100 Lives Saved By 5 Second Rule

I bet this has happend to you because it’s happened to me several times. I have a piece of food in my hand that I’m getting ready to eat and boom, I drop it. But I hurry to get it picked up off the floor or ground before 5 seconds is up because we all know, after 5 seconds, that food is no longer consumable.

Not THAT 5 Second Rule

While that 5 second rule is a good one, I don’t know how much science is behind it. Nor do I know if it has saved any lives. I’m guessing probably not.

The 5 second rule that I’m talking about is the one that Mel Robbins discovered and wrote a book about. The 5 second rule that has saved at least 100 lives.

How do we know it’s saved neraly 100 lives and probably more by now? Because that’s how many people have written Mel to tell her that they were on the brink of ending it all, of committing suicide, when they decided to apply the 5 second rule.

How It Works

It’s so simple you probably won’t believe it. But you should. And you should also apply it because it works. And it works in more ways than one.

Steve Montgomery was ready to end his life. He was on top of the Mersey Ferry and decided it wasn’t worth living anymore. So Steve walked to the edge and started the countdown while he tried to work up the courage to jump.

5… 4… 3… 2… 1…

Move!

He didn’t jump. He shifted his mindset in an instant and decided to get help. The medical professionals discovered that he had low dopamine, severe depression and he lost 70 pounds.

Those 5 seconds literally saved Steve’s life. Steve didn’t really want to die, he just didn’t want to deal with what was beating him down and keeping him down day after day and night after night. That’s the case with most people who take their lives. Thank God for the 5 second rule and that he sought help.

If he hadn’t taken the time to countdown he would probably no longer be with us today.

It’s Merely A Tool

The 5 second rule is merely a tool. It’s a tool to push yourself in the moment to have the courage to do what you have to do. It works wonders in every aspect of life. You don’t have to be on the brink to reap the benefits.

Watch this brief video and then start putting it to use.

You can grab the book here.

The end is never the end until it’s the end. You can always move on. ~Steve Montgomery.