Squeezing the juice out of each day starts with intentional usage of your early waking hours.
Use the ideas presented in this Morning Routine checklist to supercharge your performance and results.
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Great Mornings Start the Night Before
Your pre-bedtime ritual will result in easier mornings and the opportunity to optimize your day.
*Set out the clothes you will wear
*Meal planning
*Locate your keys
*Write down 3 things on: "What Went Well Today"
Envision the perfect day
Invest in Yourself: Wake up Earlier.
Waking up earlier results in uninterrupted time to focus on yourself and your goals.
In our rush to commute, take care of family members, and prepare ourselves for the day, it is easy to fall victim to distractions.
Select an alarm that gradually wakes you up from your rest.
"Violently" being awaken by annoying alarms causes unneeded stress.
iPhone users: Download the ZenAwake app which increases in strength over 10 minutes and reduces the need for a snooze button.
Drink water.
Listen, coffee was invented by the Gods as a gift to civilization but it's wise to start your day off with water. It activates your system in a positive way.
12-16 oz to get the juices flowing for a great day.
Determine your Top 3 Priorities for Today
Effective results are not a by-product of uncertainty.
Decide what your game changing tasks will be for that day.
Use a project management app or write them down.
Book time on your calendar to complete them start to finish.
Great Mornings Start with Music
Music is the soundtrack of the human experience. It's also proven to boost mood, energy, and set the tone for greatness.
Pick your soundtrack. Crank it up loud and boost your energy into a new day!
Great Mornings Start with Leveraging Your Smartphone as a Personal Development Resource
Stay unplugged from social media. It's difficult. I know.
Use the following apps:
Headspace (Meditation)
Chess app
Duolingo (Language learning)
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Sundays are huge for setting clear intentional targets.
My process is:
Setting one clear goal
Setting a timeline
Challenge myself to identify all the steps to complete.
I developed this template after a great discussion on goal achievement with an military Commander
What results can you achieve by being deliberate?
Sunday is an extremely powerful day for me to set intentions for my week.
I developed a template that write out by hand in order to:
✅Set gratitude practices
✅Abundance mindset
✅People I will share ideas w/
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The cost of access to gas, electric, and other utilities also rises each year.
Your rates must rise to support cost of living expenses.
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One of the most fascinating parts of this game that I love is
watching the young thinkers build business using new rules and tools that didn't exist when I was rising through the ranks.
Here's a few things that Young Entrepreneurs have taught me:
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Google Adwords, FB Ads are leading examples.