Morning habits are especially important. If you want to be successful, you should follow a series of morning rituals.
The probability of your success may depend on the choices you make about how to spend those critical hours before your work day begins.
Below are some morning habits of some of the most successful leaders that you can implement to increase effectiveness in your day.
Successful people tend to get up and get fit while the rest of the world is still asleep. Start thinking about how you would ideally schedule the day before anyone else in the family gets up. How you start your day determines how well it goes on.
Create time for journaling, reflection, reading or meditation. Time spent on reflection is never time wasted. It helps you see within yourself and what you intend to do in your life.
Successful people drive their own motivation. Motivation doesn't last forever, so plan to inspire it in yourself always. Highly successful people spend time every day fueling their motivation by listening to podcasts, watching videos, reading, or whatever keeps them motivated.
Burn some calories. Morning exercises are among the favorite daily rituals of successful leaders. Regardless of whether you have time. 15 minutes of cardio or something will keep your body and mind at their best to help you be productive and effective in the long day ahead.
They plan. If you don't spend a few minutes in the morning setting a direction for the day, how will you know if you're heading in the right direction? Every successful leader I know takes at least 10 minutes out of their morning to plan and strategize.
They start with what they want to accomplish that day and allocate their time according to the importance of each task. Having a plan helps make their day more manageable and less stressful.
They ask themselves a simple question. Every day they ask themselves, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I'm going to do today?" Everyone wants to feel that what they do has meaning. When you ask yourself this question on a daily basis, you will find yourself prioritizing your day. Asking yourself what matters most and what really needs to be done that day is a great technique for moving beyond the day to create a future.
