Tomorrow morning I begin my 75Hard journey! My wife introduced me to the challenge last year, when she first completed it. She has decided to embark on the journey again, and I’m joining her.
I realized that I’m currently facing several creative blocks, hence the radio silence of this blog. All week long I’m inspired to write about my daily experiences, but something stops me from physically sitting down and writing. I’ve got so many songs queued up in my head, and yet I rarely pick up my guitar.
The biggest challenge for me is sleep. When I sleep less than 7 hours a night, sustained for more than a week, my mind becomes dull and my body becomes heavy. I’m hoping this challenge will force me to be physically active enough to regulate my circadian rhythm and therefore my entire fucking life.
I have seen my own creative abilities and my strength in action. I feel my creative potential in my lower chakras, and my wisdom and inspiration in my higher chakras. Perhaps the blockage is in my manipura chakra, the seat of the Self. My lack of self confidence and motivation dulls my inner fire, effectively stopping the flow of energy and stunting my growth.
The 75Hard challenge is all about nurturing my manipura chakra by giving me a set of tasks to commit to daily for the sole purpose of increasing my vitality and health. As specifically stated in the book, this is NOT a fitness program. It is a transformative journey to mental toughness that can be applied to other areas of life.
The rules are as follows:
- Complete two 45 minute workouts
- One workout must be outdoors(regardless of weather)
- Follow a diet(can be any diet, as long as its healthy)
- No alcohol, no cheat meals
- Drink 1 gallon of water
- Read 10 pages, nonfiction. Audiobooks don’t count(this will be the easiest for me)
- Take a progress pic
I will complete each of these tasks daily for 75 days. If I fail to do so, I begin again at Day 1. This is a core principle of the program. The discipline it takes to be honest and start over is truly a commitment to myself in the long run. Cutting myself slack would not encourage me to develop fortitude and inner strength.
I am already experiencing a lot of hesitation and fear. Fear of failure, fear of pain, fear of discomfort. But overall, I am excited for one thing: To meet a new version of myself at the end of the challenge.
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