Day Fifteen

Today was a great day. My current client is a great team of people and a joy to work with. It is exciting to contribute in a small way to a great organization. It was also a great day because I re-energized my intentionality after spring break.

Making decisions about being intentional is easy in a relaxed environment such as vacation. The real test comes when you get back to your daily routine at work or at home. In the past, my first day back from vacation was filled with anxiety. Not yesterday. It was busy, but no anxiety. I knew I was on the right path.

Today, the power of writing down your goals and actions became apparent. During spring break I got off track in regards to the personal fitness goals. It was great to relax for a week. Eat what you want and exercise as little as you want. It was also great to refocus today. One key for me is writing down what I eat and the exercise I do. Putting it in print forces me to be more intentional. It worked today. I planned my meals better. During the day I spaced my meals and managed my portions better.

I spent a few minutes exercising today. It would have been easy to skip exercise. Leaving a blank on the exercise page was not what I wanted to do, however. Even though it was only 25 minutes, it started the ball rolling again. Tomorrow I enter the torture chamber when I do a 50 minute aerobics workout. The teacher is intense! (I hope she is reading this.)

On the ride home I spent 30 minutes catching up with a good friend via phone.

Tyler, my son who just graduated from Sewanee, is working with me. This evening we were crafting an invitation to a men’s weekend experience we are leading at our house on April 9 & 10. I wrote the first draft. When he reviewed it he said, “Dad, we need to be bolder in this letter.” I immediately realized that he was right. In my first draft I was “playing it safe.” The second draft will have much more punch. The time for playing it safe is past. It is time for fearless living.