#42 - How To