Pay Now, Love It Later: Why I Work Out at 4 AM & The Mindset That Wins The Long Game

0:00Hey everybody, welcome to another solo episode of the podcast.

0:03It seems that all of you are enjoying this.

0:05I'm enjoying it, so we're going to do it again.

0:08And we're going to kick this one off with a question that I have been getting a lot of lately, which is, Rich, what's the deal with you getting up so early in the morning, four o'clock in the morning, and sharing photos and videos of you in your home gym?

0:27What's the story there?

0:29Well, the story is pretty basic, actually.

0:32I wake up early in the morning and I work out in the morning.

0:36And as I shared in the earlier solo episode, I have this renewed commitment to my fitness and well-being now that I am basically somewhat recovered from my spinal fusion surgery.

0:48And I've made this commitment to myself that I'm going to work out every single morning.

0:52And by sharing photos and videos of that experience on the daily, it basically just creates a degree of public accountability that makes it more likely that I'm not going to flake out.