This is my last week of my 5AM Club 66 Days Challenge. Actually, those are my last three days of this challenge. It has been a great journey, and I am incredible thankful to Robin Sharma’s small videos along the the way that made the journey somehow more pleasant. But first, and most, I am thankful to my boyfriend, who joined me (or I joined him) in this challenge and together we managed to accomplish something amazing together.
If you haven’t read my previous posts on my experience with the 66 Days Challenge, and if you would like to see how the transition for a “not a morning person” was, here are the links to all the weeks along the journey.
Day 65
Today is Saturday, and although I don’t technically have to wake up at 5AM, my body is already awake. My brains says: it’s Saturday, so you can stay a little bit longer in bed, it’s weekend. Of course, I always listen to my brain, why wouldn’t I? One hour later, my body gets really pissed and I have to get our of the bed. I start to have a headache, I over slept.
This is the moment when it hurts more not to wake up at 5AM rather than to do so. I have finally reached that moment that Robin Sharma was talking about in his book, but also in his videos. I felt that was something out of this world. How could anyone feel physically bad if they didn’t wake my super early in the morning? It turns out it can be possible.
Today is a relaxation day, so I will be going for a nice long walk, read and make pizza and apple pie later. I am not a big fan of watching movies, but my boyfriend likes this activity, so we will be doing that later today. It will have to be a comedy, otherwise I will not compromise 🙂
Day 66
Yaaaayyyy. I am here, finally. Last day of the challenge. Everything that Robin promised it will happened, it happened. I finally look forward to waking up at 5AM each day. How was the journey? I make a short video where I explain a little bit, if you feel like watching it, you can have a look here, if not, continue reading.
The Morning Routine
I am not going to lie, it was not easy. I did not start waking up at 5AM right away. My boyfriend did though. Not me. I have two kids, a job, and being alone with my kids when they are with me, it did not make the best environment for me to afford to be too sleepy and tired throughout the day. So, instead, I decided to take my time. I started to wake up earlier and earlier each day, and finally, after around 10 days-ish (can’t remember the day exactly), I was there. I was waking up at 5AM.
Did I need to take power naps around lunch time every day? Yes, I did for about 42 days-ish. I was lucky enough that with all this corona around, we did mostly working from home, so that was not difficult for me to handle. How would I have managed to do that if I were in the office? I don’t know now, but I am confident I would have found a solution. The resource is never the problem, but the lack of the resourcefulness as Tony Robins always says. So, as long as you are not afraid of being creative, then the sky is the limit – not even.
The Messy Part
It was hard in the beginning, and messy in the middle, and amazing in the end. The messy part it was the most challenging for me. Messy because I had moments when I felt I was not in control. I was tired. But not tired enough to sleep (I would get tired around 4-5PM, so that meant only 4 hours before the bedtime anyway, so I couldn’t afford to sleep). When I am tired, I get a little bit depressed or demotivated. I had my moments. But not a single time, did I think of quitting with the morning routine. There was something magic about it from the very beginning. It made me feel so peaceful and empowered. It was, and it is, the perfect way to start my day. It was what happened later during the day that it was more challenging.
I had to learn to pay more attention to my body and the signals it’s sending. I had to learn to stay no to some activities, and prioritize the most important ones, in order not to overdo it. I had to learn to protect myself from becoming over tired.
The Amazing Part
Day 42 – ish was the day when my body and my brain didn’t need the power nap anymore. The amazing part of the journey just has started. I can be a full functioning person now. Full of energy in the morning, moderate after lunch, and quite after dinner. This works perfectly for me. I learned that a boost of energy around 4PM, before I pick up the kids from school and kindergarten helps to have some extra energy in the evening for them. That can be just watching a motivational video on YouTube while driving to the school, or running for 20 minutes on my treadmill, or just listening to “happy” music. That works for me.
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