I've been having a tremendous battle with my sleeping habits recently. It's as if I can't shut my mind off at night, and can't turn my mind back on enough to know when to wake up during the day. For instance, it's a quarter until 4am right now, and I need to be somewhere by 8:00am. How? How in the world do I expect myself to function at that hour of the morning, and then be in the studio to record immediately following, and THEN be in the gym to workout before I head home and begin the routine all over again?
I came home tonight from an exhausting day expecting to pass out as soon as I saw my beloved bed, especially since I got only about an hour of sleep just last night. I thought I had the makings of a beautiful night's rest. Man, was I wrong.
So many people I admire that are in the same field as I am call it "the grind"; sacrificing sleep for the greater picture. However, there's someone else I admire by the name of Claude Kelly who specifically recommends making sure you have a good diet and good sleeping habits if you're to accomplish anything. Claude is a highly successful songwriter who I actually had the pleasure of knowing before he was signed, and his success inspires me with every move I make. Knowing him before success took over reminds me that it's possible! But I do agree, something's gotta' give if I'm going to maintain ANY sort of grind that will be worth anything to anyone, especially myself.
Each night I pray for continued strength and focus. Maybe I should start praying for a sound mind when I try to sleep at night, so I can be the BEST possible product that I have to offer, instead of the sleepy, rundown ShAY* that I'm bound to become if I don't fix this, and soon.
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