Morning Rituals That Can Change Your Day

Get your day started on the right foot with a morning routine. A daily ritual can help you be more productive and successful at work, home or anywhere else in life.

From increasing productivity to decreasing stress, countless studies have shown that having a morning ritual is great for maximizing your life. Let\’s take a look at exactly how a morning routine can benefit you.

Increase Your Productivity

You can\’t be productive in your profession or personal life if you don\’t start with the most important thing – waking up! Your morning ritual will add something new and exciting each day, so when we talk about increasing productivity it\’s a no-brainer that this is going to help us get more done during any given period of time.

Boosts Your Energy Levels

You may not be able to tell at first, but morning routines are a vital part of your day. From reading in the mornings or taking showers before work-out sessions, these small moments help us start off on an energized note and ready for anything that comes our way.

Increase Your Happiness

Happiness seems like such an odd result of a morning ritual. The morning routine is the secret to happiness, and you already know it. A daily occurrence can make us feel more content with our lives. How could waking up early really make someone less stressed or unhappy? Studies show that by following this simple habit we improve relationships as well as lowering stress levels significantly over time!

• Lower stress levels.
• Improves relationships

Develop Healthy Habits

A morning ritual is a great way to start your day off on the right foot. It can help you develop healthy habits that last throughout all aspects of life, not just for today or tomorrow but long after!

Many studies have been conducted to test how morning routines impact a person\’s life. Almost all of these studies show that having a good morning ritual will benefit your life for the reasons listed above and more. However, you might not notice the benefits immediately.

START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE

Observe your current habits first. Reflect on what you do and how you feel after you wake up. You\’ll want to start by looking at your current habits. Do you wake up with an overwhelming sense of dread, unable even find the motivation or energy for getting out of bed? Take some time this week and reflect on how often these feelings happen – maybe they\’re more frequent than we realize! It could be worth exploring what might trigger them so that when things feel tough again in future weeks/months (or years!), there\’s already something else going strong instead.

Keep A Morning Journal

• Connect how you feel in the morning and the rest of the day to how you approach waking up.
• Log your feelings and emotions right after you get started in the day.
• Track your energy for one to two weeks or some extended series of days.
• Keeping a physical journal, whether it be in a notebook or phone, will help remind you of details you may have forgotten during the reflection stage.

What Do Your Mornings Look Like?

Now that you have your journal, try to predict or imagine what you think your morning routine is already like.

• Do you perceive your mornings as being rushed or stressed?
• Or do you view them as being relaxing and a good stage for the day?

Take note of what you think your mornings are currently like so that you can compare them to reality.

After the observation period is up, compare how your perception matches or differs from reality. If you do not write down your perceptions, it will be hard to know what you initially thought about your morning routine.

Don\’t try too hard. Just go about your morning routine as usual and make sure to not feel pressured at all. Do not even feel pressure to improve in the slightest!

Reflect and Evaluate

After the observation period is up, you need to pull out your journal and reflect on it. Look at your emotions, productivity, energy, happiness, or anything else that you tracked throughout the week.

• Do you see any trends?
• Are they good trends or bad trends?

Write about anything that surprises you or does not surprise you. Do you notice any brainstorming happening without you trying?

KNOW WHAT YOU WANT

The first step in this brainstorming process is knowing what you want from the morning ritual.

“When you first wake up in the morning, your mind is much less mentally fatigued than it will be later in the day. Thus, this is a good time to make big decisions especially because fatigue is a major player in causing analysis paralysis.” ~ Analysis Paralysis: 6 Ways to Prevent Decision Fatigue by Terri Stevenson

Perception

Did you notice that your perception did not match reality? If so, how did it differ from what the actuality was like? Did this happen often or just one time for whatever reason? (I might ask myself).

If there were discrepancies between my expectations and reality then I would think about why these realities may have been accurate in comparison to mine . It\’s work putting together a thoughtful morning routine but it\’s something worth doing.

Know Your WHY

The main objective and purpose of your day will help guide you when selecting activities and goals for your morning routine.

• Why do you want a morning routine in the first place?
• Do you want a morning routine to give you more time in the day?
• Do you want a morning routine to make your days less stressful or more productive?

Prioritize Your Goals

Prioritize your goals to keep everything manageable. The most important one should always come first and you can start with that before moving onto the less significant ones later on. It is important that you prioritize, as it will make things much easier to know how to most efficiently spend time working towards a goal or task at hand!

Know What To Keep and What to Change

Recognize trends about the relationship between your morning routine and your daily feelings, thoughts, energy, and actions. What habits do you want to keep and what habits do you want to change? For example, most people want to keep their morning cup of coffee.

