The Tale of Nivek and Medusa

[Nivek]

Main Quest: The person I love the most told me I don't look at people when I'm talking to them.  At some level, I am aware of this, and over the next six weeks I'm going to learn that looking people in the eye will not turn me into a stone statue.

 

 

Goal #1:  Seven times a day, make a conscience effort to look a unique individual in the eye. CHA 4

 

Goal #2:  Three times a day, remind myself to walk with my head held high CHA 1 DEX 3

 

Goal #3:  Continue exercising four days a week STR 3 CON 2

 

Life Goal:  Join a CrossFit gym WIS 2

[Nivek]

Update:  

 

Goal #1: I knew this would be tough to count, so I am appealing to all the nerds out there to come up with a way for me to track the number of people I make eye contact with during the day. 

 

Goal #2:  I am going to wear a rubber bracelet to remind me to keep my head up.

 

Goal #3:  3 workouts already completed this week.  Did Jackie yesterday (hmmm...maybe should reword that).  I completed the named workout Jackie yesterday after some heavy dumbbell presses.  The row was the worst part for me.

 

Life goal:  There might be a job change in the future (I should find out today).  If I do change jobs, I'll be on conserve resource mode and will not be joining a CrossFit gym.

 

Awesome video reminder of my main quest: 

 

[Nivek]

Update #2

Goals 1 @ 2: Wearing my "pray for Lincoln" bracelet is a great reminder.

Goal #3: Attended my first beginners class yesterday at CrossFit South Metro! Completed another item on my epic quest. Someone go tell Louie.

[Anamal]

You should totally practice looking at people while on a walk/run. I do this, give a smile and a nod, and even if its super awkward, you're running in the opposite direction of the person so it doesn't last very long! It also usually makes the other person smile, so you're spreading good!

 

Maybe you can wear 7 small bracelets on your right wrist, and every time you make meaningful eye contact with somebody you transfer one bracelet to the other wrist. That way you don't have to keep count in your head, and you have a visual and physical reminder of how you're doing that day.

 

Also, maybe do something where every time you meet somebody and shake their hand you make eye contact for 3-4 seconds, its a good business practice and is a built in social obligation you might as well get used to practicing.

 

Good luck!