3 am. Day one.

Good morning friend,

Today is day one of waking up at 3 am…

I don’t know if this will be a daily blog post, but after looking at my life and evaluating the things that bring me unhappiness, I would originally have argued that these were all things that I could not control. But I, the control freak, still wanted to find a solution. The solution was waking up at 3 am 5 days a week.

I know my life and circumstances are going to be different than yours, and I know we all make decisions differently and we all think differently, but this was the solution to making everyone happy in my life. I prefaced this sentence with what I did because I knew this wouldn’t be important to all, and it might seem crazy to some, but it is important to me.

I do function at my best when the ones around me are happy. However, I have been struggling to hit my goals while keeping everyone around me happy. It seemed impossible to juggle the wife, mother, real estate agent, business owner, and coach.

I was leaving the end of my day as my catch-all time. The time when I could focus on growing my business. But as the days and weeks rolled by, I wasn’t getting as much done as I wished, and my mind wasn’t at the level it needed to create the course I was creating that would lead to the epic growth in my coaching business that I desired.

Coupled with the realization that I must get to bed every night around 10 pm, I wasn’t left with much time. So I decided to restructure my day to get the time I needed.

I also have personal goals I want to hit. So with the desire to create a perfect day where we all win, I thought, what is the earliest that I can wake up, and not be alarming for those around me? (The last thing I want is for the ones I love to worry about me.) The answer I came up with was 3 am. Any earlier seemed like night. And any later meant I wouldn’t have enough time to move the needle in getting my course done in a week. Yeah, I do know I am a little intense, Lol.

The first step to waking up at 3 am was to remove caffeine from my diet. Oh man, this is a sad one. Sitting here, I think I might still allow myself coffee on Friday between 11 and Noon, as well as, on Saturdays, but I haven’t had coffee in 3 or 4 days. It hasn’t been hard, but I do love grape Celcius drinks and Shaken Coconut Milk Brown Sugar Blonde Espressos from Starbucks. So while not fiending for them, I do miss them.

So yes, step one was easy. I removed caffeine from my diet. The main reason behind this was to make sure I was tired enough to fall asleep at 8 pm Sunday — Thursday evenings.

But remember how I said I have some personal goals I want to hit? I still want to slim down two pant sizes. So I did some googling, I made a diet cheat sheet for myself, and I decided to try the 30/30/30 regimen/rule created by Tim Ferriss back in 2010. It essentially says, to eat 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking up, and then do some light cardiovascular exercise, like walking, for 30 minutes.

I am excited to say, I have successfully done that.

Back in 2014, I read Miracle Morning, and while I haven’t followed what I learned in the last 10 years, I am a true believer in the power of a miracle morning. If you haven’t read this book yet, it teaches you the “S-A-V-E-R-S”. Silence, affirmations, visualizations, exercise, reading, and scripting (writing). So with that in mind, I created a new morning routine for my 3 am mornings. (Side note: I am realizing I didn’t incorporate all of the savers, so I will be adding in visualization and affirmations tomorrow morning, and I read before I go to bed.)

3 AM Morning
3 am out of bed
3:04 water & iron
3:07 bfast
3:20 treadmill
journal
3:50 stretch
4:00 work
6:45 snack
6:55 yoga with hubby
7:25 shower
7:45 walk Juliette to school
8:00 work
10:55 lunch

It is 5:49 as I write this, and I am waiting for a brand new module (the video) to upload. I just recorded it. I have a lot I want to accomplish over the next week or two. Wish me luck.

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Love ya. Hugs, Jo.