"For something to change in your life, obviously you have to DO something
different.
You have to take action.
And then you have to take that action DAILY.
You need that consistency.
And once that's established, you refine that action. You refine it until
you do it well.
You do it well daily - and the sky's the limit. "
- Brian Kim MIT of the 4/25/13
briankim.net
Today's MIT speaks to the core of my thoughts right now. It is Day 6 of my 30 day marathon to become a habitual early-riser. I was tired when I got up, which was only a few minutes ago, but I've noticed that my process has been working to get me out of the drowsy state of mind that we experience when the alarm clock disrupts us out of our slumber. I set my alarm in the bathroom so I must get up to go turn it off. So I walk in, turn on the light, turn off the alarm, and now I tell myself, "Just sit down and go empty your bladder", and while I void, I tell myself, "Just go wash your face and you'll feel more alert", so I do that, and I remind myself of the fact that I know from my past few days of experience that an hour or two later after I've gotten up, I feel glad that I got up early to work and improve myself. That's my process, and it's worked for the past few days. However, I do need to look at the research again that I did before starting this 30-day habit building challenge and make adjustments.
Remember Who You Are
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Day 5 and Personal Power
"The trouble with competing is that your effort is based outside of you.
It's determined externally.
If the competition is tough, that can be a good thing because it causes
you to excel.
But if the competition isn't tough, it's easy to slack off and not try
as hard - thus leading to so many "upsets" in games.
If you play to the level of your competition, your development won't be
consistent.
It'll yo yo up and down.
And what happens when you run out of competition?
Then there's nothing left to "power" your development.
The drive to get better must come from within because only then will
it become consistent."
- Brian Kim MIT of 4/24/13
Today is Day 5 of my 30 day challenge.
Brian Kim's Article of "Why Depression Is On the Rise Today" Points of Emphasis:
http://briankim.net/blog/2007/06/why-depression-is-on-the-rise-today/
"The reason why depression is on the rise is that fewer and fewer people are exercising their power of choice and personal responsibility."
"The best thing you can do right now is to define who you are, who you want to be, what you believe in, what you stand for, what you want to do with your life, in other words to create your own center, your own foundation, to work on yourself and your life."
"It amazes me that people spend enormous time and energy in planning events that last for a day such as a birthday party, anniversary, or wedding, but when it comes to planning their LIFE, very few people will put in that same amount of time and energy.
"Rather, people “float” through life, doing this and that, being easily manipulated by those forces around them to the point where they feel they have no control. No center. No anchor. No foundation."
"Sit down with a piece of paper and decide what kind of person you want to be. The best way to do this is to imagine your own funeral and write down what you want your friend to say about you. What you want your parents to say about you. Your boss. Your clients. Your co-workers. Your relatives. This will give you something to strive for, a sense of identity that is yours, instead of slapping on identities that the media and corporations have sold us on.
Imagine the work you want to do. Work accounts for half our life so if you have to work, which you must, you might as well do work you love and enjoy. Work that you hate doing is probably one of the biggest causes in the environment that contribute to depression.
When you start doing this, when you start sculpting who you want to be, what you want to do, what you stand for, you have effectively cast an anchor overboard and grounded yourself in this tumultuous sea we call life.
You now have a destination to aim for and a course to chart and you slowly use your engines to help get you there. Sure, storms will come and go but they will not become the focus. The focus will be on the journey and the destination.
When you do this, then you’ll find all the pieces you need that will help you fit together the picture you’ve created in your mind. You’ll find new friends that will fit into your lifestyle, work that fits into your lifestyle and your environment will slowly conform to support YOUR vision of your life.
And nothing outside of you in the environment can adversely affect you because you have already determined from within the kind of person you are and wish to be and the life you want to live."
"exercise your power of choice and personal responsibility. Stop blaming things outside of you. Take control of your life."
"The point I want to make is that it’s really easy to point the finger at your environment to blame for your depression. When you do that, you rob yourself of personal power because you are essentially saying you have no control and that the things outside of you do."
"take back control of your life. Create your center. Create your own life. And start to define the world you want to live in and what you'll find is that the world will conform to your wishes."
http://briankim.net/blog/2007/06/why-depression-is-on-the-rise-today/
It's determined externally.
If the competition is tough, that can be a good thing because it causes
you to excel.
But if the competition isn't tough, it's easy to slack off and not try
as hard - thus leading to so many "upsets" in games.
If you play to the level of your competition, your development won't be
consistent.
It'll yo yo up and down.
And what happens when you run out of competition?
