Month one in the books

With one month officially over for the year of the Rat I want to take some time to reflect on how it's currently going.

What's working?

- Mentally I'm in the best shape I've ever been in a I Ho Chuan year.  I'm not experiencing too many highs or lows.  I'm approaching this year with a "steady as she goes" approach and I'm liking the results.

- Physically I'm getting stronger.  My back pain has almost disappeared due to the strength I'm building from the physical requirements.

- Online presence is important to me.  I've tried to leave meaningful comments on as many posts and blogs as I can.  This helps me stay engaged with the team and the school.

- Blogging is my absolute strength this year.  In the past it was my weakness.  This year I'm writing as many topics and feelings that enter my mind.  I keep a bunch of them in my draft folder in various states of completion.  Using the Blogger app has been so helpful as I use my mobile phone for almost anything.

- Tracking the numbers.  This is the first year that I've been dilegent in recording everything.  I think this has a lot to do with my sales CRM habits.  I've applied the same attitude toward recording my numbers as I would sales calls.  It's helped so much.

Where am I failing?

- Spanish - I haven't kept up using Duo Lingo to help learn Spanish.  Perhaps Sifu Cosgrove and I can help each other with this?

- Acts of kindness.  I know I do them, I just don't record them.  I need to come up with a way of remembering to record them, anyone have some suggestions?

-Class attendance - this is a tough one as I do travel a lot for work.  Right now I'm on a three week stretch where I haven't been home for more than a couple of days.  Working on my Kung Fu on my own is ok.  It's been better this year than previous years but I still miss the kwoon and my friends.  The Kwoon is a massive battery charger for me.

Finally here are my totals.  I can't recall that I ever posted my totals in past years.  However this is the best way to be accountable for my efforts or lack there of. 

Totals
Push ups 1400
Sit ups 1400
7 hours 20 minutes of Spanish
21 - Loa gar 1
19 - Loa Gar 123
22 - Da Mu Sing 123
6 - Kenpo 123
115 - 18 temple motions
3 - Hung 12
34 - rounds of sparing
1 - Random act of kindness
6 - Bokken form
5km - walked