April 14, 2010

1. I worked on my stock graphics some more
2. I did the dishes to help Kristy around the house
3. I did most of the laundry to help Kristy around the house
4. I finished part one of When Pigs Move In
5. I finished the 3rd day of my cleanse

April 13, 2010

1. Decided to start doing these daily posts, the day after in the morning when I am thinking more clearly—hoping this will help me to be consistent too
2. I've been helping my wife with the dishes and a couple other chores lately since she is trying to make the push to get us to Silver
3. I worked on my stock graphics some
4. Finished the 2nd day of my cleanse
5. Went running with my wife even though it was kinda late in the evening

April 12, 2010

1. Fixed some IE/FF issues on my freelance project
2. Completed the first day of my cleanse and feeling great
3. Gave my wife a lot of affirmation
4. Asked if I could keep my wife accountable to spending time in the Bible today, she let me and I followed through
5. Talked to my brother who also started his cleanse and answered his questions.

April 1, 2010

1. My wife and I hosted our community group
2. I have now made over 200 sales of my stock web banners
3. Prayed over my wife when she was going through a really tough spot today
4. Had my first 4th day in a row of both riding to and from work on my bicycle
5. Stayed emotionally connected with my wife while she was down

March 30, 2010

1. Worked on my freelance project
2. Made it into the 3 month top sellers, #8 spot on graphicriver :D
3. I made it into the Top Author for March listing on graphicriver :D
4.  Found my AdvoCare water bottle
5. Worked on one of my work goals

March 30, 2010

1. Started listening to the Challenge to Succeed again
2. Worked on our AdvoCare website
3. Got a time table from my brother for going down to socal/vegas for his b-day
4. Went for a quick jog between dinner and meeting with a friend/client
5. Was this close to not doing my success, again, so that I got up out of bed and finished these is my 5th for today :)

March 25, 2010

1. Though it ended up not happening, I was going to help my wife with a booth today on my lunch
2. Early this morning I took care of my wife when she had a coughing fit
3. I bought a special little present to give to my wife for her trip
4. I worked on my stock graphics some this morning
5. Solved a flash issue on my wife's computer

March 24, 2010

1. Made handouts for my wife who is doing a booth tomorrow
2. Got the 3 banners at work done that needed to get done
3. Got a lot of "Good work"s from my manager for all the OT i put in to finish another big work project, in a very limited amount of time
4. Said "no" to people that wanted my help for things that weren't my job, when I already had a overflowing plate with my own job duties
5. Made dinner for since my wife wasn't feeling well

March 22, 2010

1. Prayed about possibly giving more to our church (I had forgot to do it all last week)
2. Worked a 10 hour day and kept a good attitude
3. Read more from When Pigs Move In
4. Did something my wife asked me to do w/o forgetting or needed reminding
5. Spoke a lot of words of encouragement into my wife today

March 18, 2010

1. Reached the $150 mark from my stock graphic sales
2. Was fairly vocal at community group instead of not sharing
3. Let go of anger I had for my wife from a over-the-phone frustration
4. Called verizon when i said I was going to to change our plan
5. Helped with the dishes

March 16, 2010

1. Made it through a very difficult day at work and still accomplished what I needed to
2. Went to the Millionaire Mind evening
3. Signed up for the Millionaire Mind Intensive
4. My web banner graphics are #2 in the top sellers for the 3rd week in a row
5. Helped my wife with some chores

March 15, 2010

1. Helped my brother in law, turn over the boat he is building
2. Spent quality time with my wife, at the end of the day
3. Worked my regular job from home without getting too distracted
4. I journaled something that was on my heart, instead of just thinking about it and then mentally putting it aside for a later that never gets remembered.
5. I told myself my new positive statement this morning "I have an impactful story, and my story can change lives." Now to continue telling myself that until i feel it, act on it, and get results from it.

March 14, 2010

1. Went to an AdvoCare training tonight
2. Went another sabbath without working
3. Went to a park with my wife instead of taking a nap in the afternoon
4. Slept in, which is more of a subconscious success, but something I really needed
5. Was affectionate with my wife when she was prickly this morning, instead of getting hurt and angry at her. Made the rest of the morning and day go so much better!

March 8, 2010

1. Sent first round of mockups for freelance job to my friend to send on to the client
2. Made graphicriver's twitter feed as the file of the day!
3. Had lunch with a coworker I am trying to build a relationship with
4. Helped a newer coworker a lot with some of his tasks
5. Took care of my sick wife as best as I could. 

March 5, 2010

1. Completed my first week of riding my bike to work each day
2. Got several complements about the before and after picture i put on my desk
3. Was vocal and asked questions in my manager's staff meeting (something I have been trying to do more of)
4. Watched more training videos on advocaretraining.com
5. Stuck to my new pizza policy at a friend's party (have only 2 pieces, 3 if it's free)

March 4, 2010

1. Hit 80 total sales today with my Web Banner set!
2. Prayed what was on my heart to pray about in community group putting aside worry of what the others would think about my prayer
3. Got feedback from the presentation I gave on wednesday that sparked an idea for how I can use my strengths, particularly as a Learner, in AdvoCare—I am going to be watching the biz trainings on advocaretraining.com and I want to be able to teach the foundational business parts of AdvoCare to others
4. I watched AdvoCare training videos on my lunch instead of doing nothing
5. Printed out a before and after picture of my wife and I to have on my desk at work
6. I took Muscle Fuel before my bike ride and shared how great it was with a coworker, and will sample him one next time he is in the office.

