Start your day on the right foot
May 13th, 2007 - Jarkko
This post appeared on my Tumblelog yesterday. However now that I am starting my real blog, I thought this is a great post to start with. So here you go: Start your day on the right foot.
Yesterday I wrote about making your goals public in order to make it easier for you to reach them. So, following my own advice, I’m now sharing my morning routine with you:
- Wake up early: 5:30 on working days, 6:30 on weekends (Thanks for the idea, Steve, Leo). It’s surprising how much more energized you feel waking up at 6 AM compared to for example 10 AM.
- Start your day with an appointment with yourself: On working days I go to a cafe that opens at 6:30, grab a cup of coffee and spend an hour in the corner table. I wish I could find a place that opens at 6, but so far this is the best I’ve found (a tip for entrepreneurs in the Helsinki area - you’d get at least one loyal customer by opening earlier). On weekends, like today for example, I stay at home for the appointment. (Thanks, Scott)
- Start the appointment by reading a few chapters from the Bible: I’m following the reading schedule from deliberatePeople, and writing notes about things I learn. A modern translation makes the text much more approachable so I’m reading The Message. (Thanks, Phil and Heather, Eugene)
- Journal your thoughts on life, goals and things learned during the previous day. (Thanks, Scott)
- Pray for the day. I give thanks for the good things that are happening to me, and pray that God will take care of my family, friends and everyone I meet during the day.
Then I am ready to get to work.
I like it! I done this in the past, but never stuck with it. although lookin back they were some of the most productive periods of time for me. I think I’ll have to get back to it!
Graham
Thanks, Graham!
It was great while it lasted :) With the baby I have for the time being had to change this a habit a bit. Maybe when Oiva grows a bit I can get back to doing these things correctly again.
Nowadays I wake up at 5:00, but instead of going through all these things I just hurry to work so that I can go home early. On my way to work I usually read a book on the bus, but that’s about it.
Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the way before it is understood — Unknown