New Year’s Resolutions: The First Thing to do Each Morning
Have you heard the saying, “If you win the morning you…
… win the day.” Is this true for you?
Being the first week of the new year, many of us have made resolutions. Those with a strong will keep them, at least for a while. Maybe they become habits. For the rest of us, the story is different. Here’s something to consider that may help you “win the morning” and get your day off to a good start.
Years ago, Tim Ferris, a very popular author, blogger and podcaster, was asked, “What does your morning routine look like?” Tim responded with 5 things he’d like to accomplish in the first 60 minutes or so of an “ideal day.” He said that if he can hit at least three of the five items, he’d feel he’d won the morning and thereby the day.
Now, given that Tim is a single guy who works from home, his “days” may bear little resemblance to your days as parents with children. Still, his list is worth a look, and may serve as a model.
The first item on his list is “make your bed.”
The thinking behind this task is that by making your bed, you will have accomplished one small item at the beginning of the day. You will have taken control of at least one thing right off the bat. Our lives are dominated by a series of small chores, activities, and they all add up. Additionally, we’re affected by visual clutter- some of us more than others. When everyone, children included, make their bed, they’ve brought some order to where they spend their time and where some of their home schooling likely takes place.
I’ll cover the second item on Friday.
Thanks for reading!
Curt Bumcrot, MRE
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