My buddy Brock and his fiance Marta run a FANTASTIC health-related site called FitForTwo.TV. During the month of July they are encouraging everyone to be as active as possible. Every day you are active this month, comment on Brock & Marta's daily post with what you did to be active and you could win stuff. They are giving away prizes every day, and you'll get yourself healthy in the meantime.

Even if you don't take part in the challenge, check out their website for awesome tips, recipes, and exercises. Brock and Marta are good good people!

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Happy Canada Day, Eh! It’s a new month and the start of a CHALLENGE! Marta and Brock are going to be active every day this month. They are encouraging YOU to be more active as well. Every day you are active in July, leave a comment under the episode that day saying what you did (yes, Fit For Two TV will air an episode EVERY DAY in July!). Comments are entries in a contest to win Lebert fitness equipment! Leave a comment today to win Lebert Stretch Straps! Read more at fitfortwo.tv

Just yesterday on AnywhereMan we were discussing squeezing everything you can out of the equipment you've got. This video captures that concept perfectly. Forget expensive HD video cameras, this film was shot (and edited!) entirely on the iPhone 4. Unbelievable.

Props to @jerdoyle for sharing this.

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a Majek Picture | contact us via hello@majekpictures.com Shot and edited entirely on the iPhone 4 / iMovie App (in 48 hours). Directed by Michael Koerbel Produced by Eric Edmonds and Rebekah Koerbel Written by Anna Elizabeth James and Michael Koerbel Photographed by Michael Koerbel Edited by Anna Elizabeth James Production Design by Leigh Koerbel Original Score Composed and Conducted by Corey Wallace Starring Greta Charness and Timothy GuestRead more at www.vimeo.com

Good article from FreelanceSwitch. I especially like the approach of bunching distractions together. I think that could work well.

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Most readers of this blog provide creative services of some kind, largely as designers or as writers. And if you are contemplating a switch to the freelance life, you may be wondering about your own creativity, about your ability to constantly come up with new and better ways to do things for your clients.

What’s the Cure?

Frankly, some people never get past this phase. But while successful freelancers may not be completely free of these afflictions, they eventually learn to manage them, to hold these distractions down to a level where they do a little less damage to their productivity:

Start with patience. If you are new at freelancing, you are facing a whole new lifestyle and “workstyle.” It takes time to adapt, so don’t expect to apply a heavy dose of “will power” or “self-discipline” and suddenly make everything better.

Bunch your distractions together. Check mail (e- or other) at specific times, and deal with it in a few set time periods, instead of constantly throughout the day. Get those office supplies, and all those other errands you have discovered, done on a single day in the week, instead of running out the door repeatedly.

Earn your distractions. Get those software updates only when you complete your work quota for the morning. Recognize these activities as the breaks they are, and use them as rewards.

Generally, outwitting these time wasting maneuvers works better than trying to eliminate them through some kind of brute force effort. And when you have that occasional relapse — as you will – forget all the guilt. Just have a laugh at yourself, and accept time wasters as part of the freelance life. Read more at freelanceswitch.com