Well you all know by now that I want to wing walk on my birthday and I agreed to get fit and give up smoking. I can tell you it’s not easy but I have had some great feedback from some of the students and everyone here at Computeach (big thank you) and thought I would share my favourites so far.
1. Get a Buddy – someone who will work with you, share the experience and encourage you to keep going when it gets tough. My brother has been roped in for this one. If you’re a student the student forum is a great place to for you to do this. You can share, gain support and make friends.
2. Visualisation – close your eyes and imagine the end result – here I go - standing on top of a bi-plane and taking a dive – can’t wait.
3. Small Chunks – break your main goal down into small chunks of success.
4. Plan Ahead – plan what you are going to do and when. This is much easier to do once you have broken your main goal down into small chunks.
5. Time – plan your time and let people know what you are doing and why – it’s amazing at how supportive and encouraging everyone becomes.
6. Record Progress – keep a record of the progress you make and detail each success. I’m finding this is a great way to boost my confidence in my ability to stick with it when the going gets tough.
What do you think? Have you got any more?
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Monday 2 August 2010
Yes you can
It’s going to be my birthday soon –and I wanted to do something really fun like wing walking so, with best intentions decided to give up smoking and get fit. Did you ever wonder how some people find it so easy to remain motivated, positive and focused while others don’t? I know I do. Because it’s just not that easy is it?
When ‘’M’ returned from WPC (and still no gossip from the bond night) she was talking about the keynote speech given by President Bill Clinton. He asked everyone to think about the impact of the IT revolution and what part they can play in achieving equality around the globe. She said his enthusiasm was really quite contagious and everyone was talking about it afterwards. But how is he going to keep that momentum going? Clinton did say he is on Facebook and answers question on the social network site. “We actually do tweets from time to time to keep people up with what we’re doing, which I never thought I would do”, he said.
So, it got me thinking about the students I support and what I can do to help. We have student forums and I often pop in and out to offer a bit of advice and like President Clinton we actually tweet from time to time and the tutors are great when the students need a little more help as IT certification can be quite complicated at times.
But what else helps?
I would like your thoughts – what keeps you enthusiastic about the changes you have committed to? How do you keep yourself motivated when things get tough?
Add your comments and let me know.
When ‘’M’ returned from WPC (and still no gossip from the bond night) she was talking about the keynote speech given by President Bill Clinton. He asked everyone to think about the impact of the IT revolution and what part they can play in achieving equality around the globe. She said his enthusiasm was really quite contagious and everyone was talking about it afterwards. But how is he going to keep that momentum going? Clinton did say he is on Facebook and answers question on the social network site. “We actually do tweets from time to time to keep people up with what we’re doing, which I never thought I would do”, he said.
So, it got me thinking about the students I support and what I can do to help. We have student forums and I often pop in and out to offer a bit of advice and like President Clinton we actually tweet from time to time and the tutors are great when the students need a little more help as IT certification can be quite complicated at times.
But what else helps?
I would like your thoughts – what keeps you enthusiastic about the changes you have committed to? How do you keep yourself motivated when things get tough?
Add your comments and let me know.
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