How My 75 Hard Challenge Success Was Because of My Rise Advocates? Academy Mindset

If you are like me, you are up for anything that boosts your personal and professional development - whether that be a travel adventure or excursion, a book, a podcast, seminar, and even a challenge.? So, when I heard about the 75 Hard Challenge, I was ALL in! ?

Yesterday, I completed the 75 Hard Challenge. - that’s 75 days of hard challenges. Woo Hoo!

Have you heard of it? Andy Frisella developed the challenge and it quickly became widely popular. While I am not a fan of Andy Frisella’s style or personality, I certainly respect what he created.

Here are the rules:

For 75 consecutive days (no skipping), do the following:?

• Stick to a diet of your choice?
• No alcohol or cheat meals
• Perform two 45-minute workouts per day, one must be outside (no matter the weather).
• Drink a gallon of water a day.
• Take a progress photo every day ?
• 10 pages of non-fiction self-development books each day

If you skip a day or don’t do one of the items, you must start all over again.

You best believe, I did not skip.?

In fact, I added a few extra challenge:

• 21 days, I removed social media
• 30 days of the “live hard” tasks (Fisella developed this too): cold showers 8 power tasks
• 30 minutes to one-hour of meditation and visualization.

What benefits did I receive?

• Lost 10 pounds
• Reduced puffiness and inflammation
• Mental clarity and direction
• Deeper appreciation for nature - daily Toledo Metroparks trips
• More connected to my purpose

Here’s what I know for sure, the mindset it took for me to complete the 75 Hard Challenge was easier because of my work within the Rise Advocates? Academy (the Academy).

How do I know this? Because I CREATED the Academy, and I've reviewed the material, over and over again. Not only have I taken it, but over 35 women leaders have taken and they've experience some serious, life-changing benefits from it.

Don’t take my word for it, listen to these testimonials !!

The 8-week Rise Advocates? Academy equips working women leaders with the tools, habits and daily practices to increase their confidence to speak up from a space of healing, grace and a sense of advocacy, to be seen, and to be valued for the work they do in their organizations, their communities, and in their homes - all while mentoring others to do the same. ?

Similar to the 75 Hard Challenge, women leaders who participate in the Academy follow a framework of weekly prescribed principles that lead women leaders to experience amazing results. The Academy frame includes:

• Module 1: The Rise Advocates Audit & Manifesto
• Module 2: Mind Your Mindset?
• Module 3: Your Calling is Calling You
• Module 4: Personal Development Must Haves
• Module 5: Professional Development - You are Your Brand
• Module 6: Advocacy - Speak Up and Rise
• Module 7: Serve to Live
• Module 8: Wrap it Up?

The Academy is launching its 9th Cohort in January 2024, and registration is open NOW! Go to riseadvocates.com to learn more and register.

In case you are wondering, “what are you going to do now, Diana, that you’ve completed the 75 Hard Challenge?”? Well, I’m going to continue to live the 75 Hard Challenge lifestyle, and follow the Rise Advocates? Academy framework.

Truth be told, there isn’t a week that goes by where I don’t reference the Academy material. It’s ever present in my life, and I follow the framework, just like I’ll continue to follow the 75 Hard framework.

Want to join me, for the Academy??

First things first, ask your employer to pay for your personal and professional development. Contact me if you need material to share with your organization. You go this.

Keep rising my friend.

If you want to take a step before you dive into the Academy, take my Speak Up and Rise quiz , and let's connect. You can also learn more about me and my Rise with Diana organization.