What 30-Day Trial Is Right For You?

Sorry for the lack of blog activity lately: I've been on a slow computer and motivation hasn't been as high as it usually is. I'll be back on my regular computer tomorrow, and I'll have some catching up to do.

Now, for today's topic, I'm going to be blogging about what 30-day trials are right for you, by taking you through a series of steps to help you choose one.

Step 1: Why?

Why do you want to do a 30-day trial in the first place? A 30-day trial isn't easy for many people, especially people who simply aren't used to testing their self-discipline. So if you don't have a good reason, you probably won't succeed. Now, please don't e-mail me asking if Reason X is a good one. It's if YOU think it's good. Something I consider stupid might inspire you, and something I think is a noble cause may make you think 'Eh'. It's up to you. The reason needs to be compelling to YOU AND YOU ALONE. Nobody else.

Step 2: Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit.

Next, we want to classify it into one of these four areas (possibly two).

Body is the physical. Diet, exercise, manual labor: anything that requires physical effort more than anything else, and has a physical effect.

Mind is mental. Things that improve your concentration, skills, knowledge or attitude. Anything from being more positive to learning Spanish can go hear. Mind trials change your thinking, and way of looking at the world.

Heart is emotional. It's your social and emotional intelligence. How connected you are to people, and how you feel about things belong in this part.

Spirit is the hardest to define. Essentially, the more closely aligned something is with your passion, purpose and beliefs, the more spiritual it is. Anything that helps your passion and purpose is Spirit. This blog is Spirit for me.

Once you've classified it, we can move on to Step 3.

Step 3: Results

While the focus should always be on the journey THROUGHOUT the trial, while picking the trial itself, imagining the results can be a good idea. This is being more specific about Step 1. Do you want to be smarter, happier, healthier, thinner, etc. What do you want to get out of it. Is it just a test of your willpower and discipline?

Step 4: Choose.

Now you want to choose a trial that is the path of least resistance to your goal. Want to be thinner? Go on a diet and exercise plan. Happier? Practice positivity techniques (and read How To Be Happy on this blog). The path of least resistance is usually moronically obvious once you think of it and you'll realise that's what you wanted all along.

Now that you've chosen a trial, you'll want to read How To Succeed At 30-Day Trials (featured on this blog) to move on to the step of taking on the trial, and hopefully winning. If you fail, just try again at Day 1, and don't give up. It can change your life. It's certainly changed mine. So now what are you waiting for? Figure out a trial, learn some tips to do it, and dive in.

Until next time, may you start your own Trial.