Then there's nothing left to "power" your development.
The drive to get better must come from within because only then will
it become consistent."
- Brian Kim MIT of 4/24/13
Today is Day 5 of my 30 day challenge.
Brian Kim's Article of "Why Depression Is On the Rise Today" Points of Emphasis:
http://briankim.net/blog/2007/06/why-depression-is-on-the-rise-today/
"The reason why depression is on the rise is that fewer and fewer people are exercising their power of choice and personal responsibility."
"The best thing you can do right now is to define who you are, who you want to be, what you believe in, what you stand for, what you want to do with your life, in other words to create your own center, your own foundation, to work on yourself and your life."
"It amazes me that people spend enormous time and energy in planning events that last for a day such as a birthday party, anniversary, or wedding, but when it comes to planning their LIFE, very few people will put in that same amount of time and energy.
"Rather, people “float” through life, doing this and that, being easily manipulated by those forces around them to the point where they feel they have no control. No center. No anchor. No foundation."
"Sit down with a piece of paper and decide what kind of person you want to be. The best way to do this is to imagine your own funeral and write down what you want your friend to say about you. What you want your parents to say about you. Your boss. Your clients. Your co-workers. Your relatives. This will give you something to strive for, a sense of identity that is yours, instead of slapping on identities that the media and corporations have sold us on.
Imagine the work you want to do. Work accounts for half our life so if you have to work, which you must, you might as well do work you love and enjoy. Work that you hate doing is probably one of the biggest causes in the environment that contribute to depression.
When you start doing this, when you start sculpting who you want to be, what you want to do, what you stand for, you have effectively cast an anchor overboard and grounded yourself in this tumultuous sea we call life.
You now have a destination to aim for and a course to chart and you slowly use your engines to help get you there. Sure, storms will come and go but they will not become the focus. The focus will be on the journey and the destination.
When you do this, then you’ll find all the pieces you need that will help you fit together the picture you’ve created in your mind. You’ll find new friends that will fit into your lifestyle, work that fits into your lifestyle and your environment will slowly conform to support YOUR vision of your life.
And nothing outside of you in the environment can adversely affect you because you have already determined from within the kind of person you are and wish to be and the life you want to live."
"exercise your power of choice and personal responsibility. Stop blaming things outside of you. Take control of your life."
"The point I want to make is that it’s really easy to point the finger at your environment to blame for your depression. When you do that, you rob yourself of personal power because you are essentially saying you have no control and that the things outside of you do."
"take back control of your life. Create your center. Create your own life. And start to define the world you want to live in and what you'll find is that the world will conform to your wishes."
http://briankim.net/blog/2007/06/why-depression-is-on-the-rise-today/
Monday, April 22, 2013
Day 3 and SQ4R
"When you look back at your life right now, you're going to be
able to connect the dots.
You're going to be so glad X, Y, Z happened because if they didn't,
you wouldn't be where you are today.
X could be good, Y, could be "bad", Z could be "real bad", but
nonetheless, they were all necessary.
Let those thoughts comfort you as you look forward to the future
because history is going to repeat itself because who's the one
that writes the history of your life?
It's you.
So don't be afraid to make those big moves now."
- Brian Kim's MIT of April 1st, 2013
This thought inspires me to continue my 30 day marathon. I'm not going to lie. I thought about sleeping in today. Today is Day 3, but I know adjusting my lifestyle is something I'm going have to do this summer regardless.
Learning about SQ4R method today to study. Let's see if I can take advantage of this!
able to connect the dots.
You're going to be so glad X, Y, Z happened because if they didn't,
you wouldn't be where you are today.
X could be good, Y, could be "bad", Z could be "real bad", but
nonetheless, they were all necessary.
Let those thoughts comfort you as you look forward to the future
because history is going to repeat itself because who's the one
that writes the history of your life?
It's you.
So don't be afraid to make those big moves now."
- Brian Kim's MIT of April 1st, 2013
This thought inspires me to continue my 30 day marathon. I'm not going to lie. I thought about sleeping in today. Today is Day 3, but I know adjusting my lifestyle is something I'm going have to do this summer regardless.
Learning about SQ4R method today to study. Let's see if I can take advantage of this!
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Reminding Me of Bruce Lipton's Work
The Secrets Of Healing *Cancer -Official Trailer (What they don't tell you!)
