Saima Ikram
Hitting “snooze” and getting up in the morning feels like the biggest obstacle of the day. We repeatedly keep doing that until the time passes and we have to rush out of the door to start a whole new day. But rushing towards office gives us a constant feeling of exhaustion and we remain unable to make most of our day. Whatever we do in the morning sets the tone of our day. This is the reason successful entrepreneurs adopt morning rituals to eliminate unnecessary stress in their life and helps them to reinforce the positive behavior and attributes they want to see in themselves.
If you are looking for making a change in your life and make the most of your morning hours, following are the few measures you can adopt.
Set the alarm a little earlier:
We are in a habit of setting the alarm at a precise time. By hitting the snooze button at that time repeatedly, we waste a lot of important minutes which delays our entire working routine. If we set the alarm a little before that precise time, the important minutes will not be compromised in an attempt to get up. So instead of getting up at 6 a.m., try to set the alarm a little earlier to stay on time.
Write down your goals:
When waking up in the morning, we must have the idea of what we need to accomplish for the day. The best way is to write down tasks and make up our mind to work towards achieving those goals.
Take most out of the power hour:
When we wake up in the morning, we have the most precious time that we can give to ourselves. It is the time we can spend on our workout, read something or learn a new language. Our mind is fresh in the morning time and anything we try to keep in it, stays there.
Fuel your body properly:
Most of the time, we are not intentional about the first meal of our day. We consider grabbing a croissant with a cup of coffee a best way to get a start. But morning ritual is about the overall well-being and it includes a healthy breakfast. A routine of healthy breakfast leads to healthy mind and focus gives you more confidence and energizes your body right.
Choose your way of commute wisely:
Working at a full time job, we have no time to go out for a walk or read books to acquire more knowledge. But we can bring some changes that can benefit us in the same way. For example, if the commute to office isn’t very long, we can walk to our office instead of driving. If the way is long, then we can listen to audiobooks to our way towards office.
Ending the day on a positive note:
The hectic work of the entire day can be put off from shoulders once we get a good night sleep. Even after a bad day, we must remind ourselves of the blessings we have in our life. We should be thankful for our family and friends to be there in our lives to support us in our hard times. Ending our day on a positive note will help us get up all fresh and motivated to perform our duties for the next day.
