Perfect Life Project

Today is The Perfect Time to Start

Following is an excellent old post I recently came across on the the well-written Genius Types blog. Its about just getting on with your dreams rather than making excuses or waiting for the perfect time to start. I believe its very true.

The Perfect Time to Start Never Comes

When is the perfect time to start a business, lose weight, start investing, become an artist, travel the world, or create the life you have always wanted?

Australians working harder, sleeping, relaxing less

A new study of Australian lifestyle habits has revealed that we are working longer, sleeping less and getting less exercise. This is something I have been aware of for some time and used to be guilty of. In the last few years I have made a determined effort to combat this trend with a more balanced and rewarding approach that I have termed my Perfect Life Project. Below is a report from the Sydney Morning Herald detailing the latest lifestyle figures. In italics I have included my PLP figures to demonstrate how life can be successfully lived by the average person without following this alarming trend.

Appreciate what you have

Many of us spend much of our lives dreaming about what we'd like to have, or coveting the lives of others. But how many of us take the time to actually appreciate what we already have?

I spend most weekends moving from one activity to another. Multiple sports, social events and kids activities put paid to most of my R&R. My wife and I often take turns with the children while the other one races off to another activity.

Going Low-Carb

I have decided to pursue a low-carb diet for the next month. There are a few reasons for this and in this post I will outline the reasons, approach and benefits.

I have always been an very active person, competing in several sports and lots of outdoor activities. A year ago I returned to the gym for the first time in almost 20 years. As I am approaching 40 I felt it was important to begin building or preserving the muscle mass that begins to deteriorate as we age. More muscle actually increases your metabolism and can result in burning fat. But mainly I wanted to get stronger and combat the aging process as much as possible. Combining resistance work in the gym with my aerobic cycling pursuits should do the trick.

Inspirational

Just over thirteen months ago, a life-long friend and
mentor of mine was involved in an horrific cycling accident.
His Saturday morning bunch ride was collected side-on by a speeding vehicle.The carnage was widespread.