Day 48 and 49 Recap

Another great weekend. Although when you are an entrepreneur and you are in the early phases of a business, a weekend is not all about relaxation. The work never ends really which is why it is so important to be in business doing something you have passion for and that has special meaning to your life. That is what my business is for me.

This weekend, I spent a lot of time studying personal development and business leaders and working on some of my coaching processes. It is hard to explain the details but it is a vital exercise to maintain high quality service for my clients.

What made it challenging was this freakin 90 day challenge LOL! Sometimes I think to myself 'Why did I choose 90 days...wouldn't 40 or even 50 have been enough'. The truth is, I know the importance of committing to this for 90 days. It is an investment in my development and my personal growth. It was the extra fatigue that has kicked in over the past few days that has made me temporarily question my decision to start this challenge.

The cool thing is that even though I am having the energy struggles of late, I have stuck to my challenge and remind myself of my own strength and persistence with regards to my committments. While I still have lots of room to grow in this area of my life, I truly feel like this challenge is helping me understand the real power of personal committment.

What made the fitness component of my weekend go by much easier was the fact that both workouts (day 48 and 49) were on the basketball court. On Saturday, I went to the gym by myself and did a bunch of shooting and running drills for over an hour. I was totally drenched in sweat by the end so I know I pushed myself pretty hard. Then today on day 49, I went back to the gym with my good friend Mark Tavares and we played some 1 on 1 which is always a great battle. My game felt great today. For the first time in a month or so, I was hitting the majority of my shots and genuinely having fun. I think I have been thinking too much in my recent bball outings. Today, I let the subconscious take over and just focused on having fun and feeling confident. Its amazing how it can change your results when you do that.

As I posted last week, I am cutting back on the late night work and giving myself some extra time for sleep. I usually operate totally fine on 5-6 hours sleep but this challenge has made sleep much more important. During the past couple of weeks, if I get less than 6 hours sleep, I feel quite tired for the majority of the next day. For the days when I don't have to put in extra hours, I will be making sure I use that extra time for sleeping...at least until this challenge is over!!

Tomorrow we move to day 50...unbelievable!