Morning Routines for Success

The morning is probably the best time of day to get things done for yourself before work and stress start to derail your day.  When you’re trying to accomplish something big finding a way to take advantage of these early morning hours can really ramp up your productivity.

The quiet morning hours can be your time to focus on what really matters most for your long terms goals.

What nearly always seems to happen is that at the end of a long day you are too exhausted to go to the gym, your too stressed to focus on things, or you’ve been convinced to spend an extra few hours at the office to finish up.  Your own priorities slip down the list.

A day has only 24 hours and every bit of time you give to something else is time you can’t take back later to do things for yourself.  If you want to make sure your goals get hit you need to block out time for yourself.

In financial planning one of the biggest tips is to always pay yourself first.  When you leave yourself whatever is left over after paying bills, and other expenses there is almost always less than you need to save if you want to become wealthy or retire.  Paying yourself first helps you reach these long term goals.

The same applies to time.  If you want to build wealth out of time rather than money you should use time for yourself first before you give it to other’s.

Creating a morning routine, and making it stick has in my case been successful when I’m truly excited to get out of the bed in the morning, I have everything ready to go, and no excuses preventing me from getting up.

One of the best things you can do is to prepare the night before for the morning.  Have your work ready, water ready to drink, clothing taken out and coffee maker scheduled.  The easier and quicker it is to get from bed to fed and getting things done the more likely you are to do it.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Figure out what you what to accomplish in the morning.
2. Get everything ready, so you can do that as soon as you get up
3. Iterate.  Find ways to make getting up easier, until it is easy