Try Something New for 30 Days

Recently I watched a TED talk called “Try something new for 30 days” by Matt Cutts and he makes it seem so achievable. The talk is only 3 mins and 20 seconds long but has motivated me to give it a go. The TED talk is here

There are a lot of 30 day challenges out there but they mainly focus around fitness. I did the 30 day ab challenge a couple of years ago and actually managed to keep going for the whole 30 days. I didn’t keep going after the 30 days though.

I’ve decided that I’m going to start a new 30 days challenge on the 1st of every month and try anything and everything that springs to mind. It takes around 21 days of doing something consistently for a new habit to form so hopefully some of them will stick whereas others will probably drop off.

My first challenge is to focus on toning my arms. I’m a bit conscious about them and have been meaning to do some exercises for years but I start and they don’t last long enough to make a difference.

Other ideas are:

Take a photo each day
Meditate
Write a novel in 30 days
Eat something new
Read a chapter of a book
Learn a magic trick
Run or cycle to work
Don’t complain or moan
Cut out chocolate, sweets, cake, alcohol, caffine, sugar or your guilty pleasure
Draw something different each day
Do a random act of kindness
Exercise each day
Learn a new word every day
De-clutter a drawer, cupboard or area of the house each day
Say Yes! to new opportunities and see where they lead
Watch a film a day
Start the day with herbal or green tea
Do something a little bit crazy
Learn something new each day – YouTube is full of ideas!
Think of your worst habit that you’ve been meaning to ditch and give it up for 30 days