This post is Day 8 of the 2012 edition of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge. Learn more and sign up here.
Congratulations! You’ve made it through the first week of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge. In case you missed it, I’ve posted a handy Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your #31DayReset to ensure you are maximizing this experience. For most participants, it has been a productive and enlightening week. For others, it may have been a bit more difficult to keep up with the daily assignments. That’s why today is dedicated to giving you time to catch up and reflect on the past week’s exercises as well as to connect with others in the challenge.
Estimated Time to Complete: 30 minutes
Today’s exercise is an opportunity for you to rest from all your inner work this week as well as reflect on your learning and share in your fellow participants’ progress over the past few days. Being able to compare and contrast your experiences and offer encouragement to others can be extremely useful as you move forward in your personal development journey! If you missed any of the assignments this week, this is also your chance to catch up.
Reflect
- What was the most important thing you learned about yourself this week?
- What has been your favorite exercise so far? What did you like about it?
- Which exercise did you struggle with the most and why?
Comment
Post a comment reply to at least one of the challenge participants from each of the past week’s assignments. You can either reply in the comments section itself or visit the links to blog posts that have been shared for each assignment.
- #31DayReset Day 1: Start Here
- #31DayReset Day 2: Take an Honest Assessment of Your Life
- #31DayReset Day 3: Write a Love Letter to Your Future Self
- #31DayReset Day 4: Identify Your Values
- #31DayReset Day 5: Envision Your Values in Action
- #31DayReset Day 6: Write a Personal Mission Statement
- #31DayReset Day 7: Create a Life Map
Take Action and Reflect: When you’re done, please share your reflections with us in the comments. If you blogged about today’s assignment, please post the link in the comments so we can read it!
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I have had so much fun this week!` I’ve done programs like this before but they often lost their luster after a few days. This one has been great because the exercises were enlightening but fun all at the same time. Not once did it feel like work, daunting or overwhelming in a run in hide sort of way. I can’t wait for the rest!
Here are my reflection thoughts…
Reflect
• What was the most important thing you learned about yourself this week? That I have to be responsible for my happiness. I know the kind of life that I want I just never really put in the work to make it happen or thought that it would just come to me. But I have to accept responsibly for my actions or lack there of living the life I want. I think that I never really took the time to get to know what I want, and me, who I am. I spent so much time just being alive than actually living. I’m over being a benchwarmer; I want to find a way to get in the game.
• What has been your favorite exercise so far? What did you like about it? The life map by far was my favorite. It was great to put what I wanted in my life on paper because once you claim what you want and what you want your life to look like you can start to take the steps to make it happen. I think it is the first time that I wasn’t afraid to speak up and say, “This is what I want, This is what I deserve.”
• Which exercise did you struggle with the most and why? The Personal mission statement was the hardest. I never really thought about how I wanted to live my life. It was hard to put it into to words. I actually wrote a first draft and then edited it because it got to be too long. I think when you make a statement too long you get so caught up in reading the words that you don’t take time to live it. I had to find a way to encompass what I believed and how I would make it happen in a way that would all me to remember it and apply it.
This week, I learned that I really love myself, and I am determined to go through whatever to be a better me so I can influence others to be better.
My favorite exercise was creating the personal mission statement. It has gotten rid of my laziness and pushed me to make moves NOW. I’ve already made some minor but great decisions because of it.
I struggled with the life map the most, and it’s probably because there were so many different aspects to it, and it was hard for me to narrow them down and make them focused.
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Hi All! I am going to do better about getting to the comments section each day! I am going to go back and read (and comment) today. You can read more about my 31 reset journey at http://introvertedpisces.wordpress.com/
What I’ve learned most about myself so far is that I have placed a very low value myself. I have given so much to my work and have left the pieces of my own life shattered. This came up again this weekend when I got a call from someone at work asking me to do something that will impede on my Mother’s Day plans with my mom. I feel very frustrated because I was clear to them before I left for vacation about how important it was for me to be with my mom this weekend since I haven’t seen her since Thanksgiving….and she only lives about 40 minutes away! I have allowed the emergencies (most due to poor planning) of others to become my emergencies.
My favorite exercise for the week was writing a love letter to my future self. It gave me an opportunity to stop and think about what I want for my life in the next 31 days as well as 3 months down the road. Rarely do I stop and think past next week because I’ve been going through life on automatic pilot.
