100-Day Goal Challenge (with Free Printables!) - Abby Lawson

100-Day Goal Ideas · How much healthier could we be if we committed to do some sort of exercise for 100 days in a row? · Where could our faith be ... SkiptoprimarynavigationSkiptomaincontentSkiptoprimarysidebarMarch31,2020ByAbbyLawson20CommentsPin411Share15TweetEmail426Shares It'samazingwhatyoucanaccomplishin100dayswithalittlebitofconsistency!Takethe100-daygoalchallengeandgetreadytomakebigpositivechanges! IcanhonestlysayIhaveneverimaginedascenarioquiteliketheonewe'vefoundourselvesinthesedays.Worldwidepandemicsseemlikesomethingyouseeinamovie,notsomethingyouactuallyexpecttoexperienceinreallife. [Ifyouarereadingthisatalaterdate,thispostwaspublishedaswewereinthemidstofthecoronavirus/COVID-19pandemic.Muchoftheworldisquarantinedorpracticingsocialdistancing,keepingmostlytoourhomesandtryingtolimitsocialinteractionstopreventthespreadofthevirus.] Iamahomebodyatheart,sowhentherecommendationstostayhomebegan,Ithoughttomyself,"Thiswillbeeasy!I'mhomeallthetimeanyway!I'vebeentrainingmywholelifeforthis!" Ilovebeinghome.Ilovespendingtimewithmyfamily.AndIhaveagreatsupportsystemoffamilyandfriends.Butstill,Ifindmyselfstruggling. I'mgettingfrustratedmoreeasily.Mytemperhasashorterfuse.Ifeelsadanddiscouragedsometimes.AndIcrave"normallife"asitusedtobejustafewshortweeksago. AndIfigurethatifI'mexperiencingthesethings--andIhavereallyonlybeenaffectedminimallysofar--certainlyothersarehavingsimilarfeelingsaswell. Howcanwestaypositive? SoIstartedtryingtothinkaboutupsides.HowcanIhaveagoodattitudeandimprovemymindsetinthemidstofallofthiscraziness?Whereisthesilverlining?Whatblessingsarecomingoutofthisseemingstruggle? Whiletherearemany,onethingthathasespeciallyjumpedouttomeasapositiveisanautomaticinterruptionofbadhabitsandroutines. Onereasonthathabitscanbesohardtochangeisthatwhenourday-to-daystaysprettymuchthesame,it'seasierjusttomaintainthestatusquoratherthanmakeanefforttoimprove. Butformostofus,ourday-to-dayhasnowbeenthrownintototalupheaval.Sowhatbettertimetosetanewgoal,adoptanewhabitorroutine? Settinga100-DayGoal SoIcameupwiththeideatoseta100-daygoal.Ilike100daysforafewreasons. First,ifwespendtoomuchtimefocusingonthenegativesofourcurrentsituation,we'llstartwallowing.Itwillstarttofeellikelifewillalwaysbedifficult.Likewe'llalwaysbeseparatedfromfriendsandfamily.Andlikewe'llneverbeabletodoanythingfunagain. ButIfiguredthatifwecouldfocusonapointwhen[hopefully]we'llbemostlyintheclearfromallofthiscoronavirusstuff--100daysfromnow--wewon'tfeelasstuckinourcurrentsituation.We'llhaveagoaltofocusonandsomethingtolookforwardto. Ialsoliketheideaofa100-daygoalbecauseit'slongenoughtomakeaseriousimpact,butshortenoughthatitstillfeelsattainable.Amazingthingscanbeaccomplishedifwecanbeconsistentwithatask--evenasmalltask--for100days. 100-DayGoalIdeas