I woke up at 5:00 AM. My first alarm went off at 4:50, the second at 5:00, and the final one at 5:45. At 4:50, I tossed and turned, and by the second alarm, I sat up. By 5:45, I finished meditating and got ready for the gym.

Today, waking up felt surprisingly light, even though I went to bed a little later than usual—11:45 instead of 11:30. I thought about going back to bed, but then I decided to sit anyway. The orange sun was just rising, and it made my room glow a soft salmon pink.

I know it takes about 66 days to form a habit. I haven’t been consistently waking up early, meditating, and going to the gym before starting work at 8:00 AM. But I do all these things from a place of love. I genuinely enjoy them and want to show up for them regularly.

Three things I’m grateful for today:

• My laptop

• Access to the internet

• Unlimited electricity

Three happy moments from my day:

• Walking into a Super Mario-sponsored party in Vauxhall this evening

• Stepping out of the pool after a swim and feeling HUGE, saying “thank you” over and over in my heart

• Eating Carbonara for dinner at the Vauxhall Comedy Club

Three steps to get closer to my goals:

• Finish updating my email follow-up series

• Build groups on Facebook and LinkedIn

• Broadcast to my list

What would it take for me and you to wake up fully aligned to our goals and have an extremely productive day tomorrow without any distractions?

Goodnight and good luck!
Ash Khaleem