Things To Improve in 2024

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So let's get going into the program before we get to what I want to talk about today on Woice Thoughts, It's that time again. It's that time again. It's time for the wordsmith word of the episode. It's time for our wordsmith word of the episode, and on this episode of Woice Thoughts, the wordsmith word of the episode for today is way fairer, way far er, way fairer. It's a person who travels on foot where you can use it in your everyday language. A wayfairer arrived just before the desk clerk was about to leave the hostel for the night. For the of me, don't know what hostel is. Look it up. It's like a mini hotel. Yeah, they made horror movies about it, but believe me, it has actually in everyday use. I prefer to be a wayfarer on my first day in a new city because I can see more on foot than in a taxi or on a bus. So there you go. So there's a couple of ways you can use this week's wordsmith word of the episode wayfarer spelled way far e er. Now you can go out out into the world and show everyone what a big brain you have because you have learned a new wordsmith word of the episode. Isn't it wonderful? I love when that happens. Oh well, so welcome aboard. And again it's that time of the year. It's Christmas time. We're all getting ready for the Christmas season. We are all doing probably our Christmas shopping, and I've begun mine. Have you done yours? Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? Have you? You better get started? Only three weeks till Old Saint Nick makes his globe trotting journey across the globe bringing gifts to those that are good and cold to those who aren't. But who knows in today's In today's world, coal might be a better gift because I think it's worth more. I really do so getting ready for Christmas. On the last episode of the podcast, we talked about how to survive the holidays, and I did a blurb on the blog at Weiste's life blog at wasoice thoughts dot com, and we talked about that last time on the podcast, and a couple of you had written in about that and said, yeah, you know, these are things I do, these are things I don't do around the holidays. And the consensus was, I think about a fifty to fifty split between a lot of people. Some of you love the holidays, some of you kind of just put up with the holidays and this time of year just to say, I'm gonna get through it, man, one way or the other. I'm gonna manage to get through these holidays and move on with my life. Just yeah, pie, the gifts, get it over with. But it really is a time of self reflection and a time to get back to what holidays are all about. I use it as a as a time to self reflect But again I digress. We talked about that a lot last time on the holidays, you know, on that programs. But let's let's get into this episode of the podcast, shall we. What we're going to talk about on this episode of Why's Thoughts here today is what are three things that you think you can do next year? Okay, next year is not that far away. We're talking about four weeks away till twenty twenty four here as of the recording of this podcast, we're about almost four weeks out until twenty twenty four. Drops on us. What are three things that you think you can do to improve your life and how are you going to put them into action? I know I talk a lot on the podcast about hey, here's some you know, things you can do to improve your life. And again, I am not here to preach to you. I am not here to stand on a virtual soapbox and say I am so much better than you because I do this that. Please don't take it that way. It is not. I'm here to encourage and learn right along with you. I want to learn right along with you. What are some things we could be doing together? What are some aspects of how to improve our life because what I see and hear from a lot of people. And when I say a lot of people, I am meaning my friends, my family members, and even just inadvertently eavesdropping on conversations when I'm out in the general public. It seems like a lot of people are miserable a lot of the time. They have a lot of angst, they have a lot of regrets, they have a lot of perceived stresses, perceived stresses in their life. And I look at it this way, if I can offer up some nuggets of wisdom for what I've gone through or a I'm going through, I'm like, hey man, this is I'm here to help. I'm just here to help you know, and do my best so we can all get through it together. Excuse me, but one of the things is drink more fluids and water during the dry time of season. Here, what are three things that you think you can do coming up in twenty twenty four to make your life better, to make your life maybe less stressful, to further you along in your hopes and dreams, or maybe even further yourself along in your career. What are three action steps that you can take that you can say, hey, I'm going to put this in the practice now. Now, a lot of us start out with great intentions. We start out with great intentions and see, I'm gonna do X, Y and Z or I'm gonna do ABC or one, two three. Okay, we start out with that mentality and see, I'm going to do all this stuff. However, when it comes to actually taking the action and going to do it, what ends up happening to us? Folks? Come on, let's be honest here, let's be honest. What happens to all of us? That's right. We sit on our blessed assurance or our keysters and we do nothing. We talk a lot, some of us talk a good game and maybe halfheartedly start