Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Random Thoughts on Conversations
I occasionally "office" in public places which subjects me to the public. Quite often. I overhear a few racy conversations and I never know what to do. I sit there thinking, they must know that I can hear everything...why would they talk about this in a public venue? Sometimes, these conversations involve middle school aged children. I volunteer with kids in this age group so I'm always torn wondering if I should say something. I never do...
Monday, March 10, 2014
30 Days of Hustle Day 10: Triggers
Jeniro's
Day10
Today we identify triggers. I think one of my triggers is something that motivates me: helping others. I'll put my own personal goals aside to help someone else. Jon says to "write them down so you’re not surprised by them".
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Hello, I am Jeniro and I am an App Junkie
I am a self-proclaimed AppJunkie. I love apps; they help me to streamline my life! There's an app for every area of my life from media apps like android prompter, to social responsibility apps like white house, and even health apps! I'm not afraid to try a new app; if it doesn' work out, then all I have to do is delete it. My mobile devices never judge me!
As the title of the blog suggests, I'm always on the go, consequently I love apps that help me to use my time wisely and make wise choices! Whether I'm on the go for business or pleasure, MyFitnessPal and Up are my favorite travel apps! Those two along with fitlinxx help be to make healthier and wiser choices whether I'm home or abroad!
BAND + APP + YOU = THE UP SYSTEM UP® is a system that takes a holistic approach to a healthy lifestyle. The band tracks your movement and sleep while the app displays your data allowing you to add things like meals and mood while delivering insights that help you know yourself so that you can live better.
I produce media which means that I spend a lot of time SITTING in front of my computer screen. WIth this app I set goals to get 10,000 steps and 8 hours of sleep a day. If it's 7 o clock at night and I have not met my step goal I can choose to call it quits and take a walk or play some Just Dance!
I combine those apps with MyFitnessPal is a free and easy nutrition and fitness system that helps anyone achieve good health. Our powerful tools get you fit...and keep you there. My Fitness Pal Syncs with Up. By midday I can quickly glance at my meal diary to see what vitamins and nutrients have been lacking from my day. Up puts the food in 3 cute categories: 1) All you can eat, 2)Don't overdo it, and 3)Pass on these. My Fitness Pal offers percentages. I can easily identify numbers in red signaling that I've surpassed the goal for that day. If it's a vitamin, then no big deal, but if it's sugar that shoots up a red flag! Consequently, for the remainder of the day when choosing what I eat I can say to myself, "You've had enough sugar" or "You need more protein"...
These apps allow me to have a guilt free vacation! Pretty soon I will have developed healthier habits by using a few free apps to know myself better.
30 Days of Hustle Day 9: Hustler Unrest
Jeniro's
Day 9
Today Jon tells us to cut our coal in half, expecting "Hustler Unrest". He differentiates between be good goals and get better goals, advocating for the latter. Reducing the goal, according to Acuff, will propel you into April instead of failing and quitting. So what's half of double? I guess now I want to increase my Facebook followers by 50% instead of 100%!
Saturday, March 8, 2014
30 Days of Hustle Day 8: See Yourself
Jeniro's
Day8
Vision time! Even though I'm a creative person, vision boards never really helped me. I get my inspiration from within. Even when I shop. I imagine what I want and then go find it; this is why it takes me so long to shop for anything. I may go to the store and leave with nothing because they didn't sell what I had in my head.
All that to say, vision boards can't inspire me. By the time I find a picture of what I want to see, I will have wasted so much time. For people like me, Jon had this suggestion:
Write that article as if your goal already been realized. Think 100-250 words for length.
ByJRochelle doubles its Facebook followers in 30 days by Cultivating Relationships!Through her company, ByJRochelle, she seeks to help others get their message across. Unfortunately not many people knew about her company’s capabilities, so she set out to double her Facebook followers in 30 days, and she did! In addition to working in communication she consistently connects with people through service because she believes that if she can help, the she should help. Consequently she developed a strategy to get the word out about the media services offered through ByJRochelle so that she could help others tell the world about their services. We asked Jeanicia to share her strategy, but she says that her strategy may not work for others so she didn’t want to jade anyone’s perspective leading them to believe that if they do X then Y will happen. What she did say was important is that groups work. Whatever strategy that you decide to implement should involve as many people as possible. These people should be individuals who you plan on cultivating long-lasting relationships with because in the end good business is all about good relationships.
This article is totally fictional and part of my 30 Day Hustle Assignment but you can help me make it a reality by clicking over to the ByJRochelle Facebook page and liking my company!
Here's my "Vision Board"
Friday, March 7, 2014
30 Days of Hustle Day: 7
Jeniro's
Day 7
This day is all about WHO! Jon says that having a helper makes it easier to accomplish a goal. This person will play the role of my accountability partner; he/she will call me on my excuses, celebrate my successes, and track progress with me! Jon warns against choosing a BFF or spouse to avoid undue pressure. So today I pick who.
I like the idea of picking a "who" but I don't know if there is a person other than a BFF or spouse who will care as much about my goal. I started my business 3 years ago and most of the "random" people in my life don't seem to care much about how things go with my company or me. I have one person in mind with whom I have been friends with since 2008.I hope that this will help!
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Jeniro's
Day 6
Those these first few challenges focus on preparing for goals Jon made it clear that the hustle goes on! I constantly work on increasing the ByJRochelle Facebook page engagement and I started working on ways to specifically double my facebook followers on Day 1. These first few steps will help "refine the method". With that said, today we need to establish the WHERE!
Jon references a study by Peter Gollwitzer from the University of Konstanz, Germany, where researchers asked two groups of students to work on essays over the holiday break. They instructed one group to write down when and where they would work on the essays. The other group received no instruction. At the end of the experiment, 32 percent of the students who did not make a plan failed. Twice as many who made a plan succeeded.
Jon wants us to specifically decide where to work on this goal. We need to say “My home office in the red chair" not simply "My home”. I'd tell you specifically where I will work, but I don't want to encourage stalkers! So until later!
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