Posts Tagged ‘Personal Development’

I figured this title is appropriate since I am sitting in the waiting room of a hospital.

This last April I turned 30 years old, and as I am getting older I am noticing that I tend to get irritated quicker and complain more than I used to. It seems to happen to most people as they get older. My grandfather was definitely a complainer in his older age. However, it’s not really a road I want to follow.

Most of my complaining tends to come from people’s lack of respect and manners. Especially when I am in the car. I don’t get upset at the actual action, as I do with the disbelief that the person doesn’t pay enough attention to not do it in the first place.  As my grandfather said, “things just aren’t like they used to be”. I feel the same way, and yet there is no going back. We can only move forward.

The problem is that complaining doesn’t change anything. In many cases people may not even no they are doing something that causes others trouble. But what do you do about it? This is still something that I haven’t figured out. However, if you decide to confront someone about it, then you should always do it politely and with the assumption that they didn’t know they were causing you grief. If you go in hot headed, then it probably won’t go well. I have also found it is better to say something immediately rather than let it go on (in cases that involve neighbors, housing, etc), as it will only get worse later.

My current way of thinking is that there seem to be two decent possibilities. One, ignore it and go with the “in the end it doesn’t really matter” feeling. The second, and more difficult, is to try and make changes. But changing others is more difficult than changing yourself, especially on a large scale.

What do you think? Do you have rages in your car, or have rude neighbors who won’t quit their dogs? How do you handle it?

In just a couple of weeks I will be turning 30 years old. Since 30 is kind of a big one, I decided to try and get in the best shape I have ever been in. Though I haven’t been updating, I have been exercising.

My original plan was to take pictures everyday of my progress. Unfortunately, due to the constant changes in weather, I have gotten sick about 3 times in the last couple of months. With the first two sicknesses I had a pretty high temperature, so stripping down to just shorts wasn’t really an option (I was cold with the heater on, tucked under blankets).  I do have about 19 days worth of pictures, but I I have also skipped quite a few. I may end up just braking the pictures into a beginning, middle, end shot. Lately, I have really been getting into editing video, so maybe I will film something. I haven’t decided yet. Any recommendations?

My primary methods of exercise are ones that I took from the “Truth About Abs” program (if you decide to purchase this program through this link, I get a percentage of the sale). They are very basic exercises, but they work very well. All of the exercises in that program can be done in your own home with very limited equipment. I know a lot of people like to go to the gym, but for me, working out is something I like to do alone. It’s just more efficient that way.

I have also been supplementing this with barefoot running on the beach. I can run a pretty far and not get too tired, but running on sand is an incredible workout. Even if you don’t have a beach, find a park and run barefoot. It uses a lot more muscles.

I would love to hear about everyone else who has some ind of exercise plan. Do you like it? How is it working for you? How long have you been doing it. Leave comments below.