Day 11 of my 5AM Club Early Morning Start Challenge

Another day another challenge with the installation of the 5AM Club morning routine habit 66 day challenge! Yesterday I woke at 6:30 in the morning and today I woke up at 6:50! Not good, not good. I’m going backwards with my wake up times. And the cause is no secret to me, I’m simply going to bed too late. Still, I got up and started with my hour of Power!! 💪

7:00 AM Let’s get Physical! – So even though I started 2 hours late, I still successfully completed my Victory hour. I did 200 pushups and 100 situps like usual. I also did some aerobics and punching exercises.

Once I’m awake and moving I’m fine, I feel good. But it’s the initial rise from the bed to the bathroom, that’s the hard bit for me!

7:20 Contemplative master – Just as I’ve done on previous mornings, I worked on my daily diary for most of my second 20 minute block. For about 5 minutes I worked on a quick plan for the day ahead. I really need some guidance for my day otherwise I tend to wander and I’m easily distracted.

7:40 AM Mr Brainiac – So I spent 10 minutes rereading my notes from the 5AM Club book by Robin Sharma. I’ve gone over them a number of times now and they’re becoming very familiar.

The second half I spent watching educational material on Youtube again. Remember to subscribe to my Youtube channel here too please. I listened to a video on affiliate marketing and how to make money online.

I used to make good money online many years ago but things changed and my earning dwindled to almost nothing. I want to turn that around and start making great money online. I need to become laser focused on ventures that are profitable. I have a habit of doing whatever I like which is usually not so profitable.

11th Day of the 5 Club Morning Routine Challenge

Apart from the late wake up time it was still a successful day. I’m still trying to master this 5AM thing but so far it hasn’t been easy for me. I’ll try harder though and I’ll be more conscious of how I spend my time leading up to bed time. Ideally I should be in bed by 9:30PM. If I’m going to bed at 11:00PM it only gives me 6 hours sleep if I wake up at 5AM and that’s just not good enough for me.

I know some people will say they can sleep for 5 hours and still feel great but I’m not one of those people. I need at least 7 hours sleep each night to feel good throughout the whole day without wanting to take an afternoon nap.

Today was a productive day though. I got a lot done and I exercised a lot. So all good.

Exercise: 350 push ups, 100 sit ups, 70+ minutes walk and worked out with weights.
Diet: Pretty good. Avoided sugar, wheat and junk food. Oh, tell a lie, I had noodles with dinner. So apart from noodles, all good.

How Could I Improve?

Just be more conscious of everything. Every action and every thought leads to something else. If I choose wisely I am rewarded later in the day, later in the week or maybe even years from now. Same thing if I don’t choose wisely. What I’m trying to say is that I pay for every decision whether it’s conscious or not.

The more choices I become conscious of the more I can decide whether it’s a good decision or a bad one. Be more aware of the consequences for every decision that I make. We’re making decisions all day every day. The more we get right, the closer we move towards our goals and aspirations.

Start stringing good decisions together one after the other and reward yourself for choosing the right path and we’re more motivated to make better decisions.

So, super awareness. Hyper consciousness. See everything.

Conclusion for Day 11 Of the 5 AM Book Club Habit

Well, I’ve woken up late 2 days in a row now so I should be feeling down but I’m not. I’m still getting up very early compared to when I used to wake up and I’m still starting my day with the hour of power. Which doesn’t mean that I have given up on getting out of bed at 5AM. I’m still committed to the 5AM rise time, it’ll just take a bit of getting used to.

To see how I’ve been going on my 5AM Club journey see here. Thanks for being here, I really appreciate it.

Let me know how you start your morning and is it empowering? Do you feel energized and ready to attack the day? Or do you need two coffees before you can even put a full sentence together? Post it in the comments below 👍