Nick Bare

And that'd be from 6.30 to 7.30 or 6.30 to 8 a.m. And then I would eat my breakfast in my truck, shower change, be in the office by nine. That was my morning routine. And I lived that for four years. When I transitioned out of the Army. So that was ROTC, is that what that is? That was actual active duty military. Okay, but that was in the U.S. or in South Korea? That was in the U.S.

And that'd be from 6.30 to 7.30 or 6.30 to 8 a.m. And then I would eat my breakfast in my truck, shower change, be in the office by nine. That was my morning routine. And I lived that for four years. When I transitioned out of the Army. So that was ROTC, is that what that is? That was actual active duty military. Okay, but that was in the U.S. or in South Korea? That was in the U.S.

In the U.S., gotcha. Yeah, that's when I was stationed at Fort Hood. I was in South Korea for a nine-month rotation in 2016. Got it. Morning routine was very similar. When I transitioned out of the Army, there was never really the thought of, well, let's change this morning routine up, because it worked.

In the U.S., gotcha. Yeah, that's when I was stationed at Fort Hood. I was in South Korea for a nine-month rotation in 2016. Got it. Morning routine was very similar. When I transitioned out of the Army, there was never really the thought of, well, let's change this morning routine up, because it worked.

For me, it was proven successful that it allowed me to achieve a lot of things that I wanted to do throughout the day through backwards planning. Backwards planning and forward thinking. Now, my morning routine, I still wake up early, move my body and sweat, and search for solitude. Solitude for me it is a form of meditation and that's running. So I'll wake up every morning, 5 a.m.

For me, it was proven successful that it allowed me to achieve a lot of things that I wanted to do throughout the day through backwards planning. Backwards planning and forward thinking. Now, my morning routine, I still wake up early, move my body and sweat, and search for solitude. Solitude for me it is a form of meditation and that's running. So I'll wake up every morning, 5 a.m.

And people ask the question all the time, like, well, if I'm not a morning person, how do I wake up at 5 a.m.? Sometimes you have to train the body. You got to become a morning person. Right. You wake up at 5 a.m. for 30, 60, 90 days. That just becomes routine. That becomes habit.

And people ask the question all the time, like, well, if I'm not a morning person, how do I wake up at 5 a.m.? Sometimes you have to train the body. You got to become a morning person. Right. You wake up at 5 a.m. for 30, 60, 90 days. That just becomes routine. That becomes habit.

Right. No. I'm trying to get at least seven hours of sleep. Yeah, exactly. So I wake up at 5 a.m., and the first thing I do is I go out in the kitchen, I make my coffee, and I'll check my emails, I'll go through kind of things I have to do to prepare for business that day.

Right. No. I'm trying to get at least seven hours of sleep. Yeah, exactly. So I wake up at 5 a.m., and the first thing I do is I go out in the kitchen, I make my coffee, and I'll check my emails, I'll go through kind of things I have to do to prepare for business that day.

I check my schedule, and as soon as I'm done drinking my coffee, I lace up my shoes, throw on my shorts, throw on my hat, go out for my morning run. Right now, it's anywhere from five to seven miles, and for me, That morning, five to seven miles at a aerobic pace, it's below my max aerobic heart rate, I can really sink in.

I check my schedule, and as soon as I'm done drinking my coffee, I lace up my shoes, throw on my shorts, throw on my hat, go out for my morning run. Right now, it's anywhere from five to seven miles, and for me, That morning, five to seven miles at a aerobic pace, it's below my max aerobic heart rate, I can really sink in.

And what happens during those five to seven miles is absolutely transformational. Where if there's problems in my life, they will find me during that run. I will navigate issues that I'm experiencing. I will solve problems I'm experiencing. I'll get emotional during these five to seven miles. there's this dopamine dump and rush that I experience unlike anything else in my life.

And what happens during those five to seven miles is absolutely transformational. Where if there's problems in my life, they will find me during that run. I will navigate issues that I'm experiencing. I will solve problems I'm experiencing. I'll get emotional during these five to seven miles. there's this dopamine dump and rush that I experience unlike anything else in my life.

And then when I get back from that run, it's eat breakfast, shower, get into the office. But I've already started my day with a win. I've accomplished those three things of waking up early, move my body and sweat, and then solitude. Yeah, it's beautiful, man.

And then when I get back from that run, it's eat breakfast, shower, get into the office. But I've already started my day with a win. I've accomplished those three things of waking up early, move my body and sweat, and then solitude. Yeah, it's beautiful, man.

It's off, I feel like I'm behind. Really? Yeah, I mean, even days that I, I might wake up early and not run if it's not a run day. But regardless, I'm waking up at 5 a.m., I'm moving my body in some capacity. I just feel better when I move. And I'm searching for solitude, whether it's sitting on the couch drinking my coffee or giving our baby girl a bottle to put her back to sleep.

It's off, I feel like I'm behind. Really? Yeah, I mean, even days that I, I might wake up early and not run if it's not a run day. But regardless, I'm waking up at 5 a.m., I'm moving my body in some capacity. I just feel better when I move. And I'm searching for solitude, whether it's sitting on the couch drinking my coffee or giving our baby girl a bottle to put her back to sleep.

But if I don't achieve those things, the day's off, or I feel like I'm behind and I'm playing catch-up. where I need that 5 a.m. wake up call to set the day up for a big win.

But if I don't achieve those things, the day's off, or I feel like I'm behind and I'm playing catch-up. where I need that 5 a.m. wake up call to set the day up for a big win.