Resolutions

After welcoming our 2nd child in August, I tried to make a conscious effort to step back and focus on improving important details that help make a family run. Even through the craziness of two child under two, and a newborn, my wife and I know that improvement started with us. We agreed that no matter what life threw our way, we needed to make sure we were both in a proper space mentally and physically in order to be the best parents and spouses we could.

We started in October with a little help from the Hollis Company’s “Last 90 Days Challenge.” The goal of the challenge was simple: with 90 days left in the year, finish it off strong.

Drink half of you body weight in ounces each day.Write down 5 things you are grateful for every morning.Exercise for 30 minutes a day.

Does it sound simple? Good, it should. To be honest, we didn’t exercise 30 minutes a day, but we made a effort to exercise at least 3-4 days a week and every Saturday and Sunday. The point wasn’t to make an drastic changes, but to focus on three tiny parts of your daily routine.

Yes, we made mistakes, but by the time November rolled around, we weren’t even thinking about it. It was just part of our daily routine. We slept with a bottle of water (reusable) next to our bed, left notebooks downstairs on the island to write in every morning, and planned out our exercise on our calendar. We held each other accountable.

Since we started the challenge, I’ve joined a Crossfit gym, a weekly running competition, went mostly paleo/healthy eating, and finally feel like I’m on a path to the person I’ve always told myself I could be.

I don’t bring this up to brag about our accomplishment. I bring it up because focusing on finishing the year strong made it easier to start the year strong. Making sure I made mistakes, built routines, and developed habits before the year was older, allowed me to truly enjoy New Years Eve. I’m no longer focused on all the changes I need to make, but focused on the changes I get to make now that I’m in a better place both mentally and physically.

Life is crazy, hectic, and filled with distractions. I’m lucky to have a partner who is driven, and holds me accountable, but I also noticed that the changes I wanted weren’t really that difficult to make. I just had to get serious about it.

Get serious and make your 2020 what you want it to be.

Happy New Year!