Sunday, October 17: Ask Yourself
One question can change your outlook on things.
Today's challenge: Ask Yourself, "Will I?".
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When people ask themselves, "Will I?" rather than saying "I will," before doing a task, they perform that task better, according to a recent study published in the journal Psychological Science. Researchers say pausing to ask yourself if you'll do something triggers self-motivation.
Tomorrow's challenge: See the a-peel of apples.
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Today's challenge: Ask Yourself, "Will I?".
Share your pledge on Twitter
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When people ask themselves, "Will I?" rather than saying "I will," before doing a task, they perform that task better, according to a recent study published in the journal Psychological Science. Researchers say pausing to ask yourself if you'll do something triggers self-motivation.
Tomorrow's challenge: See the a-peel of apples.
Yesterday's challenge: Pay tribute to Dictionary Day. Pledge past challenges here.
Sign Up for Daily Reminders
Our Whole Life Action Plan email newsletter (sign up here if you're not already getting it) is now being delivered daily, straight to your inbox first thing each morning. You can also get daily challenges in your Facebook and Twitter feeds by "Liking" Facebook.com/WholeLiving and following Twitter.com/WholeLiving.
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Comment by Terry on October 18, 2010 at 8:45am -
@Kim Andrews....luv your post. I think we can all use a dose of daily affirmations. Sometimes we just have to look at things more positively. Sometimes life can make you feel down. But those are only moments.......they don't last forever. :)
Tomorrow's plan........I am working out first thing in the morning. :)
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Comment by Kim Andrews on October 17, 2010 at 9:31pm -
As I've mentioned in a previous post, it seems that sometimes the daily challenges tap in to what I've already done, or what I'm about to do. Saturday, I attended a career counseling seminar about affirmations; taking care of yourself when looking for a job. Part of the exercises were were given were to take negative thoughts that we've had when searching for a job-the feeling of rejection, being alone, embarrassment, etc.-and turn them into positive actions. So rather than me thinking "in this economy, I will never find a decent job," the turn-around becomes "I am going to land a great position doing what I enjoy and feel most productive doing." Anne-Margaret, you can say "I am going to run 3 miles tonight," rather than "I will run 3 miles tonight." Act as if you are going to do it, to motivate yourself to do it. If you don't actually run 3 miles, at least the thought should motivate you to go out and run however long you want to run.
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Comment by Anne-Margaret Olsson on October 17, 2010 at 5:33pm
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Not sure how this one works? I would think that asking myself the questions opens up the possibility for me to say, "No"? Will I go for a run tonight vs. I will run 3 miles tonight. Thoughts anyone?
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Comment by Victoria Klein on October 17, 2010 at 11:48am -
I started doing this this morning without even reading this tip - go figure! I woke up & asked myself "Will I do my strength training & yoga this morning?" ... as you might have guessed, I did it :)
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