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Anyway, today I will talk about where I live. YAY. I live in good ol' Hudson, Florida. Except those of us who live around here will affectionately refer to it as Scudson. We're in between Spring Hood and Port Rehab, and then New Port Nowhere is pretty close by too. Yeahhh man, we love it here . . . or whatever.
Mostly people live in this town at first against their will. Then they find themselves trapped here. And then they die here . . . typically from a drug overdose or from the fact that our highway is the deadliest part of US19 in the country.
However, my town is so unimportant that most Floridians don't know what the fuck I'm saying when I say "Hudson." They usually don't even recognize "Pasco County." At least they know where the Gulf of Mexico is (normally) because I basically live right on that. To make things simpler for people, I just say I'm from Tampa. Technically, I do live outside of Tampa. By considering ourselves part of the Tampa Area, we save ourselves a lot of confused looks when we travel outside the area.
So. Am I stuck here? Going to die here? I am not going to die here. But I actually don't mind it here all that much. You just have to know which scumbags to avoid. But I love Florida. When I move, I'm definitely moving somewhere else in this state. Flip flops all year long<3 And I just like how "Florida" just has bright and sunny connotations. We're here to make you happy :] (We're just trying to change the color on your mood ring<3)
I didn't' always live here. I spent the first 11 years of my life in New Jersey. North Jersey, to be exact, so I have always been from the hood. I was a miserable, depressed, and eventually suicidal child (odd to hear at such a young age, but I started/experienced many things young) and I worked really hard at being happy after moving down here. For that reason, I would never want to live back up north ever again (or at least not in that general area), just because I associate it with depression and misery. It's okay to visit for a bit, but I don't want to risk my sanity by living there again.
I had basically worked myself out of my depression by the time I was 13 but kind of relapsed at 15. 15 and 16 were dark ages and I hid a lot of shit from a lot of people (including my internet friends). I've done things I'm not proud of but it's whatever. I have made sure I am much different person today, and I am generally pretty happy in life. :] I worked hard for happiness, so sometimes it feels good to brag about it. haha. Mostly though, I feel bad for talking about how happy I am when I know some of my close friends are not feeling the same way in their life; I feel like I'm rubbing my awesomeness in their miserable faces when I don't even mean to!
And that's a bit more about my background, I guess. I've traveled all up and down the east coast and every state basically looks the same. I would like to start venturing out west. I really, really want to visit Seattle. Someone should come with me!!!!!!!!
Develop a Clear Sense of Direction
A person with a clear purpose will make progress on even the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress on even the smoothest road. -Thomas Carlyle
I knew it! The reason I'm not getting anywhere is because I don't have any sense of solid direction yet. Huh! it's pretty sad. It's one thing I should cultivate and figure out now before embarking or risking on anything.
I know I want to be successful. But I'm clueless as to what to really do in order for me to get it. I have been thinking a lot of bad things about myself lately. Maybe that's one that I should work out - to be positive about myself even if the going gets tough or bad memories haunt me.
"You become what you think about most of the time." This is one thing that I should always remember. They said that successful people think about their goals most of the time.
Seven-step formula for setting and achieving goals
- Decide exactly what I want in each area of my life, especially in my financial life.
- Write down my goals clearly and specifically.
- Set a deadline for each goal. Set subdeadlines if a goal is big enough. Give myself a target to aim at.
- Make a list of everything I can think of that I will have to do to achieve each goal.
- Organize my list into a plan of action. Determine what I am going to do first and what I will do later. Decide what is important and what is less important.
- Take action on my plan immediately.
- Do something everyday that moves me at least one step closer to my most important goal.
Assignment:
- Take a sheet of paper and write the word "Goals" at the top page with today's date.
- Make a list of 10 goals that I would like to achieve over the next 12 months.
- Write goals in the present tense, as though a year has passed and I have already achieved them.
- Go over the list of 10 goals and ask myself this question, "Which one goal on this list, if I were to achieve it, would have the greatest positive impact on my life?"
- Make that goal my number one goal for the future.
- Set a deadline, make a plan, take action on my plan.
- Do something every day that moves me toward that goal.
- October - Finish my 1st Semester at the graduate school
- October - Start my Spanish tutorial
- October - Start losing a few inches of my waist
- October - Stand-High
- November - Business is fully operational. Be my own boss!
- November - Start my French tutorial
- November - Widen English vocabulary
- November - start picking gifts for family
- November - start the 2nd Semester rightly
- December - unclutter
- December - new look
Start: October 28
Many experts believe that one of the biggest health problems facing the U.S. today is the growing prevalence of obesity. Some 65% of adult Americans are overweight, and nearly a third are medically obese. By contrast, obesity in other industrial nations is far lower, averaging 10% to 12% in Continental Europe.
Habit: An acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. What is a positive habit? A positive habit is simply a habit that produces positive benefits, actions and attitudes you want to acquire and make a part of your life. Why is there such great power in positive habits to effect change? Because habits, bad and good, are by their very nature automatic and after a period of time they will become permanent.
Think about the habits you have now and how they affect virtually every aspect of your life. Your weight and health are determined by your eating habits. Your relationships with people are determined by your social habits. Your success at work is determined by your work habits. You have sleeping habits that dictate how well you sleep. Our character, health and virtually every aspect of our lives are indeed determined by our habits.
Goal setting is simple, yet 97% of the population never do it. Here are some simple steps to help you start making goal setting a positive habit:
1. Define your goals, write them down, and be very specific; capture your goals on paper. It is amazing how many people never take the time to write down exactly what it is they want in life. Remember, you can’t hit a target if you can’t see it!
2. Determine what the time line is for reaching your goals and set specific deadlines for each goal.
3. Identify any obstacles that may stand in your way, list them, and state how you plan to overcome them.
4. Make a list of the people and/or organizations who will help you reach your goals.
Make positive change daily with the creation of good and healthy habits.
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