Today is my day 2 practising Robin Sharma’s 20/20/20 formula (20 minutes of exercise/ 20 minutes of journaling / 20 minutes of reading or gaining knowledge through listening to an audio book or podcast). Niru and I have gained a lot listening to Robin Sharma through the years, when he launched a value packed online course this month, Niru suggested we should invest in the same and checking out what the course had to offer I was more than convinced and we readily signed up for the same.
One of the methods taught in the course is the 20/20/20 formula, having read Robin’s book 5am club I was already familiar with the same and also have experienced benefits of practising the same on and off in the past.
In the frame of mind that I am in now, I consciously made a decision to consistently practice the habit for 66 consecutive days. And in the process capture my experiences of developing a new habit here in my blog.
Day 1 (5 June 2022, Sunday) – Here is what I did for my 20/20/20 habit installation – woke up at 4:30am, showered got ready for the day, did 20 mins. of gratitude journalling that I love, listened to the course we invested in from Robin Sharma as I folded our washed clothes and this was for close to an hour. We had rainy weather most of yesterday so had little chance to go out for a walk, nevertheless later during the day I danced 20 mins. (after ages) to some of my favourite tunes from school days. I am still a huge fan of 90s Indian dance music, IYKYK 🙂
How I felt – Felt well relaxed through the day with no anxious moments, had clear thoughts, I felt happy reaching out and interacting with family, had yummy Kesar mangoes that Niru and I both relished very much, made a healthy evening snack (which is kinda uncommon) for us – Jhal Muri with mangoes and icing on the cake was when Universe presented us beautiful double rainbow after all the rains while making Dosa for dinner which we relished with delicious brinjal and channa that we got from a nearby takeaway place in Too good to go. Overall a very pleasant day – I made healthy choices, and was in good control of my mood and kept me calm in all situations.
Day 2 (6 June 2022, Monday) – Here is what I did for my 20/20/20 habit installation –
Today is a Whit Monday holiday here in Zurich.
Woke up around 7:30 am, after some initial minutes to quickly get ready, headed out for a 20 min walk in our neighbourhood, spotted sparrows going about their daily routine, and a couple with a puppy each entertaining the other. After a sumptuous breakfast in our balcony we headed to Niru’s workplace. While Niru was getting some work done I wrote in my gratitude journal for the day, crafted this blog and will be readingfor 30 mins. right after I publish this blog now.
How I feel – Feeling good, creative and energetic, making healthy food choices and open to going with the flow of the day whilst still being able to pursue things I enjoy doing.
Super glad kick starting this new habit creation, completed 2 successful days of 66. Why 66 days? that is for another post. Most of all enjoying the process and being kind to myself through this all. I believe this overall allows you to take the habit building process in an easy way and not force yourself through it.
For now excited to follow through on building this new habit and meet you soon in my next blog post. Love to hear if you have installed a new habit consciously and how it turned out for you.