I am subscribed to YouAreCreators YouTube channel and just saw this video. Watching it reminded me of Bruce Lipton's work which sounds very synonymous to the content of this video. I should be picking up my writings about his work soon as it falls under my goal of writing about the different, independent fields of science that are triggering light bulbs to go off in my head, and I'm sure, the heads of many other people out there who are reading and are connections between the quite contemporary and novel discoveries in science and spirituality.
http://www.turnoffcancerturnonlife.com/
http://www.turnoffcancerturnonlife.com/blog/#
Day 2 & Feed the Side You Want to Grow
"The reason why it feels really uncomfortable when you're making a big
change in your life is that there's two sides doing that tug of war in your mind.
On the one hand, you've got your tried and true (at least that's what you think)
beliefs of the past and on the other, new behavior that doesn't mesh with
your "tried and true beliefs".
Which side is going to win?
Well, it's the one you feed consistently.
If you let that uncomfortable feeling stop you from taking the actions
of the new behavior, it's an easy victory for your current tried and true beliefs.
It's a good "feed" that just adds to its already strong strength.
But if you feed the new behavior, that side will win the tug of war and now
you've got a brand new set of "tried and true" beliefs.
And going back to your old "tried and true" beliefs will seem impossible. You
can't imagine doing it and you have a hard time believing you actually
believed and lived by those things.
Feed the side you want to grow. "
- Brian Kim's MIT of the day for Friday; April 19th, 2013
When we are kids, are beliefs and values are molded by our environment and those around us. But when we choose to become completely responsible adults, we are responsible for learning and changing, and with this realization, it is essentially our choice. It is our choice, which belief(s) we choose to reinforce. Today is Day 2 of my 30 day marathon of becoming a habitual early riser.
Writing Out the Goals:
What am I grateful for today?
I am grateful for feeling like I have a whole chunk of new time on my hands. It's nice to be able to work in the early morning hours and gets lots done.
Feedback:
Done with early morning routine at 5:38 AM. I feel like writing out each goal three times is repetitive and not entirely helping me visualize it. But perhaps the purpose of it is to get in down into my subconscious. I'll see.
change in your life is that there's two sides doing that tug of war in your mind.
On the one hand, you've got your tried and true (at least that's what you think)
beliefs of the past and on the other, new behavior that doesn't mesh with
your "tried and true beliefs".
Which side is going to win?
Well, it's the one you feed consistently.
If you let that uncomfortable feeling stop you from taking the actions
of the new behavior, it's an easy victory for your current tried and true beliefs.
It's a good "feed" that just adds to its already strong strength.
But if you feed the new behavior, that side will win the tug of war and now
you've got a brand new set of "tried and true" beliefs.
And going back to your old "tried and true" beliefs will seem impossible. You
can't imagine doing it and you have a hard time believing you actually
believed and lived by those things.
Feed the side you want to grow. "
- Brian Kim's MIT of the day for Friday; April 19th, 2013
When we are kids, are beliefs and values are molded by our environment and those around us. But when we choose to become completely responsible adults, we are responsible for learning and changing, and with this realization, it is essentially our choice. It is our choice, which belief(s) we choose to reinforce. Today is Day 2 of my 30 day marathon of becoming a habitual early riser.
Writing Out the Goals:
To become a great nurse who heals and saves lives in
medically emergent and non-emergent situations. To be a nurse who knows what he
is doing , and makes a difference in times of need.
To become a great nurse who heals and saves lvies in
medically emergent and non-emergent siuatons. To be a nurse who knows what he
is doing, and makes a difference in times ofneed
To become a great nurse who heals and saves lives in medically
emergent and non-emergent situation. To be a nuse who knows what he is doing,
and makes a difference in times of need.
To become a habitual early riser and be productive with my
time.
TO become a habitual early riser and be productive with my time.
To become a habitual early riser and be productive with my
time.
To have a body as defined as brad pitt in the movie troy
To have a body as defined as brad pitt in the movie troy
To have a body as defined as brad pitt in the movie troy
To write and contemplate about life’s wisdom
To write and contemplate about life’s wisdom
To write and contemplate about life’s wisdom
To build upon my vocabulary to improve my abiluity to articulate
exactly what I am thinking
To build upon my vocanbluary to improve my ability to
articulate exactly what I am thinking
To build upon my vocabulary to improve my ability to
articulate exactly what I am thinking.
To become an active DC QHHT practioner AND write about the sciences
that are merging science with spirituatliy
To become an active DC QHHT practioner AND write about the sciences that are merging
science with siriltuatly
To becme an active DC QHHT practitioner AND write about the
sciences that are merging with spirituality.
What am I grateful for today?
I am grateful for feeling like I have a whole chunk of new time on my hands. It's nice to be able to work in the early morning hours and gets lots done.
