How To Have A Healthy Morning Routine? 8 Habits To Help You Build One

Waking up early gives you a head start on the day and allows you to get things done before everyone else is awake. The easiest way to make this a habit is to go to bed early. Once you go to bed early for a few days – you break any cycle of “sleeping late and waking up late.”

Winners wake up every morning and express gratitude for things others take for granted.⁣ Daily reflection ensures you are in control of your life. I try to say at least 3 things I'm grateful for.

This is the simplest activity that tells how much one pays attention to a simple ritual that can help you stay organized and kick out laziness. It gives you a sense of pride on achieving a task, then you get motivated to accomplish more tasks. One task completed would turn into many tasks completed.

People who misunderstand morning routines associate morning rituals with chores such as journaling, saying affirmations without any relation to work done. So they dread it and say it does not work. This is the most important advice to kick out procrastination out of your life. Do something called DEEP WORK, first 2-3 hours in the morning.

Fuel your body and brain so you can be at your best all day. As you can be powering your body to function well throughout the day or you set yourself up to failure by being hungry within the next 2 – 3 hours. If you indulge in the usual crap breakfast you see on TV such as cereals and other processed foods you raise insulin levels and that disturb your sugar levels that not just affect your energy throughout the day but you sleep at night.

Successful people know the benefits of constantly learning new things, including increased knowledge, brain health, and happiness. Reading for at least 30 mins is a great use of your time as against starting your day with social media or responding to emails.

Getting some exercise in the morning will help jumpstart your metabolism and give you energy for the rest of the day.

20 min of meditation in the morning can significantly increase your focus, reduce anxiety and improve your productivity. Your meditation could be one or a combination of prayers, sitting still or practicing breathing techniques. I

The goal is not to have a perfect morning routine, but to lead an intentional life and program your day into a productive & healthy one.