Introduce yourself here!

Hi, I'm Cameron the Custodian here in the US of A. I live by myself and work by myself and you can imagine that it takes a toll on my mental health. So work wanted me to shape up and so I went to the Mental Health people and they helped me with some practical advise and some medication to prevent me from being too emotional. So here I am! I've been reading for about a month now and have tried to do everything at once, and failed about four times a week. So I'm going to attempt the 30-day challenge and just conquer the land a little at a time.

About Me: I'm a firm believer in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and He has helped me through a lot. I was very violent, compulsive, with no regard for another's well-being. For no reason, I would hit, even if I didn't even notice you were there, and promptly not care at all about it. Also I had a huge hatred for children and infants. Yeah, the only thing wrong with this from my standpoint was that I didn't want to be a monster Smile

. After my decision to Believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord (even if no one else did), I tested as an Introvert, Intuitive, Feeler, Perspective. In other words, I need to be alone (sometimes), I don't need things spelled out to me, I think about other people's views before mine, and I think about the things that have happened. I've also had my heart broken over infants several times in the last two years to the point that I can comfortably say that my instincts as a Dad are awakened (even though they are not my kids!). One more thing, my Mom communicated her love for me by making sure that all the things I needed were handled, and that I learn to work well. In 18 years (and I counted) she said "I love you" six times. In the past two years (I'm 24), I've forgiven her (not wanted revenge, or put any weight on the past grievances), and have built a loving relationship with her (we go to dances about twice a week or so).

Yeah, you could say that improving my life is not a new thing, and I've found that what's talked about here is fairly helpful in creating the mindset that things are clean/done or going to be done/clean soon.

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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But endurance must do it's complete work so you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. -James 1:2-4

Hi my name is Sandra and I live on the Isle of Wight UK.
I am a singer/songwriter, a private music tutor, a Reiki master, and I am currently completing a holistic voice therapy course....I love to paint when I have the time...what a lovely site this is! Smile

Hello, I'm Anita & live in Hampshire, UK.
I work in accounts & am also studying to be a shiatsu practitioner (complementary therapy).
I bought the GTD book some time ago, & am working on overcoming being a perfectionist & procrastinator. Looking up GTD I found Zen Habits & look at it most days.
I love reading the articles (thanks, Leo) & every one's comments on how they do things their way.

Hi all,

My name is Torrey and I am on a mission to ensure more men take a serious look at their lives and work to improve it. I am located in Dallas, TX and blog at mensplaybook.com.

I look forward to connecting with this forum.

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Aloha!
I have been reading zen habits and following Leo for quite some time yet have only now decided to log on in the forum. So happy to be here.
Looking forward to hearing from many of like mind Smile

Be well!

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"One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began..." Mary Oliver

Hey all,

I'm Joss, I'm from Melbourne Australia. 20 years old and have played with habits before, but I've never been serious enough to join a forum. Leo's book 'The Power of Less' is changing that.
I'm still reading it, but thoroughly enjoying it.

Looking forward to growing in this community and creating many powerful habits with the help of everyone here.

Thanks!

Hey there! The name's Vivian Lee and I'm a college student in Cambridge, Massachusetts (right across the river from Boston). I'm a double-major in EECS (electrical engineering & computer science) and Management Science. I've experimented with many GTD and time-management techniques, but it always feels as if my plans fall through somehow. I just purchased the book The Power of Less and am in the process of planning out a better system for the upcoming fall semester. My biggest flaw is definitely having too many choices, and thus I spend more time choosing which way I would like something to be done instead of actually doing it, haha! Nice to meet you all!

Hi, as you can probably guess by looking at my username, I'm Shane.
I have been experimenting with self-developement techniques for a couple of years and have just recently decided to step it up a notch and see how much I can transform and adapt my life.
I'm here because I like zenhabits and to share and learn.

Cheers,
Shane

Hello folks. I've been following Zen Habits for about a year now, but only now am beginning actually to implement some of Leo's thoughts and suggestions in making changes to my life. Just the other day, I happened upon the existence of this forum through reading one of Leo's posts. It comes to me at a great time, not only because I'm at a point where I feel the need to make some changes in my life, but also because I've spent a lot of time the past couple of years on another sort of forum, for which I've begun to lose enthusiasm and a sense of connection. But I find that as my activity level on the other forum has declined I've begun to miss the social connections that I had there. So I'm hoping that here I can both learn tools I can apply in creating a new incarnation of Charlie, and at the same time make some friends and contribute myself to someone else's growth or change.

Hi, It is really nice forum! I like it very much! Thanks for creating this amazing website where we can share links and stuff Smile

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Hi, I'm Ken, from Edmonton, Canada. I've been lurking here for a few weeks and decided to sign up. I work as a counselor; in my spare time I write, draw, and I have been learning about yogic and other eastern philosophies, which has been part of my minimalist outlook. I've recently moved from a home filled with (other people's) clutter, into my own space - I've spent the last few months purging myself of stuff I just don't love nor need, and it has been liberating.

I'm new to Zen Habits and am in the midst of reading The Power of Less. I thought I'd sign onto the Forums. I look forward to offering (and receiving) support in making life changes. I'm the mother of a wonderful toddler, partner to a very dear man, and also am an attorney in solo practice. When Leo writes in the book about what to do if you feel overwhelmed in an area of your life, my thought was -- I feel overwhelmed in all areas of my life. Yikes! Well, I guess that means I can look forward to making a whole lot of improvements. Very Happy

I've been reading the blog for some time, and it's introduced me to many concepts. I was already interested in minimalism when I had found it - via suckless.org, Gentoo, and Arch - but the blog had given me more than I can think of. Since then, I've dedicated to, not only applying minimalism to my computer, but to my life as well.

A short introduction is usually best :

I'm a 21 year old male living in Northern Ontario. I am a celiac, a recovering victim of agoraphobia, and a father of a darling little girl. I am an ex drug addict, I have been in jail a few times, and I've broken many copyright laws. I have a strong belief system, and rarely back out of an argument.
I try not to get offensive, but sometimes, it slips out. I have recently began getting interested in typography and finances. My interests prior to these (and they still remain interests) are programming, writing, and technology.

I hope I get along with many of you.

-dx

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