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huma and GSD's June Jump!
It's time to Jump Up in June and make some improvements! Join GetStuffDone and I as we keep track of our day-by-day progress stamping out our procrastination. This thread is for us, and anyone else who wants to join, to state a
goal here for the month, and then track your progress as June proceeds.
Use whatever rating system you want.
I grade myself each day on a five-star scale. In May, I slipped backward and averaged a disappointing 2.58 stars per day. In April, I averaged 2.60
stars/day. In March I had averaged 2.74 stars per day. I have a June goal of 3.0 stars
per day. Here's how I grade myself (again, you don't have to do this --
assess yourself by whatever method you want)
***** - A perfect day -- very, very rare. Worked like a madman all day and all night, hardly any rest
**** - Excellent day, got a lot done, procrastinated very little
*** - A satisfactory day; got some tasks done well, but could have done a bit better
** - A small amount done, but procrastinated too much
* - Totally wasted my day; pathetic lack of effort
Good luck GetStuffDone and everyone else! Get a little better this
month than you were last month! Let's get a Jump on June SUCCESS! 
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huma 30
6/30: **
June total: 67 stars/ 30 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
JUNE FINAL: 2.23 stars/day
huma - time to regoup
Ok, so I decided to organize my days and my scoring differently a few weeks ago. It has been a disaster. I was complicating things so much by burdening myself with complex formulas to grade myself, so what ended up happening was I stopped coming here because I dreaded figuring it all out. That started a downward spiral...if I didn't come here, I didn't stay focused, so I didn't perform well at all.
So I'm scrapping the "new and improved" plan (HA!) and going back to what I was more comfortable with.
huma 24-29
6/24:***
6/25: **
6/26: *
6/27: *
6/28: **
6/29: **
June total: 65 stars/29 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.24 stars/day
ndb 23-27
June 23: *(*)
June 24: ***
June 25: ***
June 26: **
June 27: **
June total: 68.5 stars / 27 days
Average: 2.5
huma 18-23
6/18: **
6/19:***
6/20: **
6/21: **
6/23:***
June total: 54 stars/23 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.35 stars/day
huma 14-17
I haven't posted lately. Slipping again.
6/14: ****
6/15: **
6/16: **
6/17: **
June total: 42 stars/17 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.47 stars/day
ndb 11-14
June 11: ***
June 12: **(*)
June 13: *(*)
June 14: ***(*)
June total: 35.5 stars / 14 days
Average: 2.5 stars
Alternations of good and bad days, so my average isn't changing. Well, at least it's not going down :P
ndb 15-16
June 15: *(*)
June 16: ***(*)
June total: 40.5 stars / 16 days
Average: 2.5 stars
Still going steady with the alternation between good and bad days.
ndb 17-19
June 17: **
June 18: ***(*)
June 19: ***(*)
Wow, two good days in a row. I guess sleeping well helps a lot!
June total:49.5 stars / 19 days
Average: 2.6 stars
ndb 20-22
June 20: ***
June 21: ***(*)
June 22: *
June total: 57 stars / 22 days
Average: 2.6
huma 13
My average went down today, but I'm being open-minded about comparing myself to past months, since I changed my scoring system a bit to be more dollar-focused. So I may not have great scores for a week or two as I ramp up my sales efforts.
I just need to focus on doing whatever is necessary to increase my sales.
6/13: **
June total: 32 stars/13 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.46 stars/day
huma - scoring revision
I'm revising how I score my days in my monthly thread. I'm still going to refer to them a 1 star > 5 star scores each day, but I'm changing how I get those stars. This will probably alter my pacing, but in the long run it's a more accurate assessment of what I need to do. I'll tweak it further if need in the weeks ahead.
Weekdays:
1 star - pitching $7500 for job #1
1 star - pitching another $7500 for job #1
1 star - selling $135 for job #2
1 star - learning/building projects for at least an hour
1 star - doing exercise or home/financial tasks for at least an hour
Weekends:
1 star - learning/building web
projects for 2 hours
1 star - learning/building web
projects for 2 more hours
1 star -
selling $135 for job #2
1 star - doing financials for an hour
1 star - doing exercise or home tasks for an
hour
huma 11 & 12
Crap days.
6/11: **
6/12: **
June total: 30 stars/12 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.5 stars/day
huma 10
6/10: ***
June total: 26 stars/10 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.6 stars/day
huma 9
Never really got going.
6/9: **
June total: 23 stars/9 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.56 stars/day
better luck today?
Sorry to hear that, huma. Let's try again today!
