Whenever
you start your day you need to start it with God. Get up early and take care of
the hard tasks. David got up early the day he slayed Goliath. You’re not going
to slay your giants lying in bed hitting the snooze button. When you learn to
set your mind on God each morning, He'll give you all the strength and wisdom
you need to conquer the day.
Starting
your day on the internet damages your brain and by starting your day
with devices you damage your attention span. This is why I start the day by
reading physical books and writing in a notebook. Nobody changed the world by
checking email so why on earth would you start your day by doing it.
No matter what it is we're trying to accomplish, whether it's writing a book,
generating revenue for a company or losing weight, there are only a handful of
activities that move the needle. When we neglect these activities, we end up
being busy but we're not productive.
This is quite consistently one of the
very first interventions that nearly all happiness researchers seem to point
to. I start every morning by writing in the Five Minute Journal .
Starting the day with gratitude shifts your mental focus from what you're
lacking to what you have, from a place of scarcity to a place of abundance.
Here is a
simple meditation exercise that I like to practice daily. I recommend doing
this 20 minutes a day. However, if your life doesn’t allow for this at the
moment, start with five or ten minutes. The most important part is to get
started meditating on a regular basis. It will enable you to tune into the
present moment and become mindful of the different sensations in your body.
In today’s episode, I’m going to show
you how to create an easy, five-minute ritual that you can use each day to amp
up your self confidence and start your day on the right foot. That’s right –
just five minutes a day can take you from feeling blah to a-MAY-zing! Really,
all it takes is finding the ritual that works best for YOU.
A daily self-love practice. I know, I
know. It sounds funny but it all starts with you. You are your best cheerleader
and caretaker. You have to devote at least five minutes a day to yourself.
Start out with scheduling five minutes a day and making it a daily practice. In
a month’s time, it will become second nature to you and you won’t even think
twice about it. And you will feel so much better knowing that you are taking
better care of yourself.
A daily self-love practice. I know, I
know. It sounds funny but it all starts with you. You are your best cheerleader
and caretaker. You have to devote at least five minutes a day to yourself.
Start out with scheduling five minutes a day and making it a daily practice. In
a month’s time, it will become second nature to you and you won’t even think
twice about it. And you will feel so much better knowing that you are taking
better care of yourself.
When
starting off, make your first steps towards meeting your writing goal embarrassingly
small – so small that you can't fail. How about writing for one minute a day or
sitting at your desk for five minutes? At this stage, the point isn't to make
lots of progress, it's to adjust your mindset and attitude – and build your
confidence so you start taking on more each day. The moment it feels easy –
then add another minute, and then another.
However, if all this is kind of freaking
you out right now, then start small. Start by taking five minutes each day to
be a little more spontaneous. For those five minutes choose to read something
random and unexpected. Cycle through your telephone contact list and give
someone a call out of the blue. Or possibly take a walk and randomly approach a
stranger and start a conversation.
You’ll find that your balance differs
day to day and even minute to minute, so for best results, do these poses every
day. Start with a five-minute warmup such as marching in place or walking, and
then perform the poses in order. You can also do them individually, but it’s
still a good idea to warm up first. As always, safety is key. If you have a
chronic condition (including osteoporosis) or injuries, or have been feeling
dizzy or faint, check with your doctor before doing any balance training. “We
want to make sure there are no underlying causes that might be contributing to
this sensation,” Blair says.
The good news is that you don’t have to shock your system to start waking up earlier completely. Tonight, get to bed five minutes earlier. This way you can wake-up five minutes earlier tomorrow. In a couple of days gradually move up to ten, fifteen, twenty, or even thirty minutes until you’ve reached your desired wake-up time.
Do you love sleep? So do we. But today
is not the day to take advantage of those extra five minutes. Get up a bit
earlier instead. Plan to wake up a quarter of an hour earlier, so you can start
your day right with a leisurely coffee and a good, hearty breakfast. This way,
you’ll be fuelled up for your first day at work and you won’t unnecessarily
stress yourself out by frantically brushing your teeth while searching for a
matching pair of socks whilst your dog runs off with your car keys. We’ve all
been there. But, as we say “the early bird gets the worm,” so starting your day
earlier will set you up for success!
To win the morning, own the day, and
control your life, you need to get up earlier. You can start with as little as
five minutes tomorrow. Add five minutes the week after and the week after that,
until you have at least 15 minutes to yourself in the morning. This is step one
of getting ahead of the calendar. You don't need three hours of extra time
first thing in the morning, like Trollope. Not yet anyway. Fifteen minutes will
do fine for now, and it will put you on the fast track to success.
Even if your day is packed with meetings
and other commitments, you absolutely can eke out five minutes for yourself,
says Simmons. And that simple act of self-care has the potential to change your
life. “I tell people it’s OK to start very, very small.” A five-minute walk now
can easily turn into daily 30-minute walks a few weeks from now. “You have to
start somewhere,” he says.
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