Field Report #014

 40-Day Challenge Report: Day 10

“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:34-36

The last few days have certainly been the most difficult of the challenge. The possibility of victory now hangs by a thread, as they say, with no wiggle room left in the Daily Office, and hardly any remaining in 2 other disciplines. But we are holding on. 

There are rises and falls in motivation over the course of a week, and they influence my behavior too heavily. As Jocko says, discipline beats motivation. I am continuing to try to build in the routines so that I can fall back on discipline when difficult days arrive.

Probably the biggest success so far has been in burpees - I've hit 10 days in a row now, no misses, and sprinkled in a couple of slightly larger workouts. I'm on the road to 300 under 40, and it's gratifying to feel my body getting stronger again. I need to take the next step and hit 200 tomorrow morning.

The biggest struggle is finding a trigger or switch to get me dialed in again when my engagement and passion for the challenge begin to slip.

Day 10 on track.