Howmuchhealthiercouldwebeifwecommittedtodosomesortofexercisefor100daysinarow?Wherecouldourfaithbe100daysfromnowifwestudiedtheBiblefor100daysinarow?Whatcouldwelearnifwedecidedtostudyaparticulartopicfor30minutesperdayforthenext100days?Howorganizedwouldourhousebeifwedecidedtodevote30minutestodeclutteringandorganizingfor100days?Howwouldourhealthbenefitifwedecidedtoeatathomeratherthaneatingoutforthenext100days?Ifyouspenttimeworkingonthatblogyou'vebeenwantingtostarteachdayforthenext100days,howfarcouldyoutakeit?Howmanybookscouldwefinishifwesetasidetimeforreadingfor100daysinarow?Andsoon! Howwillweuseourextratime? AlotoftimeswhenIteachaboutorganizingorproductivity,Isay,"You'reneverjustgoingtohavethisbigchunkoftimeopenupinyourscheduletoworkonthatgoalyouwanttoaccomplish..." Well,guesswhat?!Alotofusjusthadabigchunkoftimeopenupinourschedulethatwecanusetoaccomplishoneofthosethingswe'vebeenputtingoff! Wecanchoosetowasteawayourextratimeonmindlessactivities.ORwecanchoosetoseethebrightsideandtakeadvantageofallofthisextratimewe'vebeengiventobuildanew,healthyhabit! Ifwecangetourselvesintoanewpositivehabitwhilewehavesomeextratimeonourhands,whenlifestartstogetbackto"normal"andourschedulesbecomebusieragain,thosehabitsthatwe'vetrainedourselvestofollowwillmoreeasilymaketheirwayintooureverydaylives. Yes,thistimewe'reexperiencingrightnowisdifficultforanumberofreasons.Butwecanalsochoosetoseeitasagift,anopportunitytouseourtimetoreachagoalwe'vealwayswantedtoaccomplish. FreePrintable100-DayGoalTracker AsIoftendo,Icreatedasimpleprintabletogoalongwiththis100-daygoalchallenge. Clickheretodownloadthe100-DayGoalChallengeprintable! There'sroomtowriteourgoalatthetop.Thenthereisaboxtocheckoffourgoalforeachdayofthe100days.(Becauseisthereanythingmoresatisfyingthancheckingthingsoffalist?!😉) I'vealsoincludedalineforeachdaythatIenvisionedbeingusedinoneoftwoways. First,forsomegoalsIthinkit'shelpfultomaketheplanofattackaheadoftime.Forexample,ifI'mfollowingaspecificfitnessprogram,Iliketowriteout--inadvance--whatworkoutI'mgoingtodoeachdaysothere'sneveranyquestion.Ishowupandautomaticallydowhat'swrittenonthelistfortheday. Butforothergoals,itmakesmoresensetotrackafterthefact.Forexample,ifI'mreadingfor30minutesperday,IcouldusethelinetowritedownthenumberofpagesIreadonthatparticularday.IfI'morganizing,IcouldwritedownwhatIorganizedthatday,etc. Usethelineinthewaythatmakesthemostsenseforyourgoal.Butwhetheryou'replanningoutyourstepsinadvanceorwritingthemdownafterward,I'vefoundthatkeepingawrittenrecordcanreallyhelptoholdmeaccountableforwhatIwanttoaccomplish. Iknowthatthecurrentstateofthingshasbeen--andprobablywillcontinuetobe--astruggle.ButwhileIcan'twaveamagicwandandmakeitallgoaway,Icanchoosetotrytomaketheverymostofatoughsituation.Andthat'swhatIhopethatthis100-daychallengecanhelpusdo. (Andifyou'rereadingthisatalaterdate,it'snottoolate!Havingaquarterlygoalcanalwaysbeaneffectivemethodforgettingthingsdoneifyousticktoit!) Whatwillyourgoalbe? Ihopeyouandyourlovedonesarestayingsafeandhealthyduringthiscrazytime.Ifyou'replanningtotakethe100-daychallenge,pleaseletmeknowwhatyourgoalwillbeinthecommentsbelow!Iwillbecheeringyouonfromacrosstheweb! Wanttocomebacktothispostlater?Besuretopintheimagebelowsoyoucanfinditeasily! Andifyou'relookingformorehelpfultoolsforgettingthroughsocialdistancing/quarantine,thesepostscanhelp: Two-WeekOrganizingPlan FreePrintableStay-at-HomeBinder Theeasiestwaytoaccessalloftheprintablesonoursite(morethan200printablepages!)isthroughourVIPPrintablesVault.YoucanpreviewalloftheprintableshereorsignuptobeaVIPviathebuttonbelow. Get300+pagesoffreeprintables!BecomeoneofourVIPnewslettersubscribersandgainaccesstoourexclusivefreeprintablesvault!Iwantin! Thankssomuchforfollowingalong!Haveagreatday! «Pretty(andFree!)AprilPrintableCalendars5SimpleWaystoBeautifyYourBedroomonaBudget»Pin411Share15TweetEmail426Shares