Day 24 / 108 Challenge

#24

"I bow to rid myself of false humility, even if I am in bad circumstances."

Today was a day full of actions. 3am I got a call that my real estate deal is close to be finished. I managed to get some sleep before breakfast which then, I had to make an offer right after. There were few back and forth for minor adjustments, but my offer was accepted within few hours. Before the deal close, I was afraid to make the decision, and preferred a safer route. However, once the deal was closed, having the clarity of what is happening in the future got me to adjust to that reality quick, which I think is one of my greatest strength, and I was not worried anymore.

At the end of the day, I did tremendous amount of research and analysis before making the offer, so whichever the outcome I would have been fine. Just learned that uncertainty could cloud your judgement and make it way scarier than it really is. One of buddhist teachings include seeing things through your mind, meaning seeing things as they truly are.

An example monk used to describe this was, let's say there is a moon, a river, and us sitting. We see moon's reflection on a river, and that is how we normally perceive our reality. When cloud covers the moon, we can no longer see the moon. However, is the moon still there? Yes. We just do not see it through our eyes. Moon is always there. If you practice to see things through your mind instead, you should be able to know that moon is still there even if a cloud is covering the reflection.

Hot soju with smoked puffer-fish fin

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No cravings BUT I had to grab drinks with a client
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Buddhism lesson
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - walk around the city
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Real Estate Investment Deal

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Proud of you for being more communicative with people you care about and being more vocal about your feelings. Keep up the good work!

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Day 23 / 108 Challenge

#23

"I bow to rid myself of arrogance."

I managed to sneak a journalling session while travelling. This should prove that your routine, especially regards to this challenge, can be done regardless of your circumstances. I even did a quick workout session with my family.

Buddhist Temple

The most meaningful part of the day was meeting the Buddhist monk. As some of you may already know, this 108 challenge was inspired by Korean Buddhism's method of praying - 108 bow. Lately my life had been full of happiness (this does not necessarily mean life was 'easy' or I had 'fun'). I thought a lot had to do with some of Buddhist teachings, so I asked the monk for a lot of explanations.

Some of the points that stood out for me are:

• Buddhism focuses on the 'act', not the 'teachings'. One who acts on one of the teachings is far better than the one who knows over 80 thousand teachings.

• Buddhism is meant to 'explain things', not to make you 'believe things'.

• When you act based on your intuitions (heart feelings, or subconscious mind), you earn good karma. When you act based on your judgement (i.e. you give some thoughts to how your action may be perceived or affect you), you build bad karma.

• Journalling is great. You must pause and self-reflect. Writing a journal is an example. You take time to understand your actions and thoughts, and create positive energy around them (i.e. be thankful and be satisfied).

  • PRO tip - try writing based on your learnings or realizations versus simply describing 'what happened' during the day. If you practice being gracious of your daily experiences, you will be in a constant state of appreciation that is essential to achieving nirvana.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No cravings BUT I ate more than I should have.
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Buddhism lesson
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	PULL DAY 1. Machine chin-up 135lb 4x10 2. 1.5 DB row 45lb 3x6 3. DB curl 25lb 4x6
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Real Estate Investment Deal

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- You didn't need to drink that wine at the dinner.

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Day 22 / 108 Challenge

#22

"I bow to take care of myself and not to do bad things."

This is a special edition of daily journal, because I spent almost the entire day travelling back home. Even though I am a day behind in uploading this, just know that I did not have a proper internet for 24 hours. I still got every requirements done despite the fact that I flew to the other side of the globe.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No cravings BUT I gave in to have a glass of white wine on a plane.
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	More Ch 8
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - walk in the airport & train stations
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Real Estate Investment Analysis

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- I could've uploaded this journal earlier with roaming

-- I did not have to drink that glass of wine. Kudos to rejecting all the desserts though.

-- PICTURES

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