How to Get a Great Start to Your Day: 7 Simple Tips

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” Marcus Aurelius “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” Buddha It’s still dark as your alarm bell goes off. You pull up the curtains and the world is waiting for you outside of the window. As you stumble out of bed and into the shower a new day begins. So how can you make it more likely that it will be a good or even great day? Well, in my experience, what you do early in the morning often sets the tone for the rest of the day. So let me share 7 simple tips that have helped me to create both better mornings and days. 1. Plan the night before. Put down just 1-3 of the most important things you want to get done on a to-do list. By keeping the list very limited it becomes easier to actually get the most important thing(s) done. And to not start procrastinating by doing a few of the less important and often easier tasks that I know I always used to add to a longer to-do list. 2. Prepare the night before. Reduce the stress during your morning by getting the simple details out of the way the night before. So: Pack your bag. Prepare and pack your lunch. Put your keys, wallet etc. in their “home” if they are not already there so you can quickly find and grab them before heading out the door. 3. Keep a simple reminder on your bedside table. What you see during your first minutes after you have woken up...
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