The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

[Days 1-10] Phase One: Unbearable
The  first  10  days  of  implementing  any  new  habit,  or  ridding
yourself  of  any  old  habit,  can feel  almost  unbearable.  Although  the
first few days can be easy, and even exciting—because it’s something
new—as  soon  as  the  newness  wears  off,  reality  sets  in. You  hate  it.
It’s painful. It’s not fun anymore. Every fiber of your being tends to
resist  and  reject  the  change.  Your  mind  rejects  it  and  you  think:  I
hate  this.  Your  body  resists  it  and  tells  you:  I  don’t  like  how  this
feels.

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If  your  new  habit  is  waking  up  early  (which  might  be  a  useful
one  to  get  started  on,  now),  during  the  first  10  days  your  experience
might be something like this: [The alarm clock sounds] Oh God, it’s
morning already! I don’t want to get up. I’m soooo tired. I need more
sleep. Okay, just 10 more minutes. [Hit snooze button]
The  problem  for  most  people  is  that  they  don’t  realize  that  this
seemingly unbearable first 10 days is only “temporary.” Instead, they
think  it’s  the  way  the  new  habit  feels,  and  will  always  feel,  telling
themselves: If the new habit is this painful, forget it—it’s not worth
it.

As  a  result,  95%  of  our  society—the  mediocre  majority—fail,
time and time again, to start exercise routines, quit smoking, improve
their  diets,  stick  to  a  budget,  or  any  other  habit  that  would  improve
their quality of life.
Here’s  where  you  have  an  advantage  over  the  other  95%.  See,
when you are prepared  for these first 10 days, when you know that it
is  the  price  you  pay  for  success,  that  the  first  10  days  will  be
challenging  but  they’re  also temporary,  you  can  beat  the  odds  and
succeed! If the benefits are great enough, we can do anything for 10
days, right?
So,  the  first  10  days  of  implementing  any  new  habit  aren’t  a
picnic. You’ll defy it. You might even hate it at times. But  you can do
it.  Especially  considering,  it  only  gets  easier  from  here,  and  the
reward is, oh—just the ability to create everything you want for your
life.