The Perfect Spring Morning Routine And How To Create Your Own
I really want to be a morning person however I am not. I like to sit up late into the night watching my favorite shows on Netflix just because I don’t want the evening to end and have to get up and go to my nine to five in the morning. Talk about self sabotage. It really bites me in the butt some days. I end up spending the day trying to fight off my sleep while concentrating on my work and by the time 5 o’clock hits I’m so tired I don’t have the energy to do any of the things that will progress me forward like hitting the gym, working on my site, or organizing my space. Instead I take a nap and start the cycle all over. Can you say a lot of wasted time.
Maybe instead of scheduling my most important tasks and projects in the evening when I want to rebel against it all I should wake up earlier in the morning and work on the things that will move the needle forward, tasks like getting my workout done and creating content for my social media. I can save the not so important tasks for the afternoon or make dinner and hit the bed because as you know to wake up early you have to go to bed early.
The Secret Of Your Future Is Hidden In Your Daily Routine
Mike Murdock
The Benefits Of Adopting A Morning Routine For Busy Women
Did you know that creating and sticking to a morning routine can improve your day, make you more productive, lessen your stress, and help your get the most important things done before the day takes shape.
I’ve found that anytime I implement a routine rather it be in the morning or after noon I better manage my time, am less stressed, and even a little more energized than when I’m wasting time trying to figure out how to spend my time.
Morning routines are used by some of the most successful people to manage corporations, million dollar projects, and increase there capacity for leadership. The former First Lady Michelle Obama developed a morning routine around waking up early to get her workout in once she noticed it was falling by the way side when Malia was an infant according to a medium.com article discussing Michelle’s daily routines. Here’s the article if you would like to check it out. https://medium.com/daily-routines-of-successful-people/michelle-obama-daily-routine-e74e26bdbb55 . Anna Wintour the Editor in Chief of Vogue wakes up between 5 and 5:30 am in the morning to catch up on American and British news, hit the tennis court, and make a starbucks run all before heading into her day filled with meeting, approvals, and events.
You may not be an executive or apart of the c-suite or the wife of a high profile husband. However you may be managing a household of 6, working 9-5, and running a small buisness in your spare bedroom on your days off. You may be a care taker to your elderly parents or a student trying to hold all the pieces together. What ever your situation or circumstance is a solid morning routine can take you from survival mode to thriving where you are.
Who Benefits From A Morning Routine
If you are struggling to get quality productive work done, if you seem stressed, or find little time to invest in yourself try waking up a little bit earlier in the morning. I say at least and hour and focus on your progress, your health, or your wealth before the world steals the your precious energy away. Women tend to get lost in the needs and desires of everyone in there lives leaving little room for themselves. That one golden hour a morning could be the hour your do anything that you want independent of needs of others. A special time to focus, create, indulge, produce or reset. Its up to you what you do in the mornings as long as you get what you need done.
Not only do you benefit from the time spent in the mornings but your children will get a happier stress free interaction with you. Your staff or coworkers will get a more productive enthusiastic experience instead of the frazzled woman whose mind seems to be all over the place.
Steps To Creating The Perfect Morning Routine
Creating the perfect morning routine can is all up to you.
The perfect morning routine depends on what the routine is needed for or what you are working on at this present time. Remember the components of your routine can change as your needs change.
If your a single mom with a side hustle you may need your morning routine to get the itinerary for the kids together, get your important business tasks taken care of, and prayer
If your are on a fitness journey many your morning routine is drinking your water, prepping your meals, reading on wellness, and getting your workout in
If your trying to advance in your career or starting a new career your morning routine could be about research, learning new skills, planning your workday… etc.
Every morning routine should not look the same but if you would like to start one I have morning routine template available that helps your pick the tasks that are important to you and fill them into a schedule.
Here’s the steps to creating the perfect morning routine
The first thing is how long you can dedicate to a morning routine. 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, and 1 1/2, 2 hours. For most of us an hour is the perfect time frame.
Usually breaking an hour into 4 15 minute increments work perfectly or two thirty minute actives also work well depending on what is important to you.
Choose an activity for physical health, Mental health, Productivity, and spiritual health.
Each of your mornings do not have to look the same. You can switch the time frames based on what you need to prioritize. You can customize it based on seasons or special events. The beauty of the morning routine it that it is all about your particular needs. I challenge you to try building a morning routine and trying it out for two weeks.
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