March 1, 2010

1. Worked on my next stock graphic set this morning
2. Went to an AdvoCare event
3. Got a really good response from Martin on the mockups I showed him for my freelance project
4. Listened to the AdvoFamily team call
5. Made a bunch of chicken for the week.

February 28, 2010

1. Found out we are getting a sizable refund, woohoo!
2. My web banner stock graphic placed number 2 for weekly top sellers: http://graphicriver.net/page/top_sellers?ref=designfire
3. Spent time long overdue with friends of ours, building our relationship deeper
4. I committed to keeping the Sabbath holy, and was successful in that
5. Gave myself a haircut that I very much needed

February 27, 2010

1. Got all the info to our CPA and heard back we will be getting a refund (hope it's for around what I came up with on TaxAct
2. I moved up in badge levels on graphic river for selling so many of my web banner sets
3. I made a lot of progress on my freelance project
4. Went clothes shopping with Kristy and bought a pair of 30x30 Old Navy jeans, and they won't even need to be hemmed! Apparently i'm growing ;)
5. Was a good listener to my wife as she relayed her experience going to the Team Aloha dinner

February 25, 2010

1. Hit the $50 mark on graphicriver, so if i wanted a payout to paypal, i could get one :)
2. I haven't snapped at my wife even though i have been super tired the longer the day went on
3. My manager told me that my work goals were a shining example and made here job easier.
4. My manager said I should consider mentoring people at work, high praise me thinks
5. Started using a free 30-day subscription to lynda.com, and began learning about better uses of twitter and FB fan pages.

February 24, 2010

1. Responded quickly to an email I received from a person who purchased my stock graphic.
2. Replied to a couple outstanding emails.
3. Got a little bit further in my freelance project
4. Listened to the Basics of Deliverance again
5. Rejected a scarcity mind set and bought 4 tickets for Diamond Explosion without prodding from my wife.

February 23, 2010

1. Finished reading The Rishest Man in Babylon
2. My web banner stock graphic got approved and has been sold 11 times already
3. I covered my project lead for the first half of the day
4. Started a freelance project working with my friend Martin
5. I confirmed that the retail amount for our personal product order gets added to out PV, not our discount amount :).

February 22, 2010

1. I made a deal with myself to not check the status of my stock graphic submission at all today, and I kept it
2. I read Richest Man in Babylon on my lunch instead of just surfing the web
3. Me and my wife met with a financial planner for guidence
4. I was proactive in getting our CPA more forms she needed and asked her additional questions
5. Greatly affirmed my wife for all the homemaking work she did today

February 21, 2010

1. Resubmitted my web banner stock graphics set, now with true Photoshop files
2. Went through a online dry run of our taxes to get a ballpark of what we should expect to pay/get back, and we should be getting a refund this year!
3. Went for a run through the Nike campus with my wife for the first time
4. Helped my wife with her toast masters speech which she is going to do great on
5. Passed the intro test for joining Elance, an online freelance agency

February 19, 2010

1. Tried oatmeal for the first time without it tasting like grool, vanilla muscle gain I think made all the difference
2. Started designing a blog geared for web developers, at work as one of my goals
3. Converted some more of my Pixelmator files to Photoshop, hopefully will finish tomorrow and resubmit to graphicriver
4. Listened to Kristi McGihon's Unpack your Purpose training
5. Read two more chapters in Richest man in Babylon (will try to finish it this weekend)

February 18, 2010

1. Made it through a difficult bike ride with the wind blowing against me most of the time.
2. Began working on my stock graphics in Photoshop (sooo nice)
3. Listened to the second CD of Derek Prince's Deliverance Basics
4. Did my second day of doing a mini workout in the morning
5. Empathized with my wife instead of getting hurt and angry when she was getting frustrated with me.

February 16, 2010

1. Graduated from my second year of Men's Fraternity at church
2. Made another sale on graphicriver
3. Listened to the first CD of Derek Princes' Basics of Deliverance
4. Made a choice to wake up on the right side of the bed this morning
5. Went running when it would have been easy to neglect it (and I feel much better having done so)

February 14, 2010

1. Made my wife a Valentines card
2. Picked up my father-in-law from the airport
3. Cleaned up a bunch of old/unused files on my computer
4. Resolved a fight with my wife
5. Cooked dinner

February 13, 2010

1. Helped a couple friends move from an apartment to a house
2. Watched Fireproof with my wife
3. Enjoyed mu first "Free day" after a Li13
4. Forgave my wife even when it was hard to today
5. Remembered the names of all the guys I crewed with today for moving our friends

February 12, 2010

1. Took my wife out on a mini-date to make up for neglecting her this week
2. Diligently worked from home in the afternoon as opposed to giving into the temptation to slack
3. My manager highlighted two of my goals in her staff meeting today as really good goal examples
4. Drove my father-in-law's car to work w/o getting in an accident
5. Finished last day of Li13. 

