Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long.
Your “frog” is your biggest, most important task, the one you are most likely to procrastinate about getting done. Coincidentally, is also the one task that can have the greatest positive impact on your day/productivity/growth/life .
Our ‘dawn demons’ the 0540am regulars who rock up to the gym on those dark winter mornings and GSD, have made their workout the frog.
There is almost nothing that can happen at that time of the morning that could get in the way of the training session. Later on in the day, there will be traffic, meetings, deadlines, sick employees, kids sport and more to divert you from your goal to exercise. When it’s done first thing though, it’s done, and out of the way.
If you’re not an early exercising bird, pick something else to be your frog. And spend some time on it every morning before anything else.
- Mobility flow
- Meditation
- Gratitude journal
- Walk the dog
- Educational podcast
- Prehab/rehab work
- Make a healthy breakfast
If it helps, set up the required equipment to eat your frog the night before – set out your workout clothes, make sure you have the required breakfast food in the fridge etc.
Getting things done is a habit, and if you start every day by accomplishing just one important thing, you’ll get more done in the entire day than most people.
Don’t wait till January 1st to do this, most people are completely writing off December to achieve anything of any significance, why don’t you buck the trend and start now.
TRAINING – PR WEEK DEC 2
