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I decided to launch my new blog to coincide with the latest group writing project over at ProBlogger.net.
You can read my article, entitled “How to ensure you achieve your goals” at my new blog “PhilNewton.net”.

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Jana recently asked an interesting question relating to my progress log system – specifically about my modified version of the Printable CEO:
“My question: do you use your modified PCEO just for work-related activities or also for non-work goals (i.e., the activites to ensure ‘balance’)?”
The short answer is “It’s mostly business”, and to be honest […]

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So, my thirty day trial of affirmations is now over. How did things go?
What was it all about?
My “experiment” was to use positive affirmations on a daily basis, to see if they made a difference in my life. The initial idea was to repeat my affirmations once in the morning when I woke up, […]

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For me, New Year’s Eve is a time for reflection, as well as a time to look to the future. I don’t set New Year’s Resolutions in the “normal” sense, such as “Get Rich” or “Get in Shape”, because to me they’re not useful as goals. I do set large goals for the entire […]

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I’ve finished my second week of using daily positive affirmations, which wasn’t as eventful as the first week. Here’s a look at my observations so far:
What’s working?
I still get a positive boost when reading them in the morning, and they’re still helping me through sticky situations.
I’m still surprised by just how effective they can […]

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It’s been a week since I started using daily positive affirmations, and I’m seeing some interesting results so far.
There’s definitely been a positive effect. I’ve been in a few negative situations over the past week, and when my usual reaction of feeling down started, my affirmations kicked in and I booted out the offending […]

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Lifehack.org has an interesting article entitled “But I can’t…”
How often each day do you tell yourself, or others, you can’t do something? Is it true? How do you know you can’t? What if you’re limiting yourself without knowing it? What if you’re lying to save face or avoid embarrassment?
This is one of things I […]

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The 30 day, no risk trial
Back in April, Steve Pavlina wrote about the concept of testing changes in your life for 30 days.
A powerful personal growth tool is the 30-day trial. This is a concept I borrowed from the shareware industry, where you can download a trial version of a piece of software and […]

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Evolution of the progress log
Stirred by a comment from David Seah, I thought it would be interesting to look over my progress log for the last few months, and see how it’s changed. It’s still a relatively new book, but there have already been some big modifications:

Fewer goals - I used to have 3 […]

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In the last thrilling instalment, I briefly covered my progress log, a book which I use to keep track of how close I am to achieving my major goals, as well as my overall level of productivity.
In this entry I’ll be describing:

How I create my 90 day goals.
The points tracking system I use
The “b-Alert” […]

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I’ve been keeping a progress log since the end of August, and although it’s still far from perfect, it’s been a great help on my self improvement odyssey. Recently I’ve modified it slightly to use a version of “The Printable CEO”, and although I’ve not been using it for very long, I do feel like […]

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If you work for yourself, the chances are that motivating yourself is an important, and sometimes difficult, activity. David Seah has a great method for overcoming this problem, in the form of “The Printable CEO”. I’ve only been using it for a week, but I’m already seeing an improvement in the amount of work […]

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