Weekly Intention: This week, I leave for Sydney on Wednesday evening. I am sad to leave my family as I am each time and I am excited to see my peers there, as I am each time. This time I get to have a weekend there alone so I am trying to make sure I have some plans to make the weekend worthwhile since I really dislike spending weekends away from my family. So I plan to read a lot, rest a lot, go to the beach and smell the beautiful sea. I plan to walk, I plan to have coffee, I plan to fill my soul all the way up. My intention this week as it always is when in Sydney is to work like mad, connect with the people there, make the trip really, really worthwhile so I get back on the plane completely empty and feel like it was completely worth it.
This month’s intention is: Strong Silent Type: Your challenge this month is to speak less, listen more. How can you influence with fewer words. At work, at home, even in your own head. Pause one more beat before replying. Mute the VC. Wait six seconds. Do what it takes to give this a try. Have been practicing this. February is also this week and its intention is: Physically Strong: This is your month. Get out there and get strong. Increase the weights. Add more cardio. Make a plan. You can do this. You have it in you. I will be starting the month away but when I get back my intention is to increase the weights in Body Pump and at home. While in Sydney, I plan to start Yoga and also maybe I can increase the cardio to 15 mins, we’ll see.
One way I will stretch this week: I’m going to be learning as much as I can this week.
One boundary I will set this week: I am planning to send an email quitting one of my obligations this week if things work out.
This week, I will focus on pleasing: i suck. nathaniel still didn’t really get a turn.
One new thing I will learn this week: i totally didn’t do either of the things I said i would in the last two weeks. i will only commit to learning more about my work this week.
One area where I will go deeper this week: depth this week will be some solid journaling in Sydney.
What do I need to sit with this week? i need to sit with some of the changes i agreed to. sit with the discomfort of the unknown. sit with the fear and anxiety and have faith it will turn out okay.
I am looking forward to: the flight. while it’s crazy long, i always seem to enjoy it.
This week’s challenges: jetlag. staying mum.
Top Goals:
- Work: figure out details, connect with coworkers.
- Personal: finish whole 30. pace myself. journal. read. relax. quit the commitment.
- Family: get lunches ready. make a sheet for Jake.
I will focus on my values:
- Love: repeat again since i didn’t do this: i will make a list of my friends and see if i can sprinkle them into my life more.
- Learn: i will be learning so so much soon.
- Peace: peace with my trip and leaving my family behind.
- Service: this week’s service is going to focus on nathaniel. i suck.
- Gratitude: for getting to travel. for being able to be at home. for all of my life. for all the people in it.
This week, I want to remember: that it’s ok to walk into the unknown. i have what it takes.
Stronger Than Before is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
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