It came at the same time every night.
3am.
Silence…
I used to dread it.
Usually it was a stream of negative thoughts racing through my head.
Self Doubt.
Pain.
Fear
They would keep me from going back to sleep.
After many sleepless nights on the train to burning out, I needed to find a way to embrace silence.
Make it work for me.
I found that in order to live a life of joy, peace, happiness, and freedom, I had to make a decision to change my thoughts.
I had to make it a habit.
I started by refusing those 3am fear-filled thoughts.
Like a package that has the wrong address coming to my doorstep, I refused it and sent it back.
Then I filled my mind with thoughts, and images of my desired outcome.
This took environment change.
No longer did I watch endless streams of news, violent fear inducing relevision or movies.
No longer did I speak negative words.
No longer did I spend time listening to negativity.
I did spend time reading books learning from men and women that have lived their version of success.
Success that I wanted to model.
I with time with mentors.
I spent time in prayer and reflection.
Once I made this habit, silence became my best friend.
Silence restored my mind and my soul.
Now I wake up in the middle of the night and go right back to sleep with ease.
My mentor simply calls it the 3am rule.
What’s keeping you up at 3am?