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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

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Ecochallenge.org
2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Chris Ischay

EcoINL

"Taking care of today while preparing for tomorrow. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 888 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    612
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    1,011
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    604
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    435
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    96
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Chris's actions

Energy

Encourage my company and/or organization to measure and manage their carbon footprint

Do at Home

Organizations have a responsibility to make sustainable business decisions. To understand how to improve sustainable practices, it’s important to start with understanding the current impact. I will share the Tradewater Business Carbon Calculator with my organization.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work From Home

Do at Home

I will work from home 14 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go Get a Check Up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

Do at Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Mindfulness Practice

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 15 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Forgiveness

Do at Home

I will begin, or continue, on the journey of forgiving myself and/or other(s). I may do this through journaling, meditation, prayer, and/or talking with a licensed healthcare professional.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Track My Purchases

Do at Home

I will spend 20 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Do at Home

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 7 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Go Get a Check Up
    How do you practice self care?
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    Chris Ischay 10/28/2020 8:21 PM
    Once a year, always get a blood draw with full blood panel.  Quick, easy, fairly inexpensive and THE best indicator for any problems that are on the rise
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    Chris Ischay 10/28/2020 8:14 PM
    Thank you to everyone who participated!  Great job to all!  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Mindfulness Practice
    What best helped you with your Mindfulness Practice? How does Mindfulness keep you grounded and sustain your work with compassion?
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    Chris Ischay 10/23/2020 10:20 PM
    Become aware of those around you, their needs, with an outward mindset.  They may be wrong, but it shows compassion.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Joyful Movement
    What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?
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    Chris Ischay 10/17/2020 4:28 PM
    Ran another 1/2 Marathon today.  Despite the wind, went really well.  Distance running is the best.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Track My Purchases
    What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?
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    Chris Ischay 10/16/2020 6:04 PM
    I still think it all comes down to one thing:  live below your means.  Been doing that since I was in college.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Healthy Sleep
    Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?
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    Chris Ischay 10/15/2020 8:23 PM
    I am truly blessed in that I have never had trouble sleeping.  Give me 15 minutes and a pillow, and I am out cold.  The consistency is waking up at the same time, every day.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity De-Clutter My Home
    How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?
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    Chris Ischay 10/15/2020 8:22 PM
    Go through mail (including electronic mail) daily and get rid of the junk. No need to have 100+ unread emails!
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    Chris Ischay 10/14/2020 8:12 PM
    Congratulations to all the early registrant winners!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Forgiveness
    How has the process of forgiving, or contemplating forgiveness, benefited you?
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    Chris Ischay 10/11/2020 8:59 PM
    Tension relief.  More than anything else, letting go.
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    Chris Ischay 10/08/2020 10:37 PM
    Thank you for joining everyone.  2 down 20 to go! 
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