Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Before I get started, notice my mp3 player is now listed to the left along with a poll. Feel free to vote in the poll, I'd love some feedback. The mp3 player feature to the left also means that there will be no more blog posts about what's on it unless I really feel like I need to. I'll just update it to the left without warning.
Now, I'm grading myself using my previous blog post containing Rachel's challenges and my goals.
My Goals:
1. I will not worry about what others think of me.
3/10. I worry very much about what others think of me almost every minute of every day.
2. I will be myself, and I will be happy and proud of who I am.
5/10. I am being myself, but I don't know if I'd say I'm happy and proud of who I am at this point, at least not consistently.
3. I will be in a band; not a hobby-on-the-side band, a successful band that will pay the bills.
2/10. This is more of a long term goal anyway, but I'll give myself two points for playing at church with the piano, guitar, and drums during music.
4. I will lean on the Lord.
6/10. I do my best to live a Christian life, but it's hard to claim to be leaning on the Lord when I can't even remember to pray before bed half the time. P.S. that's a personal choice, the Bible doesn't mandate praying before bed. =P
5. I will not give up on anyone, ever.
8/10. I can't think of anyone I've given up on, but I haven't really been in a situation that involved giving up on someone yet.
Total: 24/50, or 48%. Yeah, I've got some improving to do.
Rachel's 5 Challenges:
Eliminate Prejudice by looking for the best in others
6/10. I wouldn't call myself prejudiced necessarily, but I do have a bad habit of judging and looking down on people, which means I'm not looking for the best in them.
Dare to Dream – set goals
7/10. I've set the goals, but as you can see, I'm not meeting them very well at this point.
Choose your influences - input influences output
9/10. As you may have noticed, I've been trying to limit the negative influence on my life that comes from my music, and I plan to continue to do so as I notice more negative influences, music or otherwise.
Kind words – Small Acts of Kindness = Huge Impact
6/10. I don't swear very much, but I have been more lately than usual, and I don't perform any "small acts of kindness," at least as far as I've noticed.
Start a Chain Reaction with Family and Friend
8/10. I tell those closest to me that I love them and care about them on a daily basis. Well, I tell Bethany and my mom anyway. And Adam Dillabough when I see him in the hall. Haha.
Total: 36/50, or 72%. Well, I passed.
So, 48% on my goals and 72% on Rachel's challenges. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself? If you have any objections let me know. Not that more than two or three people will ever read this. ;)
