content. I realized two things:

  1. Goals (wanting to improve) are not consistent with contentment (being happy with where you are).
  2. Goals are not necessarily necessary (I thought they were for a long time, but they’re not) — and so using my minimalist philosophy, they should be ruthlessly eliminated.

    So how do you work without goals?
  1. Love what you do. This seems obvious, but so often people do things that they’re not excited about. I try to find things that I love doing, and if there’s some mundane task I have to do for some reason, I either eliminate it or find a way to enjoy the hell out of it.
  2. Help others. I am strongly motivated by the desire to do things that will help people — my readers, my friends, my kids, people in need. And so this principle guides everything I do, including all of my writing. I highly recommend it.
  3. Build relationships & trust. Each thing you do, personally and for your business, should be building a relationship. I build relationships with my readers by being authentic and trying my best to help, and build relationships with friends & family in the same way. Being trustworthy as much as humanly possible is a great way to build relationships, so these two go hand-in-hand.
  4. Be curious. When you’re curious about other people, and about life in general, you tend to be a better listener, a better friend, more informed, and have fun each step along the way.

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I personally did not agree with the whole no-goal thing when I first read it, simply because I feel like everyone should at least work towards something, but what I think the author is trying to say, is to have certain “goals” in mind, but keep them flexible and open to changes in order to take advantage of the moment.

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brokendildo: animalsasleaders: ispysarahxo: chainofaffection: Have you ever come across a homeless individual and felt totally uncomfortable? You see them and you know they are in need, but you are not sure what to do. You know that handing them money is not the best thing. But, you also see that they clearly have some needs. Their lips are chapped. They are hungry. They are thirsty. They are asking for help. How can you help? Here is a simple idea - blessing bags. This was such an easy project. We are now going to keep a few “Blessing Bags” in our car so that when we do happen to see someone on the streets who is homeless, we can hand them a Blessing Bag. I first learned of these bags from my friend, Julie. I am using the picture of her bags (see above) because the ones we took were taken in horrible lighting and turned out really grainy and hard to see what is inside of them. If you’d like to make your own Blessing Bags, this is what you would need: Gallon size Ziplock bags items to go in the bags, such as: chap stick packages of tissues toothbrush and toothpaste comb soap trail mix granola bars crackers pack of gum band aids mouthwash coins (could be used to make a phone call, or purchase a food item) hand wipes you could also put in a warm pair of socks, and maybe a Starbucks gift card Assemble all the items in the bags, and maybe throw in a note of encouragement. Seal the bags and stow in your car for a moment of providence. This would be a great activity to do with some other families. Each family could bring one of the items going into the bags (ex: toothbrushes). Set up all the items around a table and walk around it with the ziplocks and fill the bags. http://kwavs.blogspot.com/2011/05/blessing-bags-how-to.html and yet another situation where white teenage girls can pretend they’re gods gift to mankind it’s just a nice thing to do does it really matter if someone is white and a female? quit being a dick you never know when you’ll need help from a “white teenage girl” Last two comments messed up a perfect post. Ugh. Anyways, will be doing this very soon View Larger

brokendildo:

animalsasleaders:

ispysarahxo:

chainofaffection:

Have you ever come across a homeless individual and felt totally uncomfortable?
You see them and you know they are in need, but you are not sure what to do. You know that handing them money is not the best thing. But, you also see that they clearly have some needs. Their lips are chapped. They are hungry. They are thirsty. They are asking for help.
How can you help?
Here is a simple idea - blessing bags.

This was such an easy project. We are now going to keep a few “Blessing Bags” in our car so that when we do happen to see someone on the streets who is homeless, we can hand them a Blessing Bag. I first learned of these bags from my friend, Julie. I am using the picture of her bags (see above) because the ones we took were taken in horrible lighting and turned out really grainy and hard to see what is inside of them.

