More Before 8am

I have often heard of these "people" who get more done before 8 a.m. than the rest of us get done in an entire day. My two prevailing thought on these people were either they didn't exist or that they were some weird hybrid between a person and a coffea plant. But in all seriousness I thought these people were wired differently or there was something intrinsically special about them. I am hear to say there isn't anything different about them other than willpower.

Today due to a busy day I knew that if I wanted to hit the gym I would have to be there by 6 a.m. which would mean getting up at 5 a.m. I will admit that when I thought of it a few expletives left my lips. However as much as I didn't want to do it, I had no choice.

So this morning my alarm goes off at 5 a.m. as promised and I swear there has never been a worse noise since the creation of the world. But I dragged my butt out of bed, got dressed, and head down stairs. Knowing that I needed to make breakfast or things would go even worse, I made some eggs and things started to get better once I had warm food in my belly.

Next stop for me was the gym. My body was as upset as I was about this whole situation, but once my pre-workout kicked in I was ready to go. Admittedly it was not my best workout, but I did it and it felt good to have it accomplished. Another perk was all the meatheads that are usually there were probably still in bed. I love an empty gym.

Having stuff to do in Lincoln this morning I shower and drive there. It is about an hour drive so I had a good chance to listen to NPR, today's topics were The Great Famine and the presidential race. Both of these were fascinating. And there is surprisingly a decent amount of traffic at 7 in the morning.

Then getting to Lincoln early, by about 40 minutes I was able to have a really good quite time about worry. I was able to take ample time to pray and dive into the scriptures. It was awesome. And all of this was before 8 a.m. I didn't even think that was possible.

In conclusion you can get a lot done before 8 a.m. shows its ugly face. I never thought it was possible, but I am now a believer in its power. Your question may be "Well Jared are you going to get up at 5 a.m. every morning now?" My answer is HELL NO. I now know it is possible, but I am not a glutton for punishment and I will enjoy my sleep.