Financial Challenge: Examine The Wallet

Open up your wallets and survey the contents...

1. Is your $5 or $10 still in there with February 4 written on it? If so great job-now you can choose to spend it or take it to the bank and drop in savings. Maybe your saving jar will reap the benefits. Drop it in there for the big item you are saving for.
2. Here's the second check of the wallet-How much plastic is in there? Do you only have debit cards or is there some charge cards?

This is a toe-stepping category. If you have several credit cards...why? Are you using them for just gas till the end of the month? Or are they the reason you've held on to the $10 bill-because you'd just use it if you got in a pickle?

Today's Challenge: Choose 1 of those cards and cut it! Close the account and move towards a debt-free life.

Challenge Issued!

Educational Challenge: Pictures of History

I must admit-the Arts-aren't really me. As I have gotten older, I have realized that I am missing the boat on an amazing adventure through time. As I look and try to model behaviors if 'Smart Fellars' I see a huge void in my personal life for the appreciation of Art.

The rich history that is displayed, the tiny details that took painstaking days or even years for the Artist to make. Millions of dollars are spent on collections of Art...yet I pretty much know about 4 paintings-and "dogs playing poker" is one of them. So I must change and open my mind up to be a SmarterMe and appreciate the 'Pictures of History'!

Today's Challenge: Click the link below and view the Top 10 Most Famous Paintings. There's a very brief description below each one. Read them and appreciate "The Arts"!

www.touropia.com/most-famous-paintings/
(You may need to type link in Browser)

Be a Smarter, more Well-Rounded U!

Challenge Issued!

Physical Challenge: On Your Mark...Get Set...Go!

Over the past year I have ran three 5K fun runs. My entire life I've wanted to run a marathon but something has always gotten in the way. I've let life take my physical self down. I have been known to eat about 1/2 bag of Hershey kisses out of stress and give up sleep for work.

I am a new and BetterMe-I will begin marathon training this month and will plan to run one in the spring. It's your turn! Don't let life get in the way if being healthy, don't let life/stress/work stop you from being a HealthierU!

Today's Challenge: Choose a fitness event to participate in. Train and do it.

Maybe you aren't a runner-walk a 5K. Maybe you should commit to just being in a Spinning Class then do a personal bike ride challenge. Go the distance...there is only one life to be lived-do it Healthy and to it's Fullest!

Challenge Issued!

Spiritual Challenge: Sharing Your Faith

Today you will see a slightly different view to the way the blogs are labeled....I was challenged to make a change. Someone pointed out that numbering them might make some feel like they couldn't join in...Yes I want this challenge to span an entire year but my true goal is that anyone can join at any point through-out the year and begin being a BetterU.  So I'm still going to number some but I will also be noting them by the daily topic.

Sharing your faith can be a very touchy subject. It's not easy to talk about how God has intervened in your life and made a difference because it's so deep and personal.  However, IT"S MOVING! Nothing like personal experience to change someone's view. 

Today's Challenge: Pray and Prepare to Share Your Faith. Spend 20 minutes praying and thinking about how you would share your personal experience about how Jesus changed your life!

GOD will send the right person who will be receptive and it might not even be this week but be prepared.  Jeremiah says, 

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  

Let GOD use you to deliver his message of hope and a promising future to someone this week!

Challenge Issued!

Challenge #34: Making It Special

Family Challenge Day and for us in the US Superbowl Sunday...so much time, money and hipe go into planning today. From the celebrities who are attending to the history of the game...all day long you can basically watch something about football.

Everyday you have those around you who we call family. Each day should be special with them but do we treat it that way. Yes you give them a birthday gift but do you try to make each day special? Everyday we have with our family is special-we are never promised tomorrow.

Today's Challenge: Plan something special today for your family. Get out the ice cream and make special sundaes or throw a party and celebrate today. It is a gift. Today's football game will be won by a team. Your team is sitting in your living room-Celebrate them!

Challenge Issued!

Challenge #33: Check It Off the List!

Last week we were suppose to just make a list of 5 things that really needed to be done around our house. The projects we all put off. Today we want to tackle the To Do list. I hope organizational challenges motivate you to stay on top of the little things and not let them pile up.

Today's Challenge: Choose the easiest 2 projects on the list and tackle them today. If they are super time consuming-pick just one.

Let's check it off our list. I'll be revamping my downstairs. What will you be doing?

Challenge Issued!

Challege #32: Difference Maker

Do you ever wonder look around and think someone is a loner. Maybe someone at work always eats alone. Or the visitor to your church that always sits on the back row.; maybe you have said hi to once or twice. Today's relationship challenge is geared to make you think about the person that many don't.

Today's Challenge:  Spend 10 minutes in prayer about the loner--maybe you don't even know their name but you know their face or where they sit. Pray for an opportunity to speak to them-Pray they have a good day. Let them know they aren't alone!

"It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference." 

Tom Brokaw

Be a Difference Maker!

Challenge Issued!