Get300+pagesoffreeprintables!BecomeoneofourVIPnewslettersubscribersandgainaccesstoourexclusivefreeprintablesvault!Iwantin! ReaderInteractionsComments WellgreatmindsthinkalikeAbby!Somethinglikethishasbeenrollinginmyheadforafewdays...thankyousomuchforputtingitallintoplay!I'veprintedtheprintable...thankyouasalways!Icoulddolike5ofthese,butI'mgonnatrytonarrowitdownto1!I'llkeepyouposted...plantostartonApril1,tomorrow,whichtakesmetoJuly9th.Iwillcontinueprayingthattheworld&UShascometogripswiththisvirusbythen,andwearebacktolifealittlemorenormal.Prayersoverpanic!Yeah! Reply Sogladitwillbehelpfulforyou,Tess!Lovetohearthat.Hopeyou’rehavingagreatweek!<3 ~Abby=) Reply Lovethis,thankyou!Littlebylittle,alittlemakesalot.Perfectwaytouseourtimerightnow(andalways!) Reply Thankssomuch,Ashley!Sogladitwillbehelpfulforyou!Haveagreatweek!<3 ~Abby=) Reply ThanksAbbey,Iamgoingtoworkondeclutteringandorganising.startingwithmyoffice,thenmycraftroom. Reply Great!Happyorganizing!🙂Haveagreatweekend! ~Abby=) Reply Goal:Improvemyfinances. Reply That’sagreatgoal,Kourtney!Ihopetheprintableishelpfulforyou.Haveagreatweekend!<3 ~Abby=) Reply Iplantodothe100-daychallengebutatthismomentI'mnotsurewhatIplantodo.Itwillbeexercising,cleaning/organizingorsomethingelsemaybecrochetWIP's. Reply Thoseareallgreatideas!Ihopeitwillbehelpfulforyou.Haveagreatweekend!<3 ~Abby=) Reply HiAbby!Thankssomuchforthispretty100dayprintable.IthinkI’llprintseveralandusethemranderlythroughouttheyearasafunchallenge.RightnowI’mgoingtouseonetokeeptrackofreadingatleast30minutesperday,startingwithTrickyBusinessbyDaveBarry.It’snotexactlyabookforgainingknowledge,butwillcauseyoutoLOLalot,somethingeveryoneneedsadoseofrightnow.Bestwishestoyouandyourfamilytostaywell! Reply Sogladitwillbehelpfulforyou,Wendy!Haveagreatweekend!<3 ~Abby=) Reply Iappreciateyourveryrealbutpositivelookatthissituation.It'sbeenacrazyridebutIknowtheLordwillgetusthrough.Likeyou,I'mathomealotandbeinganintrovertit'snotbeenashardasitcouldbe.Havinggoalsinmindisalwaysinspiringandstabilizing.Godbless! Reply Thankyousomuchforyoursweetwords,Rose.Ihopeyou’redoingwellandhavingagreatweek!<3 ~Abby=) Reply I'mplanningtomoveinafewmonthssomygoalistodownsizeanddeclutter.Alsotomovemybusinessesalong. Reply That’sagreatgoal!Wishingyouallthebestwithyourmove,Arnetta! ~Abby=) Reply HiAbby,thanksforthis.EversinceIstartedworkingfromhomeIfeellikeIneedtore-organizemylifeandsetupsomegoals. Reply Sogladitwillbehelpfulforyou,Violeta!Hopeyou’rehavingagreatweek!<3 ~Abby=) Reply Iamgoingtowalkaroundtheblockeveryday.Whilethisisnotfar-Iamrecoveringfromabrokenleg.ThisisWillencourageactivity. Reply Wow!That'sagreatgoal!Prayingforaquickrecoveryforyou!HaveagreatweekCindy! ~Abby=) Reply LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouhavetoagreetothecommentpolicy.CommentName* Email* Notifymeviae-mailifanyoneanswersmycomment. Δ PrimarySidebarSearch Heythere,friend!I'mAbby,andI'msothrilledyoustoppedby!Iloveworkingtocreateabeautiful,thrivinghome,lifeandbusinessandhelpingothersdothesame. Readmystory→ Let'sConnect! BloglovinEmailFacebookInstagramPinterestRSSTwitterYouTube Let'sGetOrganized! Sticktoyourfitnessgoals! 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