If you’d like to make your own Blessing Bags, this is what you would need:
Gallon size Ziplock bags
items to go in the bags, such as:
chap stick
packages of tissues
toothbrush and toothpaste
comb
soap
trail mix
granola bars
crackers
pack of gum
band aids
mouthwash
coins (could be used to make a phone call, or purchase a food item)
hand wipes
you could also put in a warm pair of socks, and maybe a Starbucks gift card
Assemble all the items in the bags, and maybe throw in a note of encouragement. Seal the bags and stow in your car for a moment of providence.
This would be a great activity to do with some other families. Each family could bring one of the items going into the bags (ex: toothbrushes). Set up all the items around a table and walk around it with the ziplocks and fill the bags.

and yet another situation where white teenage girls can pretend they’re gods gift to mankind

it’s just a nice thing to do does it really matter if someone is white and a female? quit being a dick you never know when you’ll need help from a “white teenage girl”

Last two comments messed up a perfect post. Ugh. Anyways, will be doing this very soon

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mirandagettingfit: adifferenthunger: If you think a year can’t make that much of a difference, or that you’d better set an easy goal because you’re too far gone to be able to achieve a huge goal… I hope this changes your mind. This didn’t start out as a progress photo, the one on the right was just a quick snap I took the other day (lens cap in hand) because I see myself more accurately in photos than I do in the mirror.  Recently I’ve been trying on some clothes from the Town Whore spring collection, because why not, and I wanted to know if it was working for me or if it looked ridiculous.  Verdict: some of both, yay!  Not pictured: five-inch heels, also both amazing and ridiculous.  Luckily I live in a beach resort area and everyone here dresses slutty all summer, so this year I’m going to join them BECAUSE WHY NOT. I bought the dress as a clothing goal before many of you were born, and it’s been packed away for twenty years as I inched farther and farther away from that goal.  I finally managed to get on a train going in the right direction, and now finally I can wear this dress. Changing yourself is not easy, but it is worth it. Your other option is not to do anything and keep complaining about how hard it is and keep wishing that it’ll magically happen on its own someday. How well has that worked so far? If we don’t already know each other and you have questions, the answers are most likely here, here, here, or in my sidebar, and if you still have questions after that, my ask is always open. Social support is so important, and if you’re like me and don’t really have family or friends who understand, the fitblr community is such an amazing resource. You guys are my rock, and I love each and every one of you.  When we all move to Fitblr Island I promise I’ll throw the best beach party ever for you guys. ♥ HOLY SHIT. You go, girl. View Larger

mirandagettingfit:

adifferenthunger:

If you think a year can’t make that much of a difference, or that you’d better set an easy goal because you’re too far gone to be able to achieve a huge goal… I hope this changes your mind.

This didn’t start out as a progress photo, the one on the right was just a quick snap I took the other day (lens cap in hand) because I see myself more accurately in photos than I do in the mirror.  Recently I’ve been trying on some clothes from the Town Whore spring collection, because why not, and I wanted to know if it was working for me or if it looked ridiculous.  Verdict: some of both, yay!  Not pictured: five-inch heels, also both amazing and ridiculous.  Luckily I live in a beach resort area and everyone here dresses slutty all summer, so this year I’m going to join them BECAUSE WHY NOT.

I bought the dress as a clothing goal before many of you were born, and it’s been packed away for twenty years as I inched farther and farther away from that goal.  I finally managed to get on a train going in the right direction, and now finally I can wear this dress.

Changing yourself is not easy, but it is worth it. Your other option is not to do anything and keep complaining about how hard it is and keep wishing that it’ll magically happen on its own someday. How well has that worked so far?

If we don’t already know each other and you have questions, the answers are most likely here, here, here, or in my sidebar, and if you still have questions after that, my ask is always open.

Social support is so important, and if you’re like me and don’t really have family or friends who understand, the fitblr community is such an amazing resource. You guys are my rock, and I love each and every one of you.  When we all move to Fitblr Island I promise I’ll throw the best beach party ever for you guys. ♥

HOLY SHIT. You go, girl.

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Cochlear Implant.

fuckyeahmedicalstuff:

What is a cochlear implant?

A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external portion that sits behind the ear and a second portion that is surgically placed under the skin. An implant has the following parts:

  • A microphone, which picks up sound from the environment.
  • A speech processor, which selects and arranges sounds picked up by the microphone.
  • A transmitter and receiver/stimulator, which receive signals from the speech processor and convert them into electric impulses.
  • An electrode array, which is a group of electrodes that collects the impulses from the stimulator and sends them to different regions of the auditory nerve.

