I am SO blessed. I have so many people cheering for me on my journey to greatness...it's really quite amazing. My husband, my family, my core group of girls, my personal trainer, my chiropractor, my life coach, my readers...and that's just the start! I truly believe that critical to your success is being surrounded by a group of people who believe in you and all of your aspirations - in other words, rid the haters (non-believers) from your life!
As I have expressed in several blog posts back, I am really working on being a daily 5amer. I have so many goals, so many dreams, and I know that part of my success lies in rising early and tackling the day. My shoddy schedule of LATE nights just isn't going to cut it...I'm sure many of you can relate to this example:
Picture yourself back in college...(or perhaps in your job facing a similar deadline pressure) with a major 10-page paper due in the morning. Because you've procrastinated, you're now forced to pull an all-nighter (which, at this point you are accustomed to doing as this is not your first rodeo) So, you begin to crank out words around 9pm...at around 2am, you are really on a roll. Words are coming to you like magic, your starting to persperate because your creative juices have you feeling like you are quite literally on fire. You hit an inevitable wall around 4am just as you are attempting to proof your work; but at this hour there is really no point because all of your thoughts now are just starting to run together. At around 6am, you put the final touches on the paper, save, and hit print. Project complete with just enough time left to jump in the shower and get to class. You stroll into class the next morning, feeling a sense of accomplishment and thinking to yourself that it's the most brilliant thing you've ever written. You hand over the paper with pride and anxiously wait for the "A" grade back. Days later you discover - in much astonishment - that you have completely bombed the paper. At first you think, "How could this be? It was my best writing yet!" As you begin to re-read your work, you feel yourself sinking in your seat..."Oh no, are these really my words? What in the word was I thinking?" Typos, grammar issues, mistakes galore....yep all in a night's work.
That same scenario is true for me today. In the late hours of the night - no matter how much clarity I think I have - too much of the time my evening accomplishments are re-dos because even though I am awake...I am still, as the saying goes, "asleep at the wheel". I have always claimed to be a "night person" but I know now that I have simply learned to be a "night person". Staying up through the night and sleeping away the morning are far from natural. Last I checked, I am not a cat, an owl, or an opossum. Right?
So, again, I must embrace this 5am thing. To do all that I need to do in a day...there isn't really another option. It's a waste of energy/time, to spend re-doing anything that should already be done.
The video below really put things in perspective for me. Take a look...
Among other things, my life coach is really helping me on my journey to embrace the day early. My issue is that the more stress I have in my life - and right now it's on the heavy swing - the more I want to hide under the covers than face the day ready to overcome. I am equipped with a auto sleep button. Anytime I want to sleep, I can. Like right now, I am wide awake (even without the caffeine in my life) - yet if I chose to, I could crawl under my desk and be sound asleep in less than 5 minutes. It's a gift and curse.
I desire to rise with ease early in the morning (5am) - even with lofty deadlines at-hand - and head to bed around 10/11pm each night vs. living with the zero sleep schedule that I have right now. I go to bed each night at a different hour (deadline contingent) - sometimes not at all - and wake up at a different hour - sometimes not at all. See what I mean? Let's face it, getting up early gives you a head start and a decided edge.
Words from the Life Coach
So, this week I've had my share of practicing the early rise. I have to say...as expected I'm loving it and feeling oh, so accomplished! Monday started off a little bleak...I didn't get out of bed until 6:45am. Later that morning, I received a voicenote (transcribed below) from my Life Coach that's really helped me get things turned around. It's proven to be just the set of words I needed to have the right state of mind to pull myself out of bed in the early a.m. I'm sharing in hopes that it will help you, too! No matter what time you need to wake up...it's a great message to all!
It’s all about how you wake up!
Just wondering how you rolled out of bed this morning? Did you think consciously of your day to come? Did you direct your mind to visualize about the opportunities that exist rather than things that may overwhelm? In other words, did you visualize a positive day? See yourself really taking control of it? Overcoming challenges that you have otherwise stayed away from? It’s all about how you wake up!
First, set your alarm clock to a song that makes you smile. Something that slowly gains momentum so that it wakes you up but in a calming, gentle manner vs. the standard ultra annoying and sometimes startling approach.
As you first awaken, don't jump right out of bed. Lay still for a just a couple of minutes. Allow your subconscious to nudge you how you proceed in those first few moments upon rising. Under the direction of your subconscious, slowly allow your mind to find your breathe and take just a few moments to stretch your limbs.
Then as you rise out of bed, make sure that you greet your morning in a very directive manner. This takes visualization...gain a true sense your breathing, of your skin, your muscles and your organs...appreciate the gift of life. Begin thinking about your day, and determine how you are going to be successful in those first few hours of your morning. Visualize the opportunities that exist...see yourself achieving and overcoming.
As you take the first step forward to embarking on a new day, realize that you already have much to celebrate. You're awake and giving yourself the gift of the first morning hours. It's time to greet your day, and remember it's in the morning that you are presented with all manner of possibilities. You, my friend, are choosing to not miss a minute of it.
