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Peak Performance
Create A Morning Routine That Motivates You
Motivational17th NovemberBy Jason Daly
Create A Morning Routine That Motivates You
What would it be like to begin your day organized and inspired? It would be fantastic, wouldn’t it? You would be confident that all was in order, know exactly what to do, and feel great.
Surprisingly, it doesn’t take a lot to get off to a good start every day. All you have to do is develop a morning routine which encourages and equips you for success every day.
A morning habit, or routine, is one of the keys of success for individuals who are really successful in their lives and businesses/careers. It doesn’t have to be complicated, and it really doesn’t have to take a long time to create or to follow.
It will need a commitment from you at first to plan it and then you will need to practice it daily, so it becomes a discipline that occurs without you needing to intentionally work at it.
The most focused and organized people’s morning routines typically contain the following things:
Get Up Early
Forget about extended lie-ins and hitting the snooze button every 5 minutes. Try setting your alarm an hour (or maybe two) earlier than usual and watch your productivity skyrocket.
An early morning start might not come easy at first, but as long as you get enough sleep and go to bed earlier, you’ll soon see the benefits.
Use Positive Visualization
Try setting the tone for your day by giving it a big push. Visualize your accomplishment right away. Use positive statements and keep them visible so you can view them regularly to increase their effectiveness.
If you do this stage within the first 15-20 minutes of waking, you will have a better chance of succeeding because you will be able to access your subconscious mind before your conscious mind awakens and ‘ruins things’ by taking over!
Get Some Exercise
Exercise will help to wake up your entire body by getting your heart pumping oxygen-rich blood throughout it, and your body in general. You don’t have to run 5 miles every day.
Gentle exercise, such as Tai Chi, morning stretching or yoga could be part of your workout routine to help calm and centre you while also providing time for quiet contemplation.
Drink Enough
Maintain your body’s hydration. Many people begin their morning with a glass of lemon water. Green juices or herbal teas are other fantastic options for an early morning drink to kickstart your day.
Planning
Make sure you know precisely what has to be done if you hope to have a good day. Prepare a to-do list and determine the priority order. Ensure that the list isn’t too long; 10 items or less is ideal.
Nutrition
A balanced breakfast is an excellent method to energize your body for the rest of the day. You’ll feel more awake and capable of concentrating on the activities at hand.
Reading
Spending a few minutes reading something uplifting or educational can make you feel more positive and driven. You don’t have to read for a long period; merely 10 minutes can really get your mind functioning and your motivation going.
Morning reading ideas include self-help/personal development books or autobiographies and biographies of successful folks who might inspire you and serve as role models.
Money Tasks
Before you leave for your commute or start your day at home, it’s crucial to do something that may either generate you money or keep you from wasting money.
Prep your meals for the day so you aren’t tempted to order takeout at the end of the day. Make sure the dishwasher is filled and the kitchen countertops are clean and clear so you don’t have to think about it. Pay your invoices on time to avoid overdue notices and costs.
If you want to have a great day, you must begin with a positive attitude. Having a morning routine can guarantee that your days are well-organized and that you are motivated from the very beginning.
Now that you have a fantastic morning routine and a task that has to be completed, you are inspired to execute it. However, that is only the beginning…
6 Steps To Get Into The Zone
You have a mission that you must perform. It’s something you want to do, and it’s challenging enough to keep you focused and on target without making you worried or doubting your skills.
What’s the best approach to go about it? Get into the zone, and you’ll discover that you’ll finish it faster than you imagined possible. So, how do you enter the zone?
Here are 6 basic steps that will help you get into the flow.
Step 1: Give Yourself Time – Make sure you allow yourself adequate time to finish the task. You’ll need a suitable environment for that.
Step 2: Adjust Your Environment – You will require a quiet, comfortable, and distraction-free working environment. Check that you are dressed comfortably and appropriately, that you have used the restroom, that you have eaten and drank something, and that the room temperature is comfortable for you.
Step 3: Focus On The Process – While working toward an end result (target), it is critical to focus on the activity itself. You can then free your ideas and problem-solving talents by removing any expectations and limiting thoughts.
Step 4: Engage Your Emotions – Because being in the zone is a good state of being, you must be alert and totally involved. Negative emotions will simply reduce your capacity to enter and stay in the flow state.
Step 5: Take Action – Keep the momentum rolling by remaining in a state of action. It is critical not to pause and contemplate since this will stop negative feelings such as self-doubt from coming in. You must remain completely immersed in the action, with no sense of yourself or your own ego.
Step 6: Practice – As they say, “practice makes perfect.” Therefore, by repeatedly putting yourself in the zone, you’ll develop your unique series of rituals and triggers that will help in entering the flow state. Your body will adjust as they eventually become second nature by accessing the zone quicker and easier.
If you want to enter the zone and make wonderful things happen, follow the six simple actions outlined above. Regular practice will assist you in developing your own set of triggers and rituals to help make the process easier. By doing this, you have the opportunity to live a more full and enriching life.