with one and then it just kind of fall sort of, you know, because New Year's resolutions are coming up. So that's kind of my different take on a New Year's resolution. I like to look at it. Are what are three action steps you want to take in the coming year to better your life, better, your career, better your health, better, get you on the road to your hopes and dreams. Because I do not want to be one of these people, and I hope you don't too. And if I can help, please, I will that has hopes and dreams, and we talk about them and ruminate on them, but really don't make and take any formidable action steps to move them it along and to do it and to do it. And I am just just as guilty as ninety percent of us out here. Man, I'm with you, okay. I have done this for you know when I look back now and say, until I really started paying attention to this. And someone tapped me on the shoulder one day and said, Terry, you know, I hear you talk about this and you say you want to do this, but dude, you've been talking about this for a year now, off and on. How you doing with it? And I was like, oh, oh crap, someone's actually calling me out now, not in a nasty way, but they're just calling me out saying, well, what are you doing? What have you done? What are you trying to do to get to that goal? And I'm like, oh shit, yeah, what what have I done? And it really started me thinking. And it was a friend. It wasn't even a family member, because a lot of times your family members, depending on the family you're in, will be supportive, will be more likely to let you slide on promises. You know, I'm going to lose twenty pounds, or I'm going to start this business, or I'm going to start writing a book, or I'm going to start making videos on YouTube, or I'm going to make myself healthier by eating better, or it's at whatever, whatever the case may be. I'm going to work on my self development to you know, so I don't blow my stack and start screaming at everybody every time something goes wrong in my life. That's those are the things I'm talking about, not you know, other items. And when this person just said it kind of matter of factly a while back of quite a few years ys ago, it really hit home. I don't know, maybe I was just in the right mindset then, and karma hit me and I went, oh, crap, I guess I am going to be held accountable here all right, So here here we go. And it really started me thinking it really did excuse me, and I'm like, Okay, I guess I really gotta I gotta do it. I've got to get myself to the point where I am going to put the same accountability into my goals and my hopes and dreams. And that's the only way you're ever going to attain everything, You've got to get off the couch. You've got to get off your butt. You've got to get in the game. As they say, get in the game. Man, it's time to get in the game. And by doing that, by doing that, mind you. In fact, I was just having a conversation this morning with a good friend and me and her were having this conversation and I said, you know, have you done this, because they had mentioned a few weeks back they were going to do something and they'd be like, oh no, not yet. I'm like, okay, I was just wondering, you know, you know, just conversational sake, I mean, And they're like, you know what, thank you for reminding me. And I told them, I said, you know what I do. What I found helps me is I will write a list of three things I want to accomplish today, and you know, you put it on your phone and set reminders for yourself, because in this electronic age, that's very helpful. But what I do is I'll put this reminder on my phone or I'll even write it down good old fashioned, old school I'll take it, put pen to paper or pencil to paper and tack it at my desk where I'm working and what have you, in the home office or whatever, or even on the refrigerator with a magnet. Here's three things I want to accomplish today. Do this daily. Start doing this daily, and at least if I do one. If I do one of these things, that seems to get the ball rolling, because I'm like, all right, I'm gonna do X, Y, and Z today and then I go all right, I did X, and then I'll sit there and I'll reflect and say, well, I did X. I might as well get that done now. Don't make these insurmountable things. Don't make these things that are like I'm gonna build a new addition to the house and then I'm gonna mow the lawn and then I'm gonna change the brakes on the truck. Make them realistic goals. Start with something small, just the smallest thing for the day, Like, Hey, I'm gonna go through my closet and weed out all the clothes that I haven't worn in five years and maybe you don't fit me anymore, and I'm gonna donate those to charity. Something small and tiny. Okay, the second thing on your list could be something a little larger, like I'm gonna make I'm gonna sweep and mop the floors in the house and tidy up in dust. And then the third can be you know, let's say you were wanting to write a book. I'm going to write down ideas for a type of book I want to write, or something like that, write the first chapter of a book, or put pen to paper or type it out. And again I'm just spitballing off the top of my head here. But do that every day. You can do it electronically, or you can do an old school way and just write down three things that you think. Hey, now, if you even even if you accomplish one of those things, you've just moved the bar. You're doing something. You're taking action rather than just talking about it and discussing