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Keep it Clean & Enjoy the Early Rise!
Mrs. Skinny Fat
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| My personal trainer and I...going through the motions of bicep curls. I love this picture...screams "Guided Progress" - Oh, how far I've come... |
Picture yourself back in college...(or perhaps in your job facing a similar deadline pressure) with a major 10-page paper due in the morning. Because you've procrastinated, you're now forced to pull an all-nighter (which, at this point you are accustomed to doing as this is not your first rodeo) So, you begin to crank out words around 9pm...at around 2am, you are really on a roll. Words are coming to you like magic, your starting to persperate because your creative juices have you feeling like you are quite literally on fire. You hit an inevitable wall around 4am just as you are attempting to proof your work; but at this hour there is really no point because all of your thoughts now are just starting to run together. At around 6am, you put the final touches on the paper, save, and hit print. Project complete with just enough time left to jump in the shower and get to class. You stroll into class the next morning, feeling a sense of accomplishment and thinking to yourself that it's the most brilliant thing you've ever written. You hand over the paper with pride and anxiously wait for the "A" grade back. Days later you discover - in much astonishment - that you have completely bombed the paper. At first you think, "How could this be? It was my best writing yet!" As you begin to re-read your work, you feel yourself sinking in your seat..."Oh no, are these really my words? What in the word was I thinking?" Typos, grammar issues, mistakes galore....yep all in a night's work.
That same scenario is true for me today. In the late hours of the night - no matter how much clarity I think I have - too much of the time my evening accomplishments are re-dos because even though I am awake...I am still, as the saying goes, "asleep at the wheel". I have always claimed to be a "night person" but I know now that I have simply learned to be a "night person". Staying up through the night and sleeping away the morning are far from natural. Last I checked, I am not a cat, an owl, or an opossum. Right?
One of my favorite quotes is, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." - Well said, Benjamin Franklin.
So, again, I must embrace this 5am thing. To do all that I need to do in a day...there isn't really another option. It's a waste of energy/time, to spend re-doing anything that should already be done.
The video below really put things in perspective for me. Take a look...
Among other things, my life coach is really helping me on my journey to embrace the day early. My issue is that the more stress I have in my life - and right now it's on the heavy swing - the more I want to hide under the covers than face the day ready to overcome. I am equipped with a auto sleep button. Anytime I want to sleep, I can. Like right now, I am wide awake (even without the caffeine in my life) - yet if I chose to, I could crawl under my desk and be sound asleep in less than 5 minutes. It's a gift and curse.
I desire to rise with ease early in the morning (5am) - even with lofty deadlines at-hand - and head to bed around 10/11pm each night vs. living with the zero sleep schedule that I have right now. I go to bed each night at a different hour (deadline contingent) - sometimes not at all - and wake up at a different hour - sometimes not at all. See what I mean? Let's face it, getting up early gives you a head start and a decided edge.
Words from the Life Coach
So, this week I've had my share of practicing the early rise. I have to say...as expected I'm loving it and feeling oh, so accomplished! Monday started off a little bleak...I didn't get out of bed until 6:45am. Later that morning, I received a voicenote (transcribed below) from my Life Coach that's really helped me get things turned around. It's proven to be just the set of words I needed to have the right state of mind to pull myself out of bed in the early a.m. I'm sharing in hopes that it will help you, too! No matter what time you need to wake up...it's a great message to all!
It’s all about how you wake up!
Just wondering how you rolled out of bed this morning? Did you think consciously of your day to come? Did you direct your mind to visualize about the opportunities that exist rather than things that may overwhelm? In other words, did you visualize a positive day? See yourself really taking control of it? Overcoming challenges that you have otherwise stayed away from? It’s all about how you wake up!
First, set your alarm clock to a song that makes you smile. Something that slowly gains momentum so that it wakes you up but in a calming, gentle manner vs. the standard ultra annoying and sometimes startling approach.
As you first awaken, don't jump right out of bed. Lay still for a just a couple of minutes. Allow your subconscious to nudge you how you proceed in those first few moments upon rising. Under the direction of your subconscious, slowly allow your mind to find your breathe and take just a few moments to stretch your limbs.
Then as you rise out of bed, make sure that you greet your morning in a very directive manner. This takes visualization...gain a true sense your breathing, of your skin, your muscles and your organs...appreciate the gift of life. Begin thinking about your day, and determine how you are going to be successful in those first few hours of your morning. Visualize the opportunities that exist...see yourself achieving and overcoming.
As you take the first step forward to embarking on a new day, realize that you already have much to celebrate. You're awake and giving yourself the gift of the first morning hours. It's time to greet your day, and remember it's in the morning that you are presented with all manner of possibilities. You, my friend, are choosing to not miss a minute of it.
--
Keep it Clean & Enjoy the Early Rise!
Mrs. Skinny Fat
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