Musings by John Weir

This B-Alert system is a really helpful guide to your day. Give it a try.

B- is for Blueprint. Plan for the day. Either the night before or in the morning. The night before is more helpful as it is proven that your subconscious aids you to systematically work through your next day’s plan in your sleep. It’s really quick just do it for 10-15 minutes. Your plan should focus on your most important achievements, appointments, purpose and objectives as well as those daily things you need to get done. This really helps me because as I tick each one off I feel a bit accomplished and spurs me on to get the rest of my tasks done and it makes you feel like you are the one in control from the start.
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A- is for Action. The amount of action you put into your day will determine your score. Well-planned action! Luke: All right, I’ll give it a try. Yoda: No. Try not. Do… or do not. There is no try.

L- is for Learning. A well-planned day is taking time to expand your knowledge. Be curious. Develop the habit of reading something stimulating/ challenging or gives you the edge. It gives you that extra boost of positive energy. Watch documentaries, biographies or learning channels. Also learn from your everyday experiences. How did you overcome your last challenge? Learn from others. What do successful people do? Use other people’s experiences. Keep your eyes and ears open, ask questions. Don’t lose that curiosity about the world and ourselves we seem to be so passionate about when we’re young. Why is it assumed that we have learnt everything we need to when we leave school? We can constantly improve and develop.

E- is for Exercise. Even if it is just fitting in some Wii Fit in your every day or using the stairs instead of the lift or doing some sit ups on your bedroom floor. Exercise improves sleep, increases energy, relieves stress and anxiety, protects against injury, promotes good posture, aids digestion, enhances your self-image and makes you live longer! Eat well and don’t neglect that poor body of yours that is constantly working so hard to keep you going and never stops.

R- is for Relaxing. Relax! Make sure you fit some you time in your day, plan for it. Don’t feel bad about it. When you are well-rested and relaxed you are more productive, more creative,better focused and your energy is boosted. Even take a nap.

T- is for Thinking. Before you go to sleep, close your eyes and take a few snapshots of your day. How did you do? What did you do well? Are there any adjustments you could have made? Focus daily on the progress you have made. Be alert to shortcomings but don’t beat yourself up!! Find some things to be grateful for, I try to at least think of 10 and suddenly I remember so many more things to be thankful for and it really does make you feel good before you go to sleep and makes you realize how many good things happened in the day! Even if its just the fact you just got home safe, you had a nice meal, your family is well etc..

Write (Below) in your daily diary and just tick each off when you have done each. This really helps me and makes me that much more productive and balanced. Hope this helps.

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Thanks to Jack Canfield for the B-Alert concept.

Here are seven *spectacular* ways to make your Monday rock – and I bet they get you off to such a great start the whole week will rock too!

1. Take time to set your mind. A little time in prayer, meditation or just reflecting on all the amazing blessings you have does *marvelous* things for setting your mind and spirit in a great state to start the week.

2. Stretch! Stretching does *great* stuff for body. It promotes blood flow, it works out kinks and aches and it makes you feel more flexible. And really, when we’re more flexible and we feel good our minds are more flexible too!

3. Do a bit of exercise. You bet. Strong bodies help build strong minds. Get those endorphins flowing, build muscle, feel buff.

4. Picture your week. Create the image of the week that you’re starting – and see it all going GREAT! See it just the way it should be. Don’t worry, even if things come up, you’d be amazed at how easily you can adapt those surprises in and help make them part of how great the week is!

5. Make today’s to do list. If you haven’t already done it the night before, do one now. Don’t make it exhaustive and don’t make it for the rest of the month. Today’s list is fine. Then find one thing you can get done straight away and get your first check mark!

6. Smile and say hello to everyone (yes, even "them") that you work with on the way into your desk/office/cube/work station. You’d be surprised at how much starting with a smile will make both their week and yours better!

7. Be *positive*! For real! This is pithy, but true. Look at things with a glass half full – heck – even go 3/4 full! – mentality. Sure, stuff happens, but look at it as an opportunity! Yes, I hear some of you thinking that you’re a "realist" or " too pragmatic" for that. Well, guess what! The most pragmatic thing you can do is to change the reality by going after those opportunities by unleashing your creative mind with a positive outlook for creative solutions with enthusiasm!