I’ve been up for an hour and a half. It’s not that I couldn’t sleep, it’s that I didn’t want to sleep.
Waking up early has become a good habit of mine in the last year or so. Not too long ago, my mentor/financial advisor secretly planted a seed inside of me that struck my competitive cord.
One evening, he coyly suggested that we have our next phone call at 4:50 AM (He had been helping me start my business and was generously giving me his time). “Yea, I can talk Wednesday, but it’s got to be at 4:50 AM on my way to the gym.”
“Oh yea tough guy,” I thought, “I’ll call you at 4:49!”
He was essentially testing me. He was testing my commitment. We kept up these early phone calls for several months until he realized (and I realized, he realized) that the habit was set.
Waking up early is a mindset. It doesn’t apply to everyone (it wouldn’t have done me any good as a UFC fighter to wake up at 4:30 AM; I needed my rest), but it’s what waking up early represents that is important.
The point of this email is not to challenge you to wake up earlier than me or the next guy; it’s to help you reassess your daily schedules and priorities. Stop complaining about time. Watch less Netflix. Scroll through annoying Facebook political/negative/time-wasting timelines less.
Hone your habits. Organize your time.
I’ve put together a compilation of “7 Daily Success Habits” that can help you do just that. It’s yours for the taking. Fill out the form below and you’ll be directed to a better, more productive day.
Have a great weekend!
Life’s a Fight. Carpe Diem. Fight Well!
Spaniard
About the author : cbrenneman
Three days after the birth of his second child, The Spaniard discusses Fathership (a Spaniard term): his gratitude, his hopes, his plans, and how little he and his wife are sleeping. What does this mean for you? The tale involving Sheetz will make you think about the power of example. The discussion of summer camp and iffy acquaintances will help you watch for good and bad influences. The story in the hospital will alert you to opportunities to make simple, difficult decisions for growth. Whatever your relationship to parenting—past, present, future, never—there are thoughts here to help you put your arms around what matters most to you. Also: The three inspirations for the new baby’s name!
Three days after the birth of his second child, The Spaniard discusses Fathership (a Spaniard term): his gratitude, his hopes, his plans, and how little he and his wife are sleeping. What does this mean for you? The tale involving Sheetz will make you think about the power of example. The discussion of summer camp and iffy acquaintances will help you watch for good and bad influences. The story in the hospital will alert you to opportunities to make simple, difficult decisions for growth. Whatever your relationship to parenting—past, present, future, never—there are thoughts here to help you put your arms around what matters most to you. Also: The three inspirations for the new baby’s name!
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It’s host versus co-host. The Spaniard finds competition essential while Dread questions that. The Spaniard gives a wrestler’s and fighter’s appreciation of flesh-and-blood opponents: how they have shaped him, how they have often obsessed him, and how he sometimes has to search for their equivalents. The conversation highlights how competitors personify high standards and how the highest performance might require a winner and a loser. Also: Will baby Rocky let The Spaniard work out?
It’s host versus co-host. The Spaniard finds competition essential while Dread questions that. The Spaniard gives a wrestler’s and fighter’s appreciation of flesh-and-blood opponents: how they have shaped him, how they have often obsessed him, and how he sometimes has to search for their equivalents. The conversation highlights how competitors personify high standards and how the highest performance might require a winner and a loser. Also: Will baby Rocky let The Spaniard work out?
It’s host versus co-host. The Spaniard finds competition essential while Dread questions that. The Spaniard gives a wrestler’s and fighter’s appreciation of flesh-and-blood opponents: how they have shaped him, how they have often obsessed him, and how he sometimes has to search for their equivalents. The conversation highlights how competitors personify high standards and how the highest performance might require a winner and a loser. Also: Will baby Rocky let The Spaniard work out?
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