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Challenges for Yourself—Pass or Fail

by Tazim Damji

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How long does it take to make something new stick? Some say that it takes 30 days, but others say it takes as little as 21 days. Regardless, it seems more popular for people to partake in 30-day challenges.

January is usually the time when people start making goals for themselves—and also for their blogs. Problogger’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge is one that many bloggers I know partake in. I’ve been working on fixing up my blog, but haven’t given myself a set number of days for a ‘challenge’. I’ve been giving myself a goal of fixing dead links and photos, and promoting old posts this month, and have finally got a professional theme!

I tend to start things, thinking I’ll be motivated enough to do them for a long period of time, but this just never happens. Tiffany, from Fabulous Finds by NovemberGirl talks about her recent 30 Day Photo Challenge Fail. I know I can relate to that, and many other people can, too. I like how she said that she hasn’t given up on the challenge entirely, but has just changed it a bit to better suit her time and situation, by still taking photos but not posting everyday..

I think this is a really good way to look at a challenge—and it’s great to make a challenge work for you.

What sort of challenges do you like to give yourself, and how good are you about sticking to the full length of the challenge?

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About Tazim Damji

Tazim Damji is a permaculture gardener and certified holistic nutritionist from Vancouver, Canada. She is passionate about photography, vegan food, and gardening. Read more posts by Tazim. Visit her food and adventure blog Celebrate Life's Adventures Connect with Tazim via Twitter or on Facebook .

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  1. Tiffany C. says

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    Great post 🙂 Along with failing the photo challenge for January I tried to resolve to stop eating at McDonalds this year but I've already failed at that. I have cut back though.

    • tazimd says

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      I vowed to stop having soda, but failed at that! I'm just going to try for 2weeks.

  2. Krisitn Wheeler says

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    I am challenging myself right now with starting Nutrisystem, and BOY IS IT A CHALLENGE! I am hungry!!
    My recent post Nutrisystem Week 1 – Getting Excited!

    • tazimd says

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      That's a big challenge! I wish you all the best with that. 🙂

  3. ashleigh walls says

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    I failed a photo challenge in 2 days. I just completely forgot. The only thing I have kept is eating well.
    My recent post #SharetheLove Hop: Win A Valentine's Day Package From Hallmark

    • tazimd says

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      eating well is a great achievement! I find it hard to stick to regularly.

  4. Brooke says

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    I can totally relate, I get so excited and motivated to do things and then…after a while..nothing..lol

  5. actingbalanced says

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    love the new theme! I think that having clear goals is more important than clear deadlines!
    My recent post Leapin' for Leap Pad G!veaway!

    • tazimd says

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      thank you! That is a great way to think about goals—love that quote!

  6. kat says

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    I have heard that saying 21 days to make or break a habit too! I am no good at challanges like that. I have to set my mind to it and just do it!

  7. hurtownie danych says

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    Your blog does not display correctly on my iphone4 – you might wanna try and fix that

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