I purposely made following a morning routine part of my 75 day challenge and anticipated it being the hardest part to follow through with. This morning, the morning of Day 2, I failed the challenge. But I don’t feel like a failure, because at the very least, I ended up getting up and going to class (albeit late). I did wake up at 7:20, my decision to go back to sleep and sleep in till 7:50 is where I failed. However, when I did force myself to get up at 7:50, motivated by pure being lateness, it was not difficult for me to get into the swing of things. This experience is not a failure because it taught me something. It showed me something that I need to improve upon in my life. And that is, that I need to stop letting the fear and panic of the last minute dictate my life. Instead, I want to live life purposely and with organization/ structure. So I am going to restart my challenge. And even if I do fail again, I will learn something new each time that will teach me how to live my life to its fullest potential. The big lesson: stop letting the fear of being late motivate you to get out of bed. A correction must be made to this behavior in order to succeed in life. Instead, do not allow yourself the possibility of hitting the snooze button and get out of bed immediately. Imagine how much better you’ll feel getting to walk to class without being in a rush and knowing that you are properly prepared for the day. Right now, in my current state, I am not properly prepared for the day. My teeth are not brushed, I do not have any makeup on, and my hair is not styled. Starting off the day like this is automatically a knock to my confidence, although it is possible for me to overcome this, it would be ideal to leave for class each morning feeling like, and looking like, a bad b*tch. I am going to try and complete all of the other tasks for the 75 hard for the rest of the day, and I will start day 1 anew tomorrow. I feel like completing this challenge because I want to develop my mental discipline, and challenges are a fun way to motivate to create a new habit. Overall, I will check in periodically when I feel I have learned something and should reflect on it.
