People often emphasize the importance of “morning routines.” But people rarely get into WHY they are important. What makes a morning routine powerful and effective? How to make a morning routine INTENTIONAL? What does it mean to have an intentional morning routine?
These are the questions I began to ask myself when I first started to explore the idea of developing an intentional morning routine. I used to be the kind of person who rolled out of bed, still half asleep, and “ran through the motions” of my day. I’m sure you’ve experienced something similar if you don’t have an intentional morning routine. I know what that’s like.
You see, an intentional morning routine isn’t that cliche thing people try to make it out to be. It’s not something that only “positive” people do. It’s not something that you should even consider doing unless you have a desire to live your day, your week, your month, your year, etc… with an INTENTION.
Start your day with an intention. When you decide to live intentionally, you say “NO” to your day running you and you begin to be in charge of your day. You begin to see that the actions you take get you more of what you want regardless of the conditions going on around you.
But the only important question you should be asking yourself is: How do I do this? What needs to happen to have an intentional morning routine? One that sets your day on a path to success? Here are three things that I do every single morning that have had a dramatic impact on my day. These can act as guideline for you to follow then adjust that you feel would work best for you:
- ORGANIZE your environment:
- This can range from making your bed to having a clear space in your room. I’ve found that keeping my room organized consistently allows me to wake up and go to bed with clear and clean energy. The organization of your mind has a direct effect on the organization of your environment. When you organize your environment, your unconscious mind will support itself by being organized too.
- WRITE out your intention for the day:
- On a 3×5 notecard, write out what you intend to accomplish for the day. At the end of each day, look at your intention card and see if you accomplished what you wrote down at the beginning of the day.
- Take your first ACTION:
- Look at your intention card and ask yourself what action you can take right now to initiate the process. I’ve found the first action for most things one of three things: a phone call, an email, or a text message.
Give this a go and let me know what you think! It’s time to start your day with an intention!