For 3 years, the first thing I did every single morning was waking up and taking an ice-cold shower. Credits to @Maarten Gruson Until 1.5 years ago, after coming back from Bali and rediscovering myself, I stopped that because I didn't want to anymore. There, I realized I had been following routines just for the sake of discipline, not necessarily for myself. This shift made me want to focus more on what I enjoyed rather than what felt hard or uncomfortable. Fast forward to today: My current mentor mentioned taking a cold shower... 🥶 How it's not about 'wanting' to do it. But actually, it's more about making the uncomfortable choice every single day. Consciously taking that choice of NOT wanting to do it, but doing it anyway. So, since this week, I've taken a morning walk and then jumped into an ice-cold swimming pool. Every morning I'm thinking f*ck I don't wanna do this.. This will be cold... uncomfortable... I'm looking at the pool, smile and think: 'But I'm gonna do it anyway, ' and jump in. That builds character & Trust in yourself. Which then reflects back in each era of your life. Especially in this day and age, with all the distractions and temptations, it's so easy... So easy to stay in bed just a little bit longer. So easy to spend money on comfort rather than invest. So easy to stop at outreach number 50 instead of 100 In our lives, we're presented with choices every single day. The road to hell feels like heaven, and the road to heaven feels like hell 😈 What's one hard choice you can make that will pay off 10x in the future? 👼