EARLY, EARLY

When I meet with people who often think they need help. I always get similar responses. "I am trying the best I can". "If only I had more time", "If only. . ." "If only. . ."
Usually every complaint, reason or excuse they give are things that are way out of their control. These are things they are attempting to change but have little or no influence over in their present state of living. I chuckle because I am preaching here, I am not a hundred percent on what I usually suggest, and I am usually pretty candid about it.
When the humility sets in is usually when I begin asking a few key questions. This will amaze you how basic they are but I ask them in order to challenge fundamental philosophies. The first question I ask is what time are you going to bed? I then ask what time are you getting up?
This whole discipline or lack of comes from a very real fact that can never be debated with any validity at all. Everyone has 24 hours a day. The same 24 hours. The only difference between those who are succeeding and failing in life is what they are doing within those 24 hours.
Early to bed and Early to rise. . . Makes a ____ wealthy and healthy and wise? Could it be this phrase has hung around for a few thousand years for a reason.
There is always a season even in farming when the farmer stays up late to plant and cultivate, but the difference is that it is carefully planned out.
There is a certain discipline of going to bed before the party is over, before the last song is played that goes against the popular thinking of the masses. Well do you want to do what the masses do and have what the masses have? I just read about the 5 o'clock club. Certain individuals you and I know and admire for being masters in their field are a part of this club. Michael Jordan had a 5 o'clock group of individuals that were weight lifting early, they were called the breakfast club and at first a little teased for their devotion, doesn't seem it would make sense to do it now. Donald Trump gets up to get the very first set of eyes on a paper that he has specially delivered right after it comes off the press. The Williams sisters did not sleep in until 10 in the morning to leave the legacy in tennis that they now have.
The same 24 what will you do with it?

Joshua Andrus
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