Vic 6/9 June Jump
Did a few things. on June unfinished business- however, 1 more lesson for my son to do for school - he has a 1 week extension. Trouble is we are both procratinators and we both have ADHD. Drives my husband and other son crazy!!! but we both get the job done. I am not doing anything else becuse keep setting a time to start. and rescheduling- he has to write an essay, we have the notes/outline just need to start- next schedules start time is 2. When my husband comes home from work he will take care of starting, but til then keep thinkings we will and not doing anyting else.)much_
6/17 With great effort, we completed what was required and the one week extension. He ended with 4As and 2 Bs, so it was well worth the sacrifice and effort ( it was a sacrifice), it was all I could do to juggle everything and get work, driving other son to work, driving test for other son, job traing for son, blah, blah, blah- left me spent and drained - but... I did not shut down, even though I so wanted to and still do-only by the grace of God and this PA site- in a way I am happy I had ways to survive before program/ Reality is hard, especially when there is no training or skills in place. Getting my bearings again, but is taking longer than I would like. I am just grateful to this site, all my friendships seem kaput, I am almost afraid to talk to anyone face to face, seems like everything I do is wrong and I don;t even know it- like I am some kind of alien pretending to be human but not good at it. But it is ok something I can learn together. 2 more weeks in June need to think, read, write, pray.
ndb 9
June 9: **(*)
got a reasonable amount of stuff done, but not the things that were on my list, and not the things that need finishing soon.
June total: 23.5 stars / 9 days
Average: 2.6 stars
ndb 10
June 10: *(*)
June total: 25 stars / 10 days
Average: 2.5 stars
huma 8
6/8: **
June total: 21 stars/8 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.63 stars/day
GSD 8
I keep procrastinating about posting here, mainly because it's hard to come to terms with how unproductive I've been this week...that's something I need to work on. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day.
June 4,5,6,7: 2 stars
June 8: 3 stars
June total: 19 stars/8 days
June average: 2.4 stars/day
June goal: 4 stars/day
Week 2 average: 3 stars/day
Week 2 goal: 3.5 stars/day
Week 1 average: 2 stars/day
Week 1 Goal: 3.5 stars/day
Keep focused GSD!
Welcome back!
Stay on your plan - you can do it! Best of luck.
Go GSD
Hi GSD,
have you tried NOT setting goals? I know that, for me, setting goals is the surest way to trigger procrastination (demand resistance...). Just recording my progress is enough motivation to keep going, at least it has been for the past week.
Keep your head up!
ndb 8
Phew! of my task list for today, only the kitchen floor is left! AND I managed to clear some tasks that I had scheduled for later this week
. Now imagine what I could have accomplished if I hadn't procrastinated for two hours after lunch 
.
June 8: ***(*)
June total: 21 stars / 8 days
Average: 2.625
ndb
It's great that you cleared some tasks that were scheduled for later! :) Good job!
ndb 2-7
June 2: ***
June 3: ***
June 4: ***
June 5: *(*)
June 6: **(*)
June 7: *(*)
June so far: 17.5 stars / 7 days
Average: 2.5
ndb 1
I realized today I hadn't posted my scores yet. This idea of keeping track of good and bad days is great! I haven't set a goal yet, I'm hoping that just recording how I'm doing is enough of a stimulus already. I'm afraid setting a goal will trigger demand resistance, so let's just record for now...
June 1: ***
huma 7
6/7: ***
June total: 19 stars/7 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.71 stars/day
Huma
You've been consistently getting 3 stars on the 4th, 6th and 7th! That's great! :)
huma 6
6/6: ***
June total: 16 stars/6 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.67 stars/day
huma 5
6/5: *
June total: 13 stars/5 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 2.6 stars/day
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 4
6/4: ***
June total: 12 stars/4 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 3.0 stars/day
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
Vic I'm in for GSD June.
1. check out my plan every day on lime
today start
Glad to have you Vic!!
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 3
6/3: ***
June total: 9 stars/3 days
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 3.0 stars/day
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
Huma
3 stars is good! :)
GSD 3
June 3: 2.5 stars
Slightly better than yesterday.
June total: 8 stars/3 days
June average: 2.67 stars/day
Week 1 Goal: 3.5 stars/day
Month Goal: 4 stars/day
GSD, you can do it!
If you have a strong Saturday and Sunday, you'll achieve your goal for the week! Go for it!
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 2
6/2: **
June total: 6 stars/2 day
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 3.0 stars/day
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
Huma
We've both fallen to two stars on the second day of June. Let's do better on the third! :)
GSD 2
June 2: **
June total: 5.5 stars/2 days
June average: 2.75 stars/day
Week 1 Goal: 3.5 stars/day
Month Goal: 4 stars/day
GSD 1
A good day, 3.5 stars.
I'm thinking of having weekly as well as monthly goals, to track my short-term and long-term progress, this June.
Week 1 Goal: 3.5 stars/day
Month Goal: 4 stars/day
Nice day GSD!
I think we're both going to have a good June!
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 6/1
Nice start to the month!
6/1: ****
June total: 4 stars/1 day
June goal: 3.0 stars/day
June so far: 4.0 stars/day
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
GREAT, Huma
What a wonderful way to start the June Jump! And you earned 4 stars on your last day of May too! :)
kromer June start
I didn't quite make May's goals, but I was very close. So I'm going to try the same goal again this month.
4 stars at least twice a week (achieved this last month)
2 stars at most once a week (didn't achieve this last month)
Great goal idea Kromer
Your idea of maximizing 4s and minimizing 2s is exactly what I need to do. Good luck!
"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb