• Having the support of my wife was key. If you don’t have a support network when doing a challenge, it makes it very difficult.
• The peacefulness of 4:30 is quite amazing. No one is out, so it gives you a chance to just “be”; it is a great time to think and reflect; and yes, a great time to get stuff done.
• Even though I wanted to mix it up and change things, getting into a routine is very important. My routine would be bedtime at 9:30 pm in order to get up at 4:30. If I kept this routine (which was most of the time), I had no problem getting up.
• Although my productivity sky rocketed in the morning, it would be hard to keep this pace. I would typically hit a wall around 2:30 or 3:00.
• The world wakes up and stirs between 5:30 and 6:00. Don’t know why exactly.
• I had some great workouts!
• I need to continue to have small, attainable goals in my life in order to achieve the much bigger life goals that I have.
• My goals need to be a struggle; I need to continue to push myself.
• Getting up this early takes a lot of discipline!
I have been asked why I did this. The primary was I did this for myself:
• I wanted to change/mix it up;
• I wanted a new goal that was going to be hard and take effort; that would make me suffer
• I wanted to change to change my routine
• I wanted challenge the way I viewed the world
• I wanted to experience suffering – working a twelve our day tiresome; if you do this you will suffer.
So if you have been in anyway inspired, here is the challenge for you: take on a challenge that will push you. Change things up! It’s ok to suffer a little. And then break down this challenge into small obtainable goals. Perhaps getting up 30 minutes early to run; perhaps read a new book (start with one chapter at a time); or learn something new. You can do it!
Carpe Diem and make it a great day!
Andy
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