30 Day Trial

We've heard this line time and time again, but have you ever applied it to you daily life?  My husband and I set out on a 30-day trial of our own.  We decided to turn off the TV for 30-days. While visiting a good friend in San Francisco (who doesn't own a television) I made the statement "I wonder how productive I would be in I didn't watch TV for 30-days?" My husband who is always up for a challenge thought this was a brilliant proposition and before you know it I'd committed to it myself. 

If you know me at all you'd know I am a TV junky - a victim to reality shows, Law & Order and Dateline.  But I survived and have to say this challenge has forever altered my behavior. 

*In the past 30-days, I read the following books:

*Thank You Economy by: Gary Vaynerchuk

* ReWork by: Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

*Rhinoceros Success by: Scott Alexander

*The Help by: Kathryn Stockett

*Heaven is 4 Real by: Todd Burpo

*The Accidental Creative by: Todd Henry

*I met with a rep from the local Chamber of Commerce and went to my first Networking Night event.

*Joined the steering committee for the Alzheimer’s Association Central Ohio Chapter

*Went on nightly walks

*Listened to music and drank wine on the patio

*Went to happy hours with friends and work events with my husband

*Started to clean out my basement

And the list goes on and on.

Honestly the first couple days I was bored, but once I embraced the change I enjoyed the 30-days. 

(We did stay up until midnight on our final night to watch the recorded season of Entourage on the DVR!)

Give yourself a 30-day challenge.  You'll be surprised at the results.