Isn’t it amazing what we tell ourselves? The thing is if we tell ourselves something for long enough then we not only start to believe it but we also act as if it is the absolute truth and that is exactly how it was for me and mornings!
For years, I told myself that I wasn’t a morning person and for years I behaved exactly like that – always working late, last one to leave a party, no meetings before at least 10am, - I figured that if I had to be up, out and functioning at that time then the least I deserved was a good shot of caffeine in as relaxed an environment as possible beforehand. I lived like this for years – ok, the parties became less frequent and were replaced by night feeds but the sentiment remained the same in that no matter what time the alarm went off in the morning, it was always still too early!
So what happened to not only get me up at the crack of dawn but also to have me bouncing around with a spring in my step?? I discovered morning exercise!!! I can hardly believe it myself !!! It all started a few months ago when I really wanted to challenge myself to do something different. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “if you do the same thing you’re always gonna get the same results“, I wanted different results in my life so figured that a big change would be to get up earlier. You know what it’s like, you make a decision to do something and then, God (in my case) starts to conspire to make it all happen. The next thing I know, I’m getting up at 5.15AM at least twice a week – sometimes 3 times – and going off to a local fitness studio to do circuit training until 6.45AM! It’s now been nearly 3 months and counting
And what has been the side effect of all of this – aside from a few lost inches?
- I get more done in my day, in a more productive way
- My beliefs about who I am and what I can do have changed and continue to change
- Opportunities have opened up for me in areas that I hadn’t even thought about before
- I love mornings!!!!
So this is only a snippet of the benefits I feel as a result of changing things up a bit and doing things differently. I wonder what your benefits would be if you challenged yourself. In fact, what do you currently believe about yourself which may not actually be true????





