Weekly Champion Update - Week 3

Whew, finally completed 21 days from the date of the Champion’s Mindset Workshop. By now, all the activities required to cultivate a Champion’s mindset, are supposed to be ingrained (the key word being, “supposed to”). Some things were not easy to do, like trying to get out of the comfort zone each day. But it helped to expand the operating zone, because once done, those things turned out to be quite minor. Writing about good actions everyday was easy because if you think about it, there are enough things we do, specially for others, without even thinking about it. I am sorry to report that I have not made much progress towards the goal. I had not set a high target for these first few weeks, but it would have been nice to do more.
Here is my week 3 update.

What have I done this week ?

Out of my comfort zone each day – this is getting to be routine now
• Enjoyed a fun evening with my women friends, a group that had go together recently. Everyone of the core group showed up.
• Got into the habit of doing “sarvangasana” at least 3 times a week, holding the pose for 2 minutes. Enjoyed the asana but still awaiting the loss of inches around the middle (in case you are wondering which one is sarvangasana, it is the one in the picture)
• Tried to be patient with Aparna for one whole day (more on this later) – hardest thing so far

Good things done
• Took Dad for routine blood test
• Encouraged those who needed support – by showing up, sharing ideas
• Shopped for gifts for upcoming US trip
• Bought “Chai Chai” book to gift my brother, a train junkie
• Cleaned my clothes closet
• Called several friends

“Yes” factors
• Got some new leads for work
• Made some progress towards receiving payments for completed work

Progress towards “THE GOAL”
• Continues writing chapter outlines

Now that the mandatory 21 days training is done, hope to keep working at the same or accelerated pace towards goal.