Lidiya K - 25 Morning Routines of Successful People

1. Wake at 4:30 a.m.

2. Drink water.

3. Set 3 Most Important Things (MITs) for today.

4. Fix lunches for kids and myself.

5. Eat breakfast, read.

6. Exercise (run, bike, swim, strength, or yardwork) or meditate.

7. Shower.

8. Wake wife & kids at 6:30 a.m.

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My day begins between 3:30 and 4 a.m.

I make my way to the bathroom to get dressed and cleaned up. I put on my workout clothes for later and head down to the kitchen table. A jug of cold water from the fridge and a few daily supplements (vitamin C, a probiotic, and glucosamine chondroitin) are the only nourishment I need for the next few hours.

I grab my writing sweatshirt and put on my headphones. Theres no music. Just silence. It helps me get locked in and laser-focused for the next sixty to ninety minutes.

By five thirty or six oclock Im satisfied with my first draft. Its time for my daily inspirational quotes to be shared with our rapidly growing Turbulence Training and Early to Rise Facebook readership.

After this few minutes break I return to my writing. This time, its email drafts.

My next habit is one of my favorite parts of the morning. It is my daily document review and reading time. Thirty minutes are allotted to this important thinking session.

I move to my gratitude and achievement journal next. Split lengthwise down the page, the left hand side is for the people, activities, and the future for which I am grateful.

Time to move over to the achievement side. I list the five biggest accomplishments of the past day, and reflect on ways to achieve the same or better results today.

On I go to the many documents Ive gathered over the years. There are the Kekich Credos, Yanik Silvers Maverick Business Rules, and many others. Each day I review one from the list.

The first new habit is reading a chapter of a book each day. With all of the other reading in my day-to-day schedule, Id found my book reading diminished in the last year. What better way to fix this problem than with making this a daily habit. Each morning, before the dog gets walked, a chapter must be read.

Finally, this brings us to my last habit, one that I had struggled to implement for years. Yet it is the simplest of activities. It is doing nothing, absolutely nothing. Thats right, mediation. I havent missed a day in over a year, and yes, I believe it has made a difference.

Its now broaching 7 a.m.

And I watch, satisfied. Im satisfied that my heaviest lifting of the day is done, though the city is just waking up.

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5:20 am - First alarm goes off. Sometimes, it takes me 3 alarms to get out of bed. Bottom line: I have to be out of bed by the third alarm, which goes off at 5:30am and has a loud, ominous ringtone.

5:35 - 5:45 am - I'm up and about.

5:45 - 6 am - I drink a glass of water and eat a banana. Then, I make myself a nice, strong cup of coffee. While I take small sips, I put together my snacks for the day: a combination of fruit, nuts or raisins, granola & yogurt, and veggies (baby carrots or cherry tomatoes).

6 - 6:30 am - I shower, get dressed, and pray.

6:30 - 6:45 am - I eat breakfast - either a savory Indian meal or cereal/oatmeal.

6:45 - 7 am - I pack lunch and snacks in my lunch bag, put on my coat & shoes, and head out of the door.

7 - 7:15 am - I drive to the train station while listening to recordings from my most recent music lessons.

7:18 - 7:56 am - Train ride. I either read the news or study during this time.

8:05 - 8:25 am - I stare aimlessly while being squished in between strangers in the subway and sigh dejectedly when there are delays because of train traffic, a sick passenger, etc.

8:30 am - I'm finally at work - assuming I had no problems with public transportation, of course.

8:30 - 9am - I grab a hot cup of tea and check my e-mail. Then, in my marble notebook, I reflect on the previous day and write down my priorities for the current day.

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Time awake

Total sleep [he measures these]

Vitamin C and Fish oil

Brush/floss

Stretching

Check calendar, anything interesting?

Is there anything time sensitive?

What is my most key objective for the day?

Walk/run

Situps

Listen to audio

Food

Breathe

Borderlands

Planning

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Heart Rate Variability Check

Every Day

HRV Check 1-3 min.

Meditate 10-20 min using headspace app.

Make coffee and protein shake.

Take supplements.

5 minute journal-Write down the following (if useful get app)

3 things Im grateful for

3 things that would make today great

2 daily affirmations (I am great because)

Option: 50 minutes of writing

Option: Cold shower

**Work Days -**

Visualization / priming exercise:

Visualize the best life you can imagine.

Read your Think and Grow rich statement.

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7am Wake, feed dog/let dog out if my husband has not done so yet, shower & dress, intentionally avoid looking at email and social media first thing.

7:30 8:15 If I am good, 15-45 minute yogaglo.com or exercise video, always get at least 5 minute meditation to breathe in strength and courage for the day, then I evernote/write down in detail all I want to accomplish, miracles to expect, attitude I will lead with.

8:15-8:45 Breakfast with news on in background/review notes for any 9am call/plan anything needed with husband.

8:45/9 At desk ready to go!

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