I really struggled with the personal mission statement. I know what my values are and I know what I want for my life but it was really hard to narrow it down into a statement. I did borrow a line from Rosetta’s personal statement about not neglecting my own life while helping others because it rang so true for me (as you can tell from my situation listed above).
I am excited to keep moving forward with this challenge. I am working on a new routine to include dedicated time to it when I go back to work next week…I’m thinking mornings at Starbucks before work:)
Hello everyone !
Fellow life resetter here , I wanted to say nice to meet each and everyone of you , I support you all in your journey , we are all on our ways to brighter days and brighter futures !
I would love to hear from all of you , and how much this experience has helped you so far – I know for me, it has been quite the ride and I’m only on day 8 ! lol I joined a few days off , but I’m glad I came across this it’s amazing .
I welcome all minds and lives alike !
read my blog on my reflection of my reset journey so far and please , leave comments
xoxo ,
Raquel
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I’m really enjoying the program so far. I even turned a friend or two on to journey. Go me!
What was the most important thing you learned about yourself this week?
-I learned that my aspirations are very much so realistic. And that they are actually common aspirations to have. Also, I have always wanted tattoos (one for my dad & one just for that has a deeper meaning) and I finally figured out what type of uplifting message to have tattooed on myself.
What has been your favorite exercise so far? What did you like about it?
-The inspirational letter has been my favorite part so far. At first, I thought it would be daunting, but it was such an uplifting experience, that I’m now excited about my future.
Which exercise did you struggle with the most and why?
-I struggled the most with the personal statement. Like I have been known to do in the past, I compared my personal statement with the example given by Ms. Rosetta. And at first, I felt like my personal statement was wrong because she talked about things she will do versus myself talking about things I would do if I got a second chance. But I felt like since living in the past is something I struggle with, it’s the way I needed to write my personal statement right now. Like Ms. Rosetta said, it will change as I change.
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Day 8 Reset Reflections:
What was the most important thing you learned about yourself this week?
What has been your favorite exercise so far? What did you like about it?
Which exercise did you struggle with the most and why?
The most important things that I learned about myself are that I am fearful of what the future holds, I procrastinate on action when I find myself challenged or something is hard, and that my fears have kept me from being my BEST SELF. I also learned that due to my lack of vision, my life has been what it is, which is not the life I WANT be living.
So far, my favorite exercise has been The Life Map! It is awesome to see my goals in an attractive visual! I needed to see it because I am a Visual person! I loved having to figure out how to do my own map with color and words, since I don’t fancy myself the most creative person. This exercise helped me to try at least at some creativity.
The exercise that I struggled with the most was my Values in Action! Since I have not been living my dreams and desires, I had no idea where to begin with actions for my values. I had to look at some of the comments from Day 4 to get a good idea on how to begin this exercise. Because I found it a challenge, I procrastinated on it which put me behind and caused me to have to play catch up, which is also telling. But! I persevered!!!
The most important thing that I learned about myself is that I’m really off track. Some of things that are important to me have been pushed to the side. I’ve been so preoccupied with making ends meet and trying to climb out of a financial pit that I haven’t been fully present in all areas of my life.
I found it really difficult to write my mission statement. It was tough trying to pull it all together. I enjoyed writing the love letter to myself. I can’t wait for it to come back to me.
The most important thing I learned about myself this week is that I like me! I’m loving, vibrant, insightful, honest, and amazing!
My favorite exercise has been the honest assessment (day 2). Without it, I wouldn’t have been able to complete the other assignments or to do the one that was the most fun: the life map!
What I struggle with the most is gathering my thoughts, being honest and thorough, really throwing myself into each exercise. It has been difficult keeping up with the daily process. I’m very detailed and tend to want to really think things over before I start writing. And, like the rest of you, I lead a pretty full life. But I decided not to let this deter me and that I would finish the course!
The most important thing I learned about myself this week; I care alot about my family, friends and relationship. I learned that I want a closer relationship with God. I learned that I have a lot of desires and haven’t been executing behaviors to bring them into fruition.
My favorite exercise was writing the love letter to myself. It felt really good to speak to myself; it was a nurturing activity.
I struggled with the life map. Narrowing things down and thinking realistically was difficult because I was afraid of being unrealistic
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The most important thing I learned is that I dislike a lot of what is going on in my life – much of which I DO have control over and can make changes to. This connects to what I struggled with. Not any of the activities, more the fact that the Day 2 and Day 5 activities made me see that I need to make changes to my life that I am often too lazy to deal with on a daily basis. But if I want to live my mission statement, I need to be making those changes.
