Creatures of Habit Win

Here are five takeaways from Creatures of Habit Win that pack a punch:

1. Morning Mind Games: Your brain loves to play "stay in bed" tricks—but you’re the boss.

2. Sweats are Sacred: Forget fancy morning routines; all you need is sweatpants, coffee, and cat food duty.

3. Priority Power: Writing down tomorrow's top task tonight means you’re already winning.

4. Excuses vs. Action: Your brain will try every excuse in the book; showing up anyway is where the magic happens.

5. Success Formula: Simple but true: to get what others don’t, you gotta do what others won’t.

Every morning at 6:30 a.m., I wake up naturally on my own. And every morning, my brain tries to convince me to stay in bed. “You’re tired,” it says. “You’ll be more productive if you sleep a little longer.” After a few seconds of this negotiation, my brain gives up, and I manage to get up, throw on the sweatpants (yes, I'm blessed to live in sweats, I know) and stumble downstairs, feed the cat and turn on the Keurig.

No, I don't meditate, interpretive dance or journal.

I'm in a race against the clock before the girls wake up, working on my biggest priority task written down the night before.

Laptop fired up. Coffee in hand. Game on. Then nearly every day at 12:35 p.m., the process repeats itself...

First, my app reminds me of my scheduled workout (yes, I use it all the same). I look down at my workout clothes, which I’ve laid out on the chair next to my computer. And my brain takes another run at me. “You’re sore,” it says, sounding like a college roommate trying to get me to stop studying so we can go out for beers. “You have work to do. Push it to tomorrow.” As you can guess, my brain doesn’t win this one either. This private work, the work you do despite the litany of excuses your brain comes up with, is what gives you the life and health you desire. The equation isn’t complicated.

As the saying goes, if you want to have what others don’t, you have to do what others won’t.

Once these little decisions start being made with minimal negotiation, you're on the right track.

TL;DR:

1. Early Risers Win: My brain tries to convince me to sleep in every morning, but I fight it with coffee and a solid to-do list. No excuses, just action.

2. Workout Negotiations: At 12:35 p.m., the brain tries to talk me out of my workout, but I push through anyway—because that’s how you win at health.

3. Small Wins Add Up: Consistency, not perfection, is the secret. Every little decision counts toward the life you want.

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