5 Morning rituals that help me win the day

5 Morning rituals that help me win the day

1. Make your bed
2. Pray (Meditate)
3. Do 5 to 10 reps of Something
4. Prepare "Titanium Tea"
5. Morning Pages or 5-Minute Journal

I ask myself this every morning as I fill out the 5 Minute Journal, and I pick my favorite three for that day:

* An old relationship that really helped you, or that you valued highly.
* An opportunity you have today.
Perhaps that's just an opportunity to call one of your parents, or an opportunity to go to work.
It doesn't have to be something large.
* Something great that happened uesterday,
whether you experienced or witnessed it.
* Something simple near you or within sight.

This was a recommendation from Tony Robbins. The gratitude points shouldn't all be "my career" and other abstract items. Temper those with something simple and concrete - a beautiful cloud outside the window, the coffee that you're drinking, the pen that you're using, or whatever it might be.

To be answered in the morning:
-I am grateful for...
1.
2.
3.

-What would make today great?
1.
2.
3.

-Daily affirmations. I am...
1.
2.
3.

To be filled in at night:
-3 amazing things that happened today...
1.
2.
3.

-How could I have made today better?
1.
2.
3.

*Got it? My morning routine looks longer on paper than it takes in reality.

Of course, there are days when life intervenes, and you have emergencies to deal with. Do I always hit all five? Absolutely not. That's 30% of the time, at best.

But you can always knock off at least one, and if you tick off three, I find the likelihood of the day being a home run infinitely greater.