Have a one word resolution for 2009

Thank – you Yannigan for this goal!

I have not exactly kept to my word of Focus but here is my year in review anyway :)

• Attempted Uni and failed, but have gotten out of bad habits of not showing up to exams etc. its progress

• Have had a rocky relationship year with us drifting in different directions but we have ended up stronger than ever

• Have gone from a lot of pressure to no pressure in my job which is really nice

• Have aquired a cat!!

So I will have a good hard think about my word for next year :)

ok! i have had a lot of trouble with this all year… I am now going to try and do a “to do list” every night before i go to bes so that i can concentrate better…also im going to plan the week ahead so that i can achieve more.

Im really struggling with this at the moment. Im doing a lot of procrastinating :(

I attended an all day uni workshop yesterday for academic success. The modules we covered were – Stress management, time management, motivation and exam preparation. All of the lessons I learnt are transferable to other areas of my life. They also told us that one of the traits shared by highly successful people is the ability to compartmentalise – meaning, when they are at work all they think about is work, at home all thoughts are about home etc. etc. Maybe this will help me focus :)

There are a lot of things changing in my life at the moment. In just about every aspect fo my life I feel as though I need to move in another direction. It is the weirdest thing. It is like Im having a massive shift in existence. Im not sure I can explain it properly. It is as if I have been living in a dream like state for the last few years and I have finally awoken. I have failed my subjects at uni this semester and have remembered it wasnt what i wanted to do originally anywway! so it has spured me to look at other courses and hopefully change my degree. My marriage has been on the rocks for quite some time but I have been in concious denail about it. Recently an incedent has spured me on to say this isnt good enough! Its time to do something about it rather than pretend everything is ok. I have decided to sleep on the couch untill my husband books a marriage counsilor. It is hard to sleep by myself but it has made me think a lot cleare as to where we are in our marriage and keep the focus on the fact we have a problem and not let it slip under the rug again. Anyway, that is a little bit about whats going on. So in a way, I have been more focused than ever adn living a true life rather thasn stuck in the same old rut of comfort.

from my Dad! He is also a self development junkie. Told him of all my plans and how school is not going so well for me but that Im trying. He reminded me that planning is great but that nothing will eventuate without taking action – As he put it (to quote Tony Robbins) TAKE MASSIVE ACTION! Just thought I would pass on his wise words for anyone else lacking that kind of motivation too

Today I am going to focus on my statistics homework – i have an exam tomorrow. And focus on doing all the washing and drying!

I am walking/jogging every couple of days – It makes me feel happy and free. Homework is suffering :( Just having trouble with motivation. Although, I have discovered a ‘procrastinator buster’ if anyone else is interested

Do whatever it is for 5 minutes! The hardest part is starting, if you still dont want to do it then stop and you will find it easier to coe back to now that it is started. More often than not you will find that after 5 mins you are emmersed and can continue with the job!

I am having a friend free week this week to help me focus my time on homework. and hopefully get some excersize in there too

I have started my classes for uni and have attended all but one day so far. I have started a once a week study session with another girl from school. Also I have made a start on all of my major assignments.

With the weight – I had gained 1.5kgs since last month and I realize I need help with focusing on this, so I have started to see a personal trainer and will follow his instructions to the letter!!!