Before 7am

I love the morning magical time. It’s my favorite time of day – before dawn when most of the city is still snug in bed. This morning I hopped out of bed at 4:45am, feeling happy to start another adventurous day. By 7am this morning, I had done the following: Ran 5 miles / 8 kilometersDid 12,000 stepsListened to 4 hours of The Art of Possibility audiobook (100 minutes x 2.5 speed)Did 15 minutes of yoga with a little meditation at the endMade a green smoothie (1 banana, 6 mandarin oranges, spinach, celery, blueberries, maca, dehydrated barley grass juice, chia seeds, hemp seeds, water)Mopped the kitchen floor (well… assigned a robot to do it)Started some steel cut oats cooking (I love the InstantPot!)Dreamed up an idea for a new course / launch Afterwards I reviewed my goals, and now I’m sipping the smoothie and writing this blog post while the oatmeal is cooking and the robot is diligently cleaning the kitchen floor. Caffeine isn’t part of my day by the way, nor is chocolate, caffeinated teas, or other stimulants. That would just slow me down. When I was 20 years old, this is what my morning would have looked like this (sometimes all the way to noon and beyond): ZzzzzzzzYawnZzzzzzzz Then I’d drag myself out of bed and start my day very sluggishly. It would take me at least an hour or two just to feel awake enough to function much at all. Then the rest of the day would be a blur, with the main decisions being figuring out...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Health Lifestyle Productivity Source Type: blogs