Can you use this scorecard for a major victory in your fight against atrophy? by Mike Hayden

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:43:07 -0800

Subject: [News] Profitable Venture Tactics (90)

From: Mike Hayden

To: Mike Hayden

Reply-To: Mike@SeniorManagementServices.com

Sunday, December 12, 2004

Hi Mike!

This issue of P V T has about 1200 words (about 5

minutes to read).

Best Regards,

Mike Hayden

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Senior Management Services (SMS) presents:

P R O F I T A B L E V E N T U R E T A C T I C S

12/13/04 Volume 4, Issue 12/2

Published on Mondays for effective managers and executives

Please forward.

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Can you use this scorecard for a major victory in your fight against atrophy?

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See full color web version at:

http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/pvt-90-scorecards.html

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My sec^ret plan that made personal history.

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You know it's that time of year again. You're thinking about

your Resolutions for 2005. I recently asked about 200 people

this one question: What is the one thing that you could

start doing today that would improve the quality of your

life?

They emailed their answers to me. I found that nearly A L L

replies showed this answer: get more exercise, get in shape,

lo^se wei^ght. So, I'm pretty sure you have similar goals.

After all, exercise helps your heart and may prevent the

onset of Parkinson's. Exercise positively clears up an

atrophied mind.

Still, the hard part is fulfillment: D O I N G I T!

Since I've been doing it for decades, I consider myself

somewhat of an expert. Here's how I D I D it...

... My 4-step plan on how to think, act, and mold a

healthier body even if you can't lo^se wei^ght! Plus new

tricks to fight personal atrophy.

Step 1

I wrote down a list of things I C O U L D do if I were

really going to exercise. I did NOT consider my list

a commitment. I just jotted down my ideas, even

activities I had ne^ver done before.

Step 2

Alongside each activity, I jotted down how much time it

would take IF I were to do that activity. This gave me

some idea of when I could do it - IF I were to do it. I

then wrote a possible schedule, based on my daily

activities - IF I were to do it.

Step 3

I developed a "scorecard" that would show my

participation (IF I decided to do it).

Step 4

I thought about where I could post the scoreboard where

I could see it as a daily reminder.

By this time, my mind had been tricked into saying, "O K, I

will schedule 6 days a week with Monday off." (Notice the

sudden enthusiasm and tendency to over commit!)

(Read on to get your bonus download!)

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"OK Mike, what do you mean by scoreboard?"

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I will show you actual scoreboards examples in a moment.

First, let me explain. My scoreboard R O W S show each day

in a month. Its C O L U M N S list all my exercise

possibilities. That way, I can track everything.

Here are the exercises (columns) on my list:

Walk, run, row/aerobic, jump rope, tai chi (fast set),

hsing yi, ba gua, (open), (open), chest, back, Tibetan

rites, chi kung, chi coiling, tai chi, stretch, abs.

Naturally, my list would be different from yours,

should you choose to experiment with this idea.

I use the (open) columns for unspecified activities I want

to include sometimes. Variety is the spice of life!

I also have columns for recording data from my Polar Heart

Watch (aerobic zone arrows), recovery time. If you get into

aerobic training, you'll want a heart watch. I also have a

column for weight.

Do I do all these exercises everyday? Heck no! Just take a

look at this scoreboard from last February when I was

spending every minute writing a book.

http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/Images/Feb04-less.gif

For this whole month, I only took three 30-minute walks!

Here's a more typical scoreboard.

http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/Images/Aug03-more.gif

Obviously, I don't get around to every exercise every day

or month. But, I have this theory that any exercise is

100 times better than none.

OK, here's a blank scoreboard that YOU can download and

tailor for your own exercise program. Print out as many

copies as you need.

http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/Images/training-scoreboard.pdf

In this fo^rm, notice that I left right-hand columns for

your aerobic zones (arrows) and weight.

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Yes, but can you deal with your own mind?

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When I am traveling, I usually run for exercise. It's a good

way to relieve the atrophy from sitting all day. For example,

here's a journal entry from a recent trip...

[...] From the motel, I run up a hill, turn left past

the park where skate-boarders practice, then run the

bridge across the Colorado River. Wow, that water is

moving! I continue running to the lumberyard then turn

around.

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BIO:

Mike Hayden is Founder/CEO of Senior Management Services and the Documentation Express in Silicon Valley, California. Mr Hayden is the author of "7 Easy Steps to your Raise and Promotion in 30-60 Days!" The book that smart bosses want their employees to read.
ISBN 0-9723725-1-2. More articles at http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/pvt-information.html

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