Day 48 / 108 Challenge

#48

"I bow to be honest with myself, and also to avoid flattering others."

Looking back at today, I noticed how much stronger I got. This is not to say that I can lift heavier things. It is regards to how much obstacles I can tolerate in a given moment.

This morning, I was dealing with some plumbing issue while working from home. I also had to deal with stagers removing some items from the house. I did not notice at the moment, but I handled multiple emergencies simultaneously by prioritizing and delegating to the right people time to time. An old me would not have been able to do these.

I put extra focus into getting the study done, and it paid off. It was evident that I was falling off from the study mode past few days due to other obligations. However, I must remain further invested until I pass the exam.

Not a whole lot of activities today, so there are fewer introspections. It was one of those autonomous days where I simply complete daily tasks, and recharge for another day of self improvement.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No snacks
Water intake (max 2L)	1.75L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Mock Exam 1 Review
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - Outdoor walk
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Daily Market Digest

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Pictures!

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Day 47 / 108 Challenge

#47

"I bow to avoid clinging to the strong in order to hurt those who are weaker than me."

A lot to unpack today, but let's start with the lunch. I had a lunch date with my girlfriend, and this was probably my first proper long lunch of the year. My boss was excited for me to finally take a proper break for once.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with her, and we each got to celebrate (her new job and my condo sale). We got to know each other better, especially why we both fell for each other, and that was refreshing to hear the other side of the story.

Unfortunately (fortunate that we get along so well that we forgot about time), we had to cut our discussion short and head back to work.

A snippet of our lunch date

My gym session was a little unique today in a sense that I kept pushing myself beyond failure. I had to get help twice, because I got stuck under the weights while lifting today. I will have to start asking for spots in the future.

As I was entering into second half of my workout, my girlfriend and I wanted to walk outside after her work, so I had to cut my workout short. However, it was not a concern to me, since I knew I was about to get at least an hour of walking in with her. Boy, was I wrong. We ended up walking for over 3.5 hours outside continuing the discussion over lunch. I am glad that I did this though, as I got to learn new vocabulary, introspection, another word for self-reflection. Plus I got to know her better, and how to strengthen our relationship. Quality time and open communication were key ingredients to today's successful date.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	Successfully avoided a slice of birthday cake in the office, but celebrated a condo sale with a glass of prosecco at lunch
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Estate Planning
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	PUSH DAY 1. Bench 195lb 4-4-2-3 2. Close-grip bench 165lb 4-4-3-2 3A. 1.5 Incline DB bench 40lb 2x6 3B. BB curl 50lb 2x8 4. Body weight Dips x15
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) A whopping 3.5hr outside walk to celebrate the rare occasion of nice weather with my girl at this time of the year

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Lacking on the studies a little lately.

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Day 46 / 108 Challenge

#46

"I bow to learn to be nice to people, even if I have negative feelings toward them."

My first day of needing to prep the house before leaving is turning into the last day. Today was the big offer day for my current place on sale, and a very strong offer came in the evening, which I accepted. There is one less thing to worry about now in terms of my real estate investment. If I learned anything from this, it does not hurt to prepare for all scenarios, but always stay positive. The universe will grant you what you need in the end.

I had an interesting conversation with a coworker today, and I promised us that I would write about it here too.

We were talking about how to find a right partner, and this is what my point of view was. It started off as how often we should reply back, since he thinks the girl lost interest in him because he ignored her for couple months (and yes, I told him that was way too long of a wait). My first half of the answer is when you are free, but this has an extremely important assumption. That you are a busy man.

A lot of dating coach or pick up artists tell clients to take time to respond back. I find this as a temporary solution (a good one, though), because it will be tough for people who clearly have hard time getting girl's interest to follow along. For example, they might even fumble by going too distant with girls. Essentially, what needs to happen is that people need to become better men. Internet calls them high value men. These better men are trying to leave a dent in this world daily by doing what other successful/important people do. These men are generally busy bettering themselves and the world, they cannot be available to answer messages 24/7. And of course, girls find these men very attractive. Hence, my first answer being, whenever you are free (given that you are already busy improving yourself).

The second half of the answer is that you must care about improving relationship with the girl you want. Meaning, you have to put effort into replying to her. This is to prevent you from accidentally going too distant as you tend to focus too much on your business or goals. I always remind myself that I must spend quality time with people I love in order to maintain and better the relationship I have with them. Of course, I am completely fine being on my own, but having a partner and people that care about me is important to me, and I must include that into my life mission as well. Or even as part of being a better me. How can I become a better friend? How can I become a better partner? Sometimes I may have to put aside my study or business deals, because people I care about (that also care about me - very important) needs me.

When men can harmonize these two aspects, they will have no problem attracting the girl they want (and keep her).

Thanks to my conversation with the coworker, I have a self reflection piece to write about today. I hope this helps whoever is struggling with similar problems. Remember - in order to attract great people, you must be a great person first.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No Snacks
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	All chapters review
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	LEG DAY 1. Hex bar deadlift 315lb 4-5-5-5 2. Reverse lunge squat 155lb 4x5 3A. Front & side lunge 45lb 4x4 3B. Rear delt raise 25lb 4x8 4A. 1.5 jump squat BW 4x8 4B. Arnold press 30lb 4x8 5. Hanging leg raise 5s hold + 30s boat hold 3x10
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Daily Market Digest

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Proud of you for what you did today. You could have studied a little more though.

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