An implant does not restore normal hearing. Instead, it can give a deaf person a useful representation of sounds in the environment and help him or her to understand speech.

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searchingforbliss:

princessphillip:

DO YOU EVER HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE IN A REALLY SHITTY SITUATION AT HOME AND YOU JUST WANNA KEEP THEM AT YOUR PLACE FOREVER AND SNUGGLE WITH THEM AND EAT PIZZA AND WATCH YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES TOGETHER AND SHOVE THEIR PARENTS/SILBINGS INTO A BIG PUDDLE OF MUD

Haha well that sounds pretty similar to what we did with Jacob :)

I need a friend to do that with me

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beforeandafterfatlosspics: I’m 6 feet tall.  Been eating unprocessed food and working out regularly for the last year and a half… However, these two sets of pics show how things have changed over the last few years… If I could offer any advice, what worked for me was eating 90% unprocessed food.  I allow myself to eat as much fresh fruit and raw/cooked vegetables as I want.  I use very little salt or oil in my cooking, and eat a couple pounds of veggies (raw and cooked) each day, along with fruits.  I eat smoothies (all natural ingredients, nothing from a jar/powder), and eat frozen fruit blended in a blender that makes it taste something along the lines of ice cream. I limit high starch veggies (i.e. potatoes) and eat no rice, no pasta, no bread, almost nothing from a can, etc. I will eat meat, eggs, etc. almost every day, but I do get most of my protein from nuts, seeds, and veggies.  It is a total misconception that only meat has all essential amino acids, even romaine lettuce has all essential amino acids.  I’m not hating on meat, just saying a lot of “common knowledge” about nutrition is downright BS, and this “high protein diet” thing these days may not be as healthy as just eating mostly fruits/veggies, full of all that great stuff a body needs. Of course, when craving it, I’ll eat just about ANYTHING for a meal/day, in ANY amount, but then it’s back to what got me here, and I truly enjoy my stirfrys, soups, stews, smoothies, fruit bowls, etc. Once I stopped eating processed food, my palette really changed, and fruit actually tasted sweet, veggies had flavour, etc.  And, best of all (for me, anyway) I NEVER count calories, I NEVER measure food, and I still eat A LOT. I’m never hungry, and my taste buds enjoy the hell out of fresh, from the ground, edible plant stuff.  I never worry about reaching any kind of calorie limit, just eat when I’m hungry, and keep eating til I’m full… Wow, I really do think I have all the answers, don’t I?! ;-) For exercise, I gave up my gym membership. Now I mostly just do pushups, chinups (I have a climbing board mounted above my door), explosive burpees, sprints, body weight squats, and some workout rubber bands I bought, and train on days when my body says it’s ready (i.e. not still sore from a previous workout). I gotta start working more on flexibility and balance, as I’m still stuck in the “getting muscles/losing fat” phase but ultimately health is more than that…  I’ve been going a bit harder/more focused for about 3 months now with my workouts, and I’m looking forward to another 6-9 months to see where that gets me, really want that “V” that shows there’s some muscle/fitness going on… I would like to say, for me, for the most part, SCREW THE DIET/FITNESS INDUSTRY!  Eating real food as close to the way it came from the ground as possible works for me, I move in ways that gets my heart pumping and muscles burning, and I trust  my body and its intuition. In my experience, so much of the diet industry is about rules and measures and eating food that is more harmful than health.  So much of the fitness industry is special programs with secret tips that promise an amazing/perfect body when the plain truth is move til you breathe hard and it gets tough and your body will respond and be the best it can be. Yeah, there are exceptions in the diet/fitness arena, and some people do need the experts/rules, but so many people give up their power, responsibility, and knowledge to those that would rather, and let’s cut the BS here, THESE COMPANIES WANT TO KEEP YOU IN A SYSTEM THAT ALWAYS KEEPS YOU IN THAT SYSTEM. THEY WANT A PAYING CUSTOMER FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.  CALORIE RESTRICTED DIETS THAT INCLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LOW NUTRIENT FOOD (PROCESSED FOOD) WILL ALWAYS BE A TRAP, IT WILL NEVER BE EASY, IT IS ALWAYS WALKING A TIGHTROPE, ALWAYS USING THEIR SYSTEMS TO KEEP YOU ON TRACK. I’d like to finish by saying, if you choose a certain lifestyle, you can eat without fretting, workout with convenience and without paying, and just let your body do the rest. No body is ever perfect, but better health is attainable to everyone, everyday. Best of luck my brothers and sisters! Email Submission View Larger

beforeandafterfatlosspics:

