FAQ'S

Do you have any of these questions?  Look below for the answers!

- What are my personal wildcards and am I stuck with the ones I choose for the whole challenge?
- What are the Weekly Challenges?
- What's all this Blog business?
- What are these team-thingys?  I thought this was an individual challenge?
- Any hints to working the spreadsheet?


What are my personal wildcards, and am I stuck with the ones I choose for the whole challenge?
Personal Wildcards are the things you want to work on, separate from the group challenges.  Since the whole point is to better ourselves, we gotta choose something specific to us, in each of our 3 Categories:  Physical, Spiritual, and Family.  If your goals are private, just mark, "Personal", or "Private" on the spreadsheet.  It's up to you how you want to handle them.
And, no, you don't have to keep the same goals for the entire challenge.  Every 3 weeks, you get to change them!  Aren't we nice?
  
What are the Weekly Challenges?
The weekly challenges are things that all of us can work on to improve our lives.  We choose them based on the 3 main categories we are trying to be better at.  Each week, on SUNDAY, watch for a new blog post.  That's how we'll tell you what the weekly goal is.  Make sure you stay up on them!!
  
What's all this Blog Business?
"What's all this Blog Business"?  Really.  No need to be rude.  :)  The blog can be one of the best parts of the challenge!  It's how we lend a hand to our fellow competitors.  We can offer words of encouragement, advice, or explanations.  Each week, on WEDNESDAY, we will post a topic of discussion.  Please respond with a meaningful comment.  You get to mark a point on the spreadsheet, AND you get to connect with everyone else.  Watch for the new posts!  You have from Wednesday to Sunday to reply.

What are these team-thingys?  I thought this was an individual challenge?
Yes, the challenge is individual. You measure your own points, and are not compared to others.  The teams are a way for us to feel connected.  Use them however you feel you need to.  When Erin and I were on the same team last fall, we called each other, or emailed encouragement.  We gave each other reminders on the areas we struggled in.  
There will be a couple of weeks where we take your WHOLE TEAM'S total points.  The team with the most points will all win a prize.

Any other questions?  Reply to this blog, and check the box that allows all followers to see your response.  Erin and I will answer the questions asap, and everyone can see! 
Is there no end to our generosity?......   

Any hints to working the spreadsheet?
Yes! 
1)  Notice the Tabs.  Tabs will get you everywhere!  The total calculation page is not usually the page you need to worry about.  I know it's the first tab, and it shows you everything, but Move On Over to your Group Tab.  Your Group Tab is your friend!

2)  Mark your Contact Info.
3)  Write your Personal Wildcards down.
4)  Give yourself a Point on the total calculation tab.
5)  Woo Hoo!