#2 Self-Investment Update
Week 2 of upgrading my systems to love myself extraordinarily well
"The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away."
Shireen’s System for a Healthy Body
Goals:
Cellular repair and metabolism health:
Fast 16+ hours Day 1-14 of menstrual cycle; 13+ hours Day 15-35
Strength and flexibility:
4 workouts every week (HIIT and weight training)
Cognition and healing:
80+ sleep score 5/7 nights
Nutrition:
Hit macros every day confidently (I eat well but want to start tracking to verify)
Get on a data-driven supplement regiment
Target weight: 145lb by EOY
Week 2, July 8 - 14:
✅ 5/7 days of 80+ sleep score = hitting sleep goals finally!
✅ 16+hr fasting ftw - cheated 1 day to sneak in afternoon tea with my brother but made up for it with a 21hour fast the following day
❗️Meal tracking and supplements aren’t habitual yet, committing to meal tracking and blocked time out to research supplements
Shireen’s System for a Healthy Mind
Goal: Upgrade my mental software
Observe my thoughts / thinking patterns. Evaluate if I want to keep or change. Track them in yay/nay list.
Actions > Thoughts. When there is a thought to do something and it is determined to be a healthy thing to do, take action immediately.
Week 2, July 8 - 14:
✅ YAY Patterns:
Magician > Victim. I am the ultimate creator - I observe what’s happening, exercise extreme ownership that I’ve created this situation and be aware of my agency. What do I want to change versus keep? Re-do the recipe as desired.
Specifics > Generalizations.
Example: “I love you” vs “I love you for being so open minded and patient.”
Example: “I don’t think you’re listening” vs “I feel closed-offness from you here, are you feeling that?”
❗️NAY Patterns:
Mutually exclusive-ness. Too often I default thinking I need to make a choice between two things, instead of my default thinking allowing me to see both are possible. Upgrading to abundance here <3
Shireen’s System for Healthy Value Creation
Will add screen shots of my system next week.
Week 2, July 8 - 14:
What did I do to create value and be of service today?
What new roads did I create for that value to be received / exchanged?
❗️Not in love with my system just yet, but for now holding myself accountable for actively reflecting and measuring value I’m creating every week.
Updating my system today made me feel like shit. Had to look back at my calendar and found myself asking what real value I created this week. Reminding myself I’m going through major transition energy:
coordinating a cross-country move, officially packing up our Miami home of 3 years;
shifting strategy on a 5-year long pursuit;
re-connecting and spending in-person time with parents after months;
spending meaningful time solo after years
Systems… help your girl create and spread lots of value <3
Shireen’s System for a Healthy Environment
What parts of me do I want amplified?
What changes am I making to my environment to amplify these parts?
Retro - what parts of me were amplified?
Week 2, July 8 - 14:
Self-reliance, courage, empathy, and service-oriented self
Intentional alone time + building systems for good habits
Retro:
Generally proud of how I’m navigating some major life changes right now, and the habits I’m exercising while doing so.
Had one day where I felt majorly chaotic/overwhelmed and recognized the cause of it quickly because it was such a clear contrast to the rest of my week. Ripping out that trigger.
Next week - craving creativity and adventure, but feeling constrained by the cross-country move logistics. will put this desire out in the universe for now, let’s see what’s in flow.
Having this accountability system made me do one workout this week that I would have otherwise skipped. Doing this reflection already makes me want to upgrade my value creation systems even more. Glad to be doing this for myself.
lots of love,
Shireen