I’m 6 feet tall.  Been eating unprocessed food and working out regularly for the last year and a half… However, these two sets of pics show how things have changed over the last few years…

If I could offer any advice, what worked for me was eating 90% unprocessed food.  I allow myself to eat as much fresh fruit and raw/cooked vegetables as I want.  I use very little salt or oil in my cooking, and eat a couple pounds of veggies (raw and cooked) each day, along with fruits.  I eat smoothies (all natural ingredients, nothing from a jar/powder), and eat frozen fruit blended in a blender that makes it taste something along the lines of ice cream. I limit high starch veggies (i.e. potatoes) and eat no rice, no pasta, no bread, almost nothing from a can, etc. I will eat meat, eggs, etc. almost every day, but I do get most of my protein from nuts, seeds, and veggies.  It is a total misconception that only meat has all essential amino acids, even romaine lettuce has all essential amino acids.  I’m not hating on meat, just saying a lot of “common knowledge” about nutrition is downright BS, and this “high protein diet” thing these days may not be as healthy as just eating mostly fruits/veggies, full of all that great stuff a body needs.

Of course, when craving it, I’ll eat just about ANYTHING for a meal/day, in ANY amount, but then it’s back to what got me here, and I truly enjoy my stirfrys, soups, stews, smoothies, fruit bowls, etc.

Once I stopped eating processed food, my palette really changed, and fruit actually tasted sweet, veggies had flavour, etc.  And, best of all (for me, anyway) I NEVER count calories, I NEVER measure food, and I still eat A LOT. I’m never hungry, and my taste buds enjoy the hell out of fresh, from the ground, edible plant stuff.  I never worry about reaching any kind of calorie limit, just eat when I’m hungry, and keep eating til I’m full… Wow, I really do think I have all the answers, don’t I?! ;-)

For exercise, I gave up my gym membership. Now I mostly just do pushups, chinups (I have a climbing board mounted above my door), explosive burpees, sprints, body weight squats, and some workout rubber bands I bought, and train on days when my body says it’s ready (i.e. not still sore from a previous workout). I gotta start working more on flexibility and balance, as I’m still stuck in the “getting muscles/losing fat” phase but ultimately health is more than that… 

I’ve been going a bit harder/more focused for about 3 months now with my workouts, and I’m looking forward to another 6-9 months to see where that gets me, really want that “V” that shows there’s some muscle/fitness going on…

I would like to say, for me, for the most part, SCREW THE DIET/FITNESS INDUSTRY!  Eating real food as close to the way it came from the ground as possible works for me, I move in ways that gets my heart pumping and muscles burning, and I trust  my body and its intuition. In my experience, so much of the diet industry is about rules and measures and eating food that is more harmful than health.  So much of the fitness industry is special programs with secret tips that promise an amazing/perfect body when the plain truth is move til you breathe hard and it gets tough and your body will respond and be the best it can be.

Yeah, there are exceptions in the diet/fitness arena, and some people do need the experts/rules, but so many people give up their power, responsibility, and knowledge to those that would rather, and let’s cut the BS here, THESE COMPANIES WANT TO KEEP YOU IN A SYSTEM THAT ALWAYS KEEPS YOU IN THAT SYSTEM. THEY WANT A PAYING CUSTOMER FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.  CALORIE RESTRICTED DIETS THAT INCLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LOW NUTRIENT FOOD (PROCESSED FOOD) WILL ALWAYS BE A TRAP, IT WILL NEVER BE EASY, IT IS ALWAYS WALKING A TIGHTROPE, ALWAYS USING THEIR SYSTEMS TO KEEP YOU ON TRACK.

I’d like to finish by saying, if you choose a certain lifestyle, you can eat without fretting, workout with convenience and without paying, and just let your body do the rest.

No body is ever perfect, but better health is attainable to everyone, everyday.

Best of luck my brothers and sisters!

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