Feedback:
Done with early morning routine at 5:38 AM. I feel like writing out each goal three times is repetitive and not entirely helping me visualize it. But perhaps the purpose of it is to get in down into my subconscious. I'll see.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Nursing Goal: To-Do List to Work On For This Summer
What do I need to do every day (independent of assignments
specific for that week) that will distinguish myself and make me a better nurse
than those around me?
-
Invest time everyday to study Saunders Comprehensive Review for the
NCLEX-RN® Examination, 5e by Linda Anne Silvestri (Author) and Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Author)
(My classmate said that this book is better
than our professor’s notes because it gives you exactly the information that
you need to know, will remember throughout your nursing career, and doesn’t
bombard you with excessive details of pathophysiology like our textbook does)
-
Set up time to go over Professor Debourgh’s
notes. Answer any questions you may have through textbook or via internet.
-
Set up time to review old notes (notes that you
just went over for this past test so you build and solidify the knowledge; don’t
let it just slip away and have to re-pick up all over again due to not touching
it for a long time!)
-
Go over fundamentals! Meaning, study Jarvis book
to improve your assessment skills! (ex: Lung Sounds; Abnormal Heart Sounds;
percussion, what to look for EXACTLY and understand what is EXACTLY going on
with the patient)
-
Invest time to run over the steps of performing
Skills in your head. (Ex: Trach. Suctioning, catheter insertion, wound dressing
change, etc.) Clarify any questions!
Weekly:
-
Set up time to review CPR
-
Invest time to review EKG strip interpretations
***Write out nursing goal to-do list in a place where you
will easily see it every day.
How much time should I spend on each per day? I need to challenge myself AND be realistic simultaneously.
Problems From This Past Test and Ways to Improve Upon
Problems:
- Still had questions late yesterday night before test
- Could not verbalize answers satisfactorily to more in-depth pathophysiology related questions if tested myself due to not enough time going over all the pages of notes (not that i did not know that testing myself was important but that i had so many pages to go over in the limited time span so testing myself, i imagine at least, would have taken too long and i would not have been able to look over all the slides)
- Some questions or parts of the notes that i previously assumed to be not worth paying attention to, when late yesterday i finally took the time to go over, i found out i had questions on (again, this is b/c i felt i lacked the time and decided to go over the seemingly more important slides with focus)
- Lacking knowledge in the "how to" or "how it's done" for procedures. Ex: continuous bladder irrigation, peritoneal dialysis, epicardial pacing, etc.
Lesson from this test is that I need to start earlier b/c I noticed on the last day studying for the test, I still had questions that for some reason, before when going over, just did not come into my awareness. If you start even earlier than you did for this test (1 week), you will have time for these types of questions to come into your awareness as you are studying. It's the same as re-reading a book as you will pick up on information that you just missed last time.And this way, you won't feel rushed to skim over "insignificant" slides, you'll have time to go over the "how it's done", be able to actually test yourself by verbalizing or writing out the pathophysiology of diseases w/o feeling like you're crammed for time to finish the rest of the slides, and you won't likely have any problematic questions the night before the test.
Way to Improve: Start Early!
- Still had questions late yesterday night before test
- Could not verbalize answers satisfactorily to more in-depth pathophysiology related questions if tested myself due to not enough time going over all the pages of notes (not that i did not know that testing myself was important but that i had so many pages to go over in the limited time span so testing myself, i imagine at least, would have taken too long and i would not have been able to look over all the slides)
- Some questions or parts of the notes that i previously assumed to be not worth paying attention to, when late yesterday i finally took the time to go over, i found out i had questions on (again, this is b/c i felt i lacked the time and decided to go over the seemingly more important slides with focus)
- Lacking knowledge in the "how to" or "how it's done" for procedures. Ex: continuous bladder irrigation, peritoneal dialysis, epicardial pacing, etc.
Lesson from this test is that I need to start earlier b/c I noticed on the last day studying for the test, I still had questions that for some reason, before when going over, just did not come into my awareness. If you start even earlier than you did for this test (1 week), you will have time for these types of questions to come into your awareness as you are studying. It's the same as re-reading a book as you will pick up on information that you just missed last time.And this way, you won't feel rushed to skim over "insignificant" slides, you'll have time to go over the "how it's done", be able to actually test yourself by verbalizing or writing out the pathophysiology of diseases w/o feeling like you're crammed for time to finish the rest of the slides, and you won't likely have any problematic questions the night before the test.
Way to Improve: Start Early!
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