Why would anyone wake up at 5:50 AM?

We wake up at 5:50 AM because it's the one time of day that belongs to us. Before the house wakes up and the phone starts ringing, we give our goals our best energy, together.

I know. Some of you cringed reading that time. I get it. Here's what I tell every woman who joins T4AF Academy:

To get results you've never had, it takes doing something you've never done! Time to level up!

Donna Marie

And then I tell her this: come as you are. Bonnets and pajamas welcome, but be at a computer. Nobody is judging your hair or your coffee mug. We're there to work.

The first 10 minutes are for you. We start with thanks. Gratitude helps us shift from tired to awake. In one well-known study, people who wrote down what they were grateful for each week felt better about their lives than people who wrote about hassles (Emmons and McCullough, 2003).

Then we settle our bodies for the day. Some mornings that's a short meditation, some mornings it's music, some mornings it's a few slow breaths. Go at your own pace, and stop if you ever feel dizzy. By minute ten, we're awake, steady and ready.

Then we work. The first 30 minutes are dedicated work time, cameras on, side by side. There's something about seeing other women show up at 5:50 that makes you show up too.

Structure is self care.

Why call it self care? Because a morning that belongs to you protects your peace for the rest of the day. When your most important thing is done before 7 AM, the chaos of the day can't take it from you.

Curious what the room feels like? Unburden Your Brilliance is our Academy orientation, three live sessions over one weekend.