Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
I've made a free community and course for sleep. It includes a number of interviews with famous sleep Doctors, Dentists, Psychologists, Hypnotists, Neurologists and more! Actively seeking feedback and improvements, check it out. www.skool.com/better-sleep-better-life-5697/22602cโฆ
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I've been posting about sleep for 12 months now.
Someone asked me why sleep?
๐๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: Sleep is a matter of life or death to me.
๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ:
I lived far from school. I'd spend the first lesson of each day with my head in my hands. I was consistently a zombie.๐ง
๐๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐:
โข I needed more sleep than those around me to function
โข My hangovers were on another level compared to my peers
โข Any trips/travel sharing a room with someone was a disaster for me
โข I was awoken very easily and had issues coping the next day if done so
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ:
โข As time passed, I hated active weekends as I needed that time to catch up on sleep
โข Mornings were a pain, I was a top performer but you'd rarely see me in earlier than 09:00
โข Holidays I just wanted to sleep and I skipped on any early incursions or late nights out.
โข Any holiday or travel, having my own room was a non negotiable. I paid 1k Euros on a ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ company trip once to ensure I had my own hotel room.
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ:
โข I felt like shit most the time
โข I'd wake up at 3am every day in a cold sweat
โข My sleep got progressively worse leading me to full on insomnia
โข To get an ok nights sleep, I'd often need to spend 11-12 hours in bed
The greatest pain I felt during this whole time was being so inconsistent. Which Matt turned up any given day felt like a dice roll. ๐ฒ
๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ?
โข Take these sleeping pills and anti depressants...
Had I not figured out from a deep level how to fix my issues, I might not be here now.
Given that 20-30% of the population are on anti depressants and/or sleeping pills (the 2 are normally the same thing). I know my story isn't the only one.
If you are interested to learn more about the reasons you have sleep issues. I'd start with the sleep assessment quiz which you can find on my profile.
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Difference from 2019 (my 2nd Spartan Race) to 2024 (14th Race).
Not going to lie. I made a lot of sacrifices, but I would do it all 100 times again.
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Week 16
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I've been tracking my sleep publicly for nearly 1 year now. I post updates every Sunday on Linked-in and Instagram. But perhaps YouTube can be added to the content tree? Full post below:
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ด- ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ฑ
On slide 2 you can see my Garmin sleep scores from 2021.
This was 'after' the worst of my insomnia. It is a rough place to be.
You are left thinking often 'Is this my life now?'
To get a week with the lowest score being 83 would have been a dream. ๐
๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ:
โข I woke up a few times this week to pee during the night. I know why. I've not been drinking enough water during the mornings. Hence I'm often overcompensating in the evening. It didn't wreck my sleep, but it isn't optimal.
Weekly Average for Oura- ๐ด๐ด
Weekly Average for Garmin- ๐ด๐ณ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น:
โข To get a weekly average sleep score of 90 or more on both devices 2 weeks in a row
If you kicked my ass this week, share your scores in the comments. Otherwise please share a sleep lesson!
#sleep
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Hey Everyone,
I've been going through quite a tough learning curve on YouTube over the last 2 years, but long story short I'm still committed. :)
For those who don't know me so well. I'm actually most active on Linked-in (13k+ followers) so feel free to connect with me there. www.linkedin.com/in/selfimprovement/
This channel will be going more down the route of helping people with sleep as this is my main strength.
I'm still self-improvement obsessed and I will try to release videos also covering fitness/mind-set/spartan races etc.
Any feedback etc, feel free to reach out to me.
Matt
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Tired of being Tired? Here you will find the best sleep tips to improve your life.
youtube.com/@Optimalsleep?sub_confirmation=1
๐'๐น๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ% ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต:
โข People who value their time and productivity
โข People who are sleeping badly at least 1 day a week (1 day a week is 14.29% of your life)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐
๐Using data
๐งฌUsing your genetics
๐Using ICF coaching methods
๐๐น๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐:
โ
Mood
โ
Improvements in body fat
โ
Presence with friends and family
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ:
โ๏ธI've been a high performer my whole professional life
โ๏ธI've had poor sleep my whole life, including insomnia and sleep apnea
โ๏ธI walk the walk. All my sleep data is public knowledge. I do as I say and say as I do.
Book a meeting with me or just dm me SLEEP.