For those of you who know me enough. You knew this was coming. And I had to deliver.
Meditation is for me, the one thing I have to do when I wake up. If I don’t my days usually go in the wrong direction.
Meditation gives you clarity of mind and purpose. It also gives you the ability to cope with the flow of the day and be better prepared to face the inevitable obstacles and hurdles.
I recommend 5-10 minutes. You don’t need to do it for 30minutes if you don’t have the time.
Check my free ebook on meditation and/or my video on meditation if you want to know more.
-#2
Affirmations & visualization
Another great thing to do in the morning. Visualize your goals and aspirations. This is the greatest time to do that and a lot of high achievers recommend it as a skill for better performance.
You haven’t been caught up in the day yet so you can have the energy and the focus to self-inspire.
Visualize and affirm your vision. Do this before or after meditation. Muster the positive emotions and see your goals as already achieved.
You can do this for 5 minutes. You will usually feel good so you’ll probably want to stretch it out a bit longer. You can also visualise the way you want your day to go.
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Workout
Get the blood flowing. You don’t need to workout too long or even intensely.
Tim Ferriss recommends just ten reps of one particular exercise instead of a workout.
This is just meant to wake the body up and get your muscle pumping.
I usually workout later in the morning but if you are lucky enough to be able to get a yoga session or a thai boxing session or a swim or a workout. Do it. That’s
really an amazing way to start the day.
You will feel so good when those endomorphins are released and your energy levels have increased.
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Create
This is the one thing I do as soon as I am done meditating and visualizing.
This is my creative moment of the day. Some are able to do it throughout the day at any given time.
I found for myself and a lot of people that the morning is the best time to create.
Why ?
Because that is usually when your energy and your happiness is at its highest because you have not been drained by the rest of your day yet.
Plus the meditation will put you in a empty space of mind which will help you tremendously to create something good.
Whatever your creative endeavours are. Do it. Write, paint, sculpt, mould, sing, act, make videos, etc...
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Read
I do not mean reading social media or news feed. Nope. That’s a no-go.
Read something inspiring. Read something that will help you create. Something that will put you in better inspired mood.
Read something you really want to learn. James Altucher says he reads a bit of inspiring content, a bit of something he wants to learn and some fiction.
You don’t need to do exactly this. You can find something that works best for you. I usually read things to help me with my articles, videos and books.
I think the best thing you can do is read something that will give inspiration for the day ahead.
Only read positive stuff in the morning. You don’t want to start your day depressed.
Avoid the news at all cost.
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Take a cold shower. Forget about the coffee. This will make you feel good and energized from the inside out.
When you take a cold shower your breathing will get real deep and fast which gives your body a great pump.
Not only that but your skin will feel great and smooth. It works better when you are in a cold country because you really feel the benefits of it after you’re done.
Jump in the shower and get 30 to 90s of cold. I would usually start with warm water and finish with cold water.
You can also shower the whole way through with cold water. The choice is yours.
-#7 Make your bed
If you haven’t watched the speech by Admiral McRaven I strongly recommend you do.
In his speech he put a great emphasis on making your bed in the morning.
Because the way you do the little things is the way you do the big things.
That’s very similar to the Jordan Peterson concept of cleaning your room.
I have been a neat freak for most of my life so that was never really an issue for me.
Nonetheless I do feel really good when my bed is made.
As the Admiral said it gives you a first accomplishment of the day and no matter how bad the rest of it is.
You will get to go back to a well-made bed and fall asleep.
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Sex
This one is the best and also very underrated when it comes to morning routines.
This is inspiring, fun and it gives your body a good workout in the morning.
How many of us can have sex in the morning and still feel groggy after that.
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As a meditation teacher, a fitness & and muay thai fanatic/enthusiast with a taste for entrepreneurship. He decided to create a business which can combine all his passions and inspire people all over the world by helping people physically, mentally and spiritually to find their purpose, well-being and health to thrive and contribute to this world.
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