February 11, 2010

1. Finished my 12th day of Li13, 1 left!
2. Decided to invest in my gifts, and bought a full legal copy of Photoshop
3. Worked on a site architecture and quote for a probable freelance job
4. Rode home safely in the rain.
5. Did not neglect the easy thing of writing down 5 success, another night.

February 6, 2010

1. Finished my 7th day of Li13 (half way through!)
2. Finished up me and Kristy's personal budget, broken up into jars
3. Submitted my third stock graphic to graphicriver
4. Read another chapter and a half of "The Richest Man in Babylon"
5. Hung out with the husband of a gal in our downline, growing that relationship

February 5, 2010

1. Rode my bike to work again and got there in 45min as opposed to an hour!
2. Finished my 6th day of Li13
3. Started to put out budget together in the "Jars" format
4. Worked more on my stock graphics and it should be done tomorrow
5. Read a chapter in "The Richest Man in Babylon"

February 3, 2010

1. Rode my bike the five miles to and from work (need bike fenders though)
2. Listened to the AdvoCare CIA call
3. Finished listening to "Notes on Success"
4. Finished 4th Li13 day, now back to the burn
5. Restarted kettlebell workouts with my weight, not Kristy's.

February 2, 2010

1. I decided to start over on the next stock graphic I am working on, rather than continue  with something that did not meet my personal level of excellence
2. I completed my third day of Li13 (refuel day tomorrow!)
3. Fixed the bike Barry gave me
4. Listened to more of Charlie Ragus' "Notes on Success"
5. Emailed an old client a response after procrastinating on it for quite a while

February 1, 2010

1. Completed my second day of Li13
2. Had a successful day at work
3. Attracted more money from the stock graphics site by way of a Referral members error that they experienced resulting in referrers (me among them) being paid a % amount to compensate for possible referral pay loss
4. Made good progress on the next stock graphic I will be submitting
5. Watched a sermon from Liquid church during dinner, instead of normal TV.

January 31, 2010

1. Completed my first day of a Lean-in-13.
2. Learned some new strategies for being successful with me an my wife's budget from Barry and Dennette.
3. I did not neglect this blog for another day.
4. I bought all the equipment to get me started riding my bike to work tomorrow.
5. I read my first devotion from "My Utmost for His Highest."

January 27, 2010

1. Allowed myself to wake up an hour later than usual so that my body get a healthy amount of sleep.
2. Went to a post success school get-together and shared my story.
3. Shared my story and asked for referrals from a coworker.
4. Had a very good 1-on-1 review with my new manager.
5. Completed the Challenge to Succeed CDs and re-listening to them.

Bonus Success

• Did not neglect this blog another day.
• Decided to have a bonus successes part for days when I am too successful to just have 5 :).

January 25, 2010

1. Listened to second CD of Challenge to Succeed by Jim Rohn.
2. Listented to Danny McDaniel Training on "How to reach 3-star gold."
3. My space nebula graphic was bought two times on graphicriver.net.
4. Talked to two co-workers about Success School and how we are helping people under us get debt free.
5. Was on the Stephen's Next Level call.

January 24, 2010

1. Completed my second Success School with much learning and desire to share AdvoCare with others.
2. Resolved a fight between Kristy and I after asking for a pause, then deciding to read my Bible and pray before trying to resolve the issue, and it was fixed.
3. Brainstormed with Kristy about an idea I had to meet more people to share AdvoCare with – going to stores where they sell suits/business wear and saying to the sales associates helping us that I am looking at buying better dress wear because I will be speaking to an audience of business leaders in June (the next Success School) about the success we have had in our business. 
4. Told my wife I was proud of her several times.
5. When I was feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff I needed to do for our business during the McDaniel training, I went back to focusing on a key statement they said: "Keep things simple—Take the products. Talk to people. Wear your colors.

January 23, 2010

1. I shared my AdvoCare story to a audience of 50-70 people.
2. I made my wife proud.
3. I finished another day of Success School.
4. I held firm in not getting the new Andy Andrews book for Kristy since she already had a new book and didn't need another one yet, and God honored this because we got the same book as a gift for sharing our stories.
5. I took the lead to pray over my wife and I for strength and endurance when we were weary and tired and God sent us the energy and strength we needed.

January 22, 2010

1. Sold a Slam.
2. Got to the airport and to my connecting flight on time.
3. Raised my hand when the AdvoCare President asked who was going to get the Hawaii incentive.
4. I spoke that me and Kristy are money magnets
5. I got up out of my bed and finished my five successes, instead of putting it off for today, i.e. not doing it.

January 21, 2010

1. Listened to the first "Challenge to Succeed" CD by Jim Rohn
2. Finished the 6th day of my Herbal Cleanse.
3. Set up a blog for writing my five daily success in an effort to be more successful and writing them.
   
4. Emailed Barry asking for accountability for doing my five success each day, by reading this blog.
5. Finished packing and getting ready for success school.