Lessons from 75 Hard

Unsurprisingly, it's hard for a reason

In the summer last year, knowing I was starting Studio Bangs and I had a lot of hard graft ahead of me in setting that up, I decided I wanted to do a challenge to get me super focused and in the zone. I settled on 75 Hard. I’d seen others do it and always told myself there’s no way I could. Then I realised that’s a ridiculous thing to say if you’ve never given it a go. So, on September 25th, I dove in.

75 days of:

• Two 45 minute workouts a day (one of which has to be outside)

• Reading 10 pages of a non-fiction book

• Following a healthy diet of your choice

• Taking a progress picture every day

• Drinking a gallon of water

Once I started, I realised I’m perfectly positioned for a challenge like this because;

• I love routine

• I don’t have a full time job so am more flexible with my time

• I’m single and live alone so only have to work with my own schedule

Now, full disclosure, the guy who behind 75 Hard is a bit of a right wing douchebag and I don’t identify with the very bro-ish nature of the whole thing, not endorse him as a person. But in principle, I get the idea of it. Ultimately, it’s about committing to yourself and sticking to those commitments regardless of inconvenience, time pressures, life stuff etc. 75 Days is both a long time and the perfect amount of time to do something like this.

Here were my biggest takeaways: