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STOP! Here are the details for my weekly challenge, “What can you simplify in your life?...”

John Von Achen — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:06:06 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." [Leonardo da Vinci]

Your Challenge! – What can you simplify in your life this week that will save you time, relieve stress and/or make you life easier and more enjoyable?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge, “The quality of life is tied to the commitment to excellence…”

John Von Achen — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:48:50 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." [Vince Lombardi]

Your Challenge! – What area of your life will you commit to “excellence” this week? Remember, even the smallest commitment to excellence can have a major impact on your success, achievement and overall quality of life!

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge, “Forget failures…”

John Von Achen — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:53:19 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. [William Durant]

Your Challenge! – What area of your life that has been holding you back will you forget about and put past you this week?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge, “You can’t wait for success…”

John Von Achen — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:20:03 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it." [Jonathan Winters]

Your Challenge! – What area in your life will you stop waiting for success in this week, opting to just get up and move forward?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge, “Take control of your life…” -

John Von Achen — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:16:41 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"If you don't run your own life, somebody else will." [John Atkinson]

Your Challenge! – What area of your life will you take control of this week that is presently being run or controlled by someone else?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge, “Have a look with “new eyes”…”

John Von Achen — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:06:18 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." [Marcel Proust]

Your Challenge! – What area of your life will you look at with “new eyes” this week?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge: “Are you interested in other people?..”

John Von Achen — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:40:25 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you." [Dale Carnegie]

Your Challenge! – What will you do this week to specifically become more interested in other people (and when you do this, you will find more people will be interested in you)?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge: “Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect…”

John Von Achen — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:26:46 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections. [Unknown]

Your Challenge! – What imperfections (in you, in others and in your environment) are you willing to “see beyond” this week?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge: “Can you fly?..”

John Von Achen — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:36:58 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"Aerodynamically a bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway." [Mary Kay Ash]

Your Challenge! – During this week, where will you fly . . . specifically a place that you probably "shouldn't be able to fly"?

STOP! Here are the details for John’s weekly challenge: “Which will you be?..”

John Von Achen — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:16:43 +0000

I CHALLENGE YOU

"Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be." [Harvey Mackay]

Your Challenge! – Which one will you choose to be this week . . . the optimist or pessimist . . . and why?