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“I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.” – Benjamin Franklin
Mornings.
I’m not a morning person.
I’m not the guy who hits the snooze button 6 times and wants to stay in bed all day.
(I actually don’t use an alarm… more on that later)
But I don’t usually wake up super motivated and ready to take on the day.
It takes me a while to get started.
Struggle
I used to struggle with this a lot.
I saw successful entrepreneurs and it looked like they were always on.
It looked like they never doubted themselves or had days when they weren’t motivated.
I worried that if I wasn’t super motivated like them I wouldn’t get the success I was after.
Why wasn’t I just naturally motivated every morning???
What’s wrong with me???
So I looked for motivational videos to watch when I woke up.
And it worked…
For a while…
The problem was if you watch the same video over and over again it stops becoming as motivational.
At least that was the case for me.
Highs and Lows
I couldn’t understand how I could have a GREAT day yesterday, be on top of the world, feel so motivated and passionate…
And then wake up the next morning and have to start from scratch.
Like yesterday didn’t even happen.
The feeling of excitement and motivation just disappeared and I had to start all over again.
I wasn’t depressed or sad… I just wasn’t super motivated.
I was a bit lazy and slow.
Routine
After a lot of searching and struggling I finally found something that worked for me: Create a daily morning routine that inspires you.
My routine evolves as I evolve but if you can create a routine that serves you, it’s a great way to kickstart your day and get you ready for action.
Here’s what my morning routine looks like right now:
8:00 – 9:00 – Wake up
I don’t set an alarm and prefer to wake up naturally.
9:00 – 9:30 – Breakfast, Social
Over breakfast I’ll check my social media comments and engage with my audience – you guys!
I love doing this because the comments are always overwhelmingly positive and it starts to get me motivated and wake me up.
For example, here’s one that came in this morning on YouTube:
“Wow… great advice Evan! p.s. I discovered your channel yesterday and it’s still shocking how you NOT trying to sell yourself and you always give away so valuable tips others would charge hundreds for! I think I know who my dream mentor would be :)”
I get these every day.
How can you not get motivated reading comments like that?
9:30 – 10:00 – Weights
I find that by physically being active, my mind starts to get active as well.
I’ll usually workout while watching sports highlights from yesterday and thinking about some of the comments people left for me.
10:00 – 10:30 – Cardio
Up next is a 30 minute run.
I put my headphones on, load up some YouTube videos on my laptop, and start running on the spot.
I watch videos that will make me think.
Videos that challenge me to change.
10:30 – 11:00 – Shower, get ready
I then hop in the shower and think about everything I learned so far.
I think about the social media comments and the new videos I just watched.
I think about how I can apply it to my business and what I want to accomplish today.
I find a lot of great thoughts come to me in the shower – and especially after being hit with so much positive information.
11:00 – 11:45 – Miscellaneous
This is an open timeslot for me that I fill with various activities.
On Wednesdays I have media training that goes for the whole time.
On Tuesdays and Fridays I have a call with my agent that usually lasts for 15 minutes.
Every 2nd Thursday I have my radio show.
In the extra time I have I’ll fill it with whatever inspired me – usually an idea that came from the shower.
11:45 – Leave
I usually leave at 11:45 to get in the office for noon.
You start at Noon???
This is a common response when I tell people about my schedule.
And yes, I start at noon.
I also leave at 3:15 to go pick up my son from school and hang out with him.
3 hours of solid work with a 15 minute break in between.
But my mornings are when I do a lot of my real work… the hard work… the thinking, creative, future direction of the business work.
You don’t get your best ideas when you’re stressed out, not sleeping, not taking of yourself, working 18 hours a day.
You get it when you’re relaxed.
When you’re active.
When you’re in the shower.
When you’re inspired by someone or something.
So I give myself all of those things every day to give me the best chance of success.
And I turned my mornings from being the worst to being one of the best parts of my day.
Your turn! 🙂
Believe.