My favorite exercise was the mission statement. This allows me to put my life in focus, into words, and onto paper in my journal and on my blog. Now it is easy for me to look back on my mission regularly and I can use it to judge what I am doing with my life.
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And on the 8th day she rested. Love that book! Today’s exercise is about Rest, Reflection and Comment.
What did I learn about myself this week? I think that I focus too much on work and being ‘successful’ and not really what makes me happy or family.
My favorite exercise was…writing the letter to myself 31 days later letter. I thought that it was so encouraging. It was like giving myself constant compliments. One of the other things that I liked is that is was like when you speak something into existence; it was more like writing it into existence. Also, it allowed me to be creative.
I struggled with the values exercise that most. Not saying that I don’t value anything, but when you have to put them in the forefront and you are so used to just going with the flow, its really easy to lose sight of you, as a person, are and what makes you who you are.
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Dee, I too struggled with the values! I actually found myself wondering “do you even HAVE any values??” Well, of course I do, but I suppose I’d simply never focused on them enough and/or in any fashion to bring about results. You’re absolutely right!
This week, the most important thing I discovered was how imbalanced I was; which contributed to my overall lack of focus. My absolute favorite exercise was writing a letter to my future self. Due to all of the pre-planning via earlier exercises, I was able to hone in on what was truly important to me and create a path towards attaining it. I struggled with the life map. Creating it was not as easy as it looks, lol! Trying to synthesize all of my thoughts into concise phrases that captured my values was hard. The exercise forced me to focus even more attentively on my goals.
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I’m such a dork! I meant to say that the mission statement was my favorite exercise. My bad!
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Yolanda, I discovered the same thing about myself. I have been living an imbalanced life and in my case I have been neglecting to live according to my values. These activities have brought some things in perspective. I plan to start living on purpose. Especially now that I have a Life Map to guide me. (smile)
the toughest part about the 31 day reset is the daily part of it all. there are very few things i do consistently on a daily basis.
i dont have the time to blog on a daily basis about this process, but will be posting my weekly recap tomorrow (reset 1-7) on fourpageletter.wordpress.com
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Reflections:
What was the most important thing you learned about yourself this week?
This week I’ve learned that I’ve cheated myself in life so many times. I’ve taken joy, passion and peace from my life because I wasn’t really going with my values. I also feel like I wasn’t doing the best I could do to stay true to my values.
What has been your favorite exercise so far? What did you like about it?
My favorite exercise was the life map and writing things that I could be doing to fulfill my values.
Which exercise did you struggle with the most and why?
I struggled with starting my mission statement because I had never done it before but once I wrote it out, I loved it!
-Breanna
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Day 8: Reflection
The most important thing I learned about myself this week is that with a little determination I can get anything done.
My favorite exercise this week was the life map. It was so fun to envision where I want to be.
I probably struggled the most on the mission statement. I’ve never had to write one about my life.
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Congrats on coming so far! Isn’t it awesome when you have a hand in making your life your own!?! Keep up the hard working on becoming fabulously you.
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Time Management! It was very difficult to complete all of the activities in full. I did, however, spend some time jotting down ideas about my life, my values, and where I see myself in the future. Managing my time has always been difficult and this is one of the values that I would like to work on during this 30 day Reset.
Not only time management in terms of completing these and personal activities , but also in spending more quality time with my boyfriend. I have the opposite problem as a woman mentioned on a previous day. She spent so much time with her family, she neglected herself. I spend too much time on myself, that I am neglecting the time it takes to build a healthy, lasting relationship.
Finances!! Aaahh!! Every year I resolve to become better in this area. Every year, I fail (I’m being a bit too critical, but it’s true). Taking the life assessment helped me realize that I continue in the same cycle. This year, with a new job, I am determined to get it together!
I enjoyed writing the love letter. I’ve done something similar with my students. We did a “time capsule” that we opened at the end of the year. It’s a real eye opener.
Thanks for the Reset–Off to complete the 3 activities I didn’t complete this week!!
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I learned this week that I am very eager for a change in my life. I am attempting to live a more purposeful life and honing my talent/skills therefore the assignments forced me to stay conscious of my goals.
The assignment I enjoyed the most was the personal mission assignment. I have never done one before and it felt good to do. I aspire to have a non-traditional work life and just like corporations, business, & orgs have mission statements, if I am serious about living my truth I need one as well.
The assignment that I struggled with the most was day#2 assignment especially the part in regards to finances. I struggled with finding something positive to say about it.