I started the 75 Hard challenge yesterday, May 18th 2026. And at first, I was sceptical about announcing it; because there’s this notion that once you announce something, you won’t really go through with it. Which is true, for the most part. But I want to prove that idea wrong. I want to prove that I can announce that I am beginning something and manage to go through with it.
Why do the 75 Hard challenge
Why did I suddenly decide to start this challenge? I feel stuck, and I need to build momentum, and the only way I can do that is by shocking my entire system. For me to see change, then something has to give in my daily routine. Of course, I won’t lie; I’m mostly motivated by the physical outcome at the end of this experiment. I am vain like that.
My progress so far
Yesterday I woke up at 6.30 am, as I always do, which was not a great start to my 75 Hard challenge. The goal is to get up at 4.30 am, that didn’t happen. Walk 10 thousand steps; that also did not happen. I only managed four thousand steps, read 10 pages of a fictional book, and finally edited and posted a YouTube video that I had recorded weeks ago. I did good if you ask me. In some aspects not all. But one thing I am slowly realizing is that you cannot show up every day fully, but you can show up, and that’s all that matters.
Today I got up at 5 am, progress, and edited my YouTube thumbnail and did some research which will be relevant in the future. It’s almost 10 am and I feel different, optimistic even. I don’t know how this day is going to turn but I am looking forward to see how much progress I will have made by sundown. Surely today is better than yesterday.
A little background
In previous times when I tried doing the 75 Hard challenge, I would quit whenever I did not show up fully . Which looking back was a terrible mistake on my part. This time around, I am choosing to redefine what 75 hard means to me. I am choosing to show up even when I don’t feel like it, with whatever I have to give for that day. Some of you might say that is not 75 Hard; that’s not how it works. But I think it is. For me, showing up is quite hard, and I am challenging myself each and every day to be better than the last one. So, if you are looking for something to get you out of a mental rut and into motion, I’d recommend defining what your 75 Hard is and trying it out.
XO, Shisoka.
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