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7 Morning Routines For Peak Performance
If you are like the vast majority of people, I am sure that you will want to be more productive and be able to work at your peak more frequently and for longer.
Working at peak performance will allow you to get more done in a shorter time and you are much more likely to achieve your goals when working in a peak state.
This acts as a positive reinforcement loop and you will get even more done so it is a key skill to develop if you want to get the best out of life and be a success in whatever you set your mind on.
Peak performance and how to achieve it is not a secret. You just need to follow and model how the super peak performers, achieve the success that you also desire.
This means sacrifice and being more than willing to step up and do things you never thought possible.
When you mention “sacrifice” people shudder and puts many off before they even give it a real shot, but nothing worth achieving is going to be easy.
Peak performers have a certain mindset, and you will need to develop this if you want to work at your peak.
They will also have certain habits and daily routines that they will use to help to put them into a peak state first thing in the morning and to stay there throughout the day.
If peak performers are using habits to start their day in a peak state, don’t you think that it would be worth developing some habits and morning routines that will help you in this way? Of course, you do!
These routines aren’t rocket science or weird; they are just simple things that can help you to start the day in a positive state and to help you make the most of the day ahead.
OK, here are 7 morning routines that you can use to develop peak performance from the minute you get up! Don’t be fooled by their simplicity, but give them a try and see what kind of difference they can make to your day and you performance and productivity.
Take A Cold Shower First Thing In The Morning
This will definitely shake the cobwebs out of your head. Besides the alertness factor, you will be boosting your metabolism.
If you lack energy, then having a cold shower first thing in the morning will fix that.
Start with luke warm water and gradually head to a full cold shower. You should build up this practice by slowly increasing the time under the cold spray.
Perhaps start at 2 minutes the first day and go to 3 minutes the second day. Work on your tolerance at your pace rather than someone else’s.
Note: If you have health issues such as high blood pressure, check with your GP first to make sure cold showers aren’t going to affect you adversely.
Get Some Exercise
Exercise right after your cold shower. If you are in the martial arts, chances are you already do the cold showers and know how it improves your performance. Pick an exercise that makes you sweat. You want to work on your heart rate, flexibility and strength.
This means having some equipment at home or doing bodyweight exercises.
You can also hit the gym if you don’t mind the fees and other issues.
Doing exercise before you start the workday, helps with your energy levels, avoiding procrastination on work and elevating your mood.
When you get your exercise done first thing in the morning, you get a “happy,” blast of feel good natural chemicals coursing through your veins. People who suffer from depression or low moods, can use exercise to change how they feel.
Getting a good dose of oxygen from vigorous exercise works marvels for your mental health and ability to perform at peak levels.
Write It Down
Write in your journal, while you relax for a bit after a workout.
Write down how you are feeling at the moment and what you may need to do in order to keep your brain activated for peak performance.
Journaling helps you to sort out your thoughts into a logical order instead of a jumble in your head and can give you clarity and focus which are critical for peak performance.
Practice Meditation
Once you have written in your journal, why not meditate about what you have written today for 5 to 10 minutes? Just be calm and let your mind flow. Inner calmness is what makes peak performers great.
As high performers get hit with adversity during the day, it flows off them and they do not allow it to affect how they feel or perform.
Meditation and mindfulness really do help you to cope with any unforeseen obstacles and can keep you focused on the task(s) at hand.
Practice Gratitude
State what you are grateful for today. You should be grateful every day you wake up and have a new chance to make it happen.
Start by being grateful for the breakfast you are about to eat for nourishment and work your way through everything else.
Be grateful for the people in your life and the ability to perform and contribute to others.
You can also ask yourself questions that can make you feel grateful and really lift your mood. Try questions like these:
“What am I really grateful for in my life right now?”
“What about that makes me feel grateful?”
“How does that make me feel?”
If you are a Christian or have a spiritual belief then you can do the same thing with prayer, giving thanks to God.
This is completely different from the questions most people ask themselves in the morning, such as “Why do I have to get up so early in the morning?”
Those types of questions make you feel lousy and will put you in a poor state for the whole day if you aren’t careful, so be very mindful of the questions you are asking yourself, especially those when you first wake up as they will impact the rest of your day!
Review Your Goals Daily
Those goals must be firmly implanted in your mind.
With the daily review, your subconscious mind will get involved and work to make things happen. Your subconscious mind will be driven to help you succeed and become a peak performer.
Remember the saying, “You are, what you think about all day long.”
And don’t forget to enjoy the journey as well as the destination (goal). If you want to learn how to focus on enjoying the journey too, take a look at this training called Enjoy The Journey.
Practice Visualization
Visualizing achieving those goals is another way of firmly implanting what you desire and then allowing the universe to completely understand how much you want to succeed.
When you have goals centered on peak performance, visualizing them helps to make them real.
This can take some practice, but visualization is a really powerful skill to develop so take some time to do so and you will reap the benefits.
OK, there are 7 morning routines that you can use to supercharge your day and to put you in a peak performance state so that you can be super productive and achieve anything.