“You will need to first learn = to gain knowledge, then practice = by applying the knowledge and finally take action = applying to real-life situations. Doing that you will turn your experience into insight so that you will eventually have created a true transformation in yourself”. – HOW TO GET OUT OF STAGE 1 by Jacky DeKlerk

Focus On One Activity At A Time

Select one activity that really excites you and best matches your main objective. Although you may be tempted to try a variety of different activities at once, refrain from doing this. Focusing on too many activities at the beginning will feel overwhelming, and you will not be able to master any of them. Instead, selecting one activity ensures that there is not too much on your plate and that you can adequately decide if it is right for you.

Why You Need A Busy Morning Routine

Busy mornings are when you need a morning routine the most.

• How much time do you have for a morning routine?
• Do you need more time?
• Do you need a time out?
• Do you need more relaxation?
• Do you need your morning cup of coffee?
• Do you need to meditate before working?

Knowing which activities you know you need regardless of time will help you craft the perfect busy morning routine.

\”Figure out what you want to achieve and then create systems to get you there. Build flexibility into your system so that when something unexpected happens, you know how to get back on track.\” ~ Goal Setting Not Working? Do This Instead by Jean Jauez

Busy Morning Routine Ideas And Tips

1. Utilize the night before if you know you are going to have a busy morning.
2. Additionally, double-up tasks when possible.
3. Another way to budget your time is to listen to audiobooks, practice mindfulness, or do some other activity while driving. Maximize your time and make the most of it.
4. Create little pockets of time for yourself.
5. Mindful breathing will make a huge difference on a busy morning because it forces you to relax and look within yourself.
6. Do not check your device. Devices are really big distractions that eat away at your time.

MORNING ROUTINES FOR SLOW MORNINGS

In addition to a busy morning routine, you should have a slow morning routine as well. After all, mornings are the best part of your day!

What To Keep In Mind When Creating A Slow Morning Routine

As humans, we need rest. Slow mornings are the perfect time to heighten your morning routine to address all of the needs that you cannot address during the week.

Let your slow morning routine focus on your well-being or anything else that is left out. Slow morning routines can involve friends, family members, or pets. Here are some slow morning routine ideas and tips for integrating within your own life:

• Focus on your health and well-being.
• Incorporate your family into it. If you live alone, schedule a brunch with friends.
• For slow mornings, you may want to sleep in. Take full advantage of how much morning time you have to wake up.
• One fun way to wake up earlier is to try to wake up with the sun and watch it rise. Indulge yourself so that you feel primped and prepared for the rest of the week.

Limit Use of Electronic Devices

Ditching your devices in the morning can help maximize your morning routine and productivity throughout the day. Checking your phone as soon as you wake up has been shown to increase stress and anxiety.

Set time limits on your phone if you have any smartphone type. No matter what your exact method is for going device-free in the mornings, it is best not to use your device in the first hour you are awake.

Night-Time Routines to Support Your Success

You cannot forget about your nighttime routine if you truly want an amazing morning. What you do at night will dramatically affect how you feel when you wake up and how much you have to get done. Your evening rituals are important for more than just a good night\’s sleep. They\’ll affect how you feel in the morning and whether or not it is possible to get anything done before waking up, so make sure they align with your goals!

Make Decisions The Night Before

Making decisions at night will eradicate a lot of stress in the morning and help wind you down for bed. One of the most important decisions to decide the night before is what you are going to wear. Another decision to make the night before involves what you plan to eat in the morning or for lunch. The last decision to make the night before is the tasks on your To-Do List.

Prep Ahead of Time

Prepping ahead of time will lessen the number of tasks you need to do in the morning. One of the most important things to prepare ahead of time is your breakfast and lunch. Put together any bags and load up your car.

Create a Nighttime Routine

Create a nighttime routine so that your body has a chance to wind down and relax before going to sleep.

• Go to bed at the same time every night.
• Commit to bedtime, even as an adult, and stick to it as best you can. This will make a huge difference.

The Journey Is Not Over

You need to keep improving your morning routine, even if your morning routine has worked for many years. As your life changes, what you need out of your morning routine will change too.

Every year or so, you should evaluate your morning routine.

• You may need to update your morning routine more than every year.
• No matter what changes you make, make sure to try them out for at least a week or so.
• Do not make too many changes too quickly.

Be Flexible

Be flexible in your morning so that your morning routine does not overly stress you out. As you are improving your morning routine, flexibility will be key.

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