it and putting all the words out in the air and nothing happening. And then you're going, oh, another day's gone. I should have done this, I should have done that. Because I'm going to say the old sayings you've probably heard a billion times before throughout your whole life to this point, every journey starts with a single step, every single one. You know, when people run marathons, they don't get up and they start at the finish line and oh, okay, we're at the finish line, or I'm sorry, the starting line and they run two steps and then all of a sudden, at the finish line. It's a long, grueling contest. I know some people that are marathon runners. They train for it. They do little increments. They'll start by running, you know, a quarter mile, you know, they walk up to it. They start walking. Then they run a quarter mile, then they run, you know, three fourths of or a half mile, then three fourths of a mile, then blah blah blah, and and they keep building. They build on yesterday's victories and lessons to propel them forward, to propel them forward, mind you, towards the ultimate goal of finishing a marathon. And the first few marathons they've run, their time might not have been the greatest, but then it's like, okay, here's what I learned. How to hydrate, how to do this, how to pace myself, et cetera, et cetera, and their times generally improve. Same thing you can do in your life if you want to if you have a large goal you want to accomplish. Let's say you decided, Hey, I want to write a book. I've always enjoyed reading. I have an idea in my mind that I've had for a decade or whatever. Take the small steps. Or I want to improve my health. I want to lose twenty pounds, fifty pounds, one hundred pounds, whatever you feel that you might want to lose. You know, you know, it's it's up to each individual on something like that. What can I do? What's going to get me there? Start doing a little research and just take little steps every day, even if with a weight loss thing, even if it isn't exercising, which is probably the best way. But again, you don't dive in and do one hundred miles an hour and try and run and you end up passing out because you know you're so out of shape. You haven't the only time you've ran is to the refrigerator or to the you know, the local fast food restaurant. You know, and you haven't run in decades. You know, don't hurt yourself, all right, I would recommend talking to your doctor assess your physical health. Again, I'm not a medical professional, so do that to protect yourself. You know, you want to be safe. But even Let's say you want to lose weight, and you have a goal in mind of how many pounds. One of the best things you could probably do is start adjusting your diet. Maybe you cut out candy bars, then after that you cut out sugary drinks. Then after that you try to cut down on sugar period. Then after that you try to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet. Say you know what, every day, I'm gonna eat two apples and a banana, or two apples and a peach, or two apples and a handful whatever little steps. These are the ways that I have found at work to help get you to the goal. So when I ask you again here on Weis's Thoughts, what are three things that you would love to change about your life in the coming year twenty twenty four? Okay, because we're we're like I said, we're just a few short weeks away from it. Instead of living the life you've lived, live the life you deserve, live the life you want to live. All right, And by doing these things, just these some of these tips I gave you, it'll get you well well on your way to where you want to go. Remember that road it's a long road, and there's really no end to the road until your life is over. Then the road's obviously the road's done. But every day we can all do something. I do it. I work on myself constantly and I don't put pressure on myself. I just say, what are some little things I can do to establish and get myself towards those goals I want. And it becomes fun. You become all right, I've done this in this, Hey, I've conquered that. You know, now I can do this goal or add that goal, or you know what have you? So do it? I mean it can be applied to relationships, your health, your career, your personal life, everything across the board. And when you do this, folks, don't put all this unnecessary pressure on yourself, say oh my god, I gotta lose twenty pounds in the next five weeks or I'm never gonna be happy. Ever, No, take it in steps. Be kind to yourself. How you would talk to someone else who came to you with this and said, hey, I want to do this in this Think of how you would talk to your friends or loved ones and approach it from that angle. Okay, approach it like how you would talk to a friend, and that way you won't put any undue pressure on yourself. But do it. Keep a journal, Assess what do I want to do coming up in twenty twenty four. What are three major things I'd like to do? Then start breaking it down and do a daily list of three items that you can do that day to get you there. Don't make the hill insurmountable, don't make it so big that you get frustrated and give up if you don't, and try to accomplish at least one of the things on the list every day. You'll know what they are. You'll you're smart enough out there. I trust in you. You'll break it down and figure out what's good for you. All right. So that's all I got for you this episode of the podcast. 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