Hello, everyone!
It is the third day of the cold shower challenge now, and I must tell you that I feel absolutely great! After only three days I feel hooked. It is as if the cold shower is my only daily dose of dopamine and serotonin. My toughts are clearer, my body feels lighter and warmer, I have energy to do anything, at any time. I have realized that the ice cold water only feels cold for the first 20 seconds or so, after that you get used to it and it just doesn’t feel as cold as it is. This is most certainly an unique experience, and I’ll make sure to complete this challenge and tell you my thoughts in 27 days now!
If you haven’t joined my challenge yet, I highly recommend you to do so, more information here.
Moving on to the main topic of today’s post.
Can you tell me what do people like Tim Cook, Howard Shultz and Richard Branson all have in common, besides the fact that they are some of the most successfull businessmen in the world today?
They are all early risers.
So I did some research and found that the list doesn’t end with these three great minds. Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway and many other were also early birds.
Getting up early has many benefits:
- You are less likely to skip a workout when you get up early
- People who get up early usually eat healthier than those who like to wake up late
- Getting up early incleases your dopamine and serotonin levels, meaning you’re less likely to suffer from depression if you’re an early riser
- Early birds are usually cheerfull and happy people
- If you get up early, chances are you’ll be more productive that day etc.
–More productive, you say?
Of course, these are only some of the benefits of waking up early, there are many more benefits to it. But the thing that caught my eye is of course the productivness thing.
So I was thinking, if some of the most succesfull people EVER are doing it, why isn’t everybody else doing it as well? I mean, we all want to be succesfull, we all want money, we all want fame, nice houses, luxurious cars, fancy clothes and all, but the thing is that WE DON’T WANT TO WORK FOR IT.
This is what differs the 99% from the 1%, we all want to get in the 1%, but nobody is willing to push him/herself to the limit. I mean, these people are not superhumans, they are just regular homo sapiens just like you and me.
So I said to myself – it is time to start doing what the 1% does.
And thus I have made a plan. As an appendix to my 30 day cold shower challenge, I add 30 day waking up at 6AM, making it a 30 DAY WAKE UP AT 6AM AND TAKE A COLD SHOWER CHALLENGE. That’s right, for the next 30 days, I’m going to wake up at 6AM and immediately take a 5-minute ice cold shower.
Sounds fun now, doesn’t it?
I can’t wait for the next month to share with you guys my experience.
Is anybody up for the challenge?
Let me know what are your experiences!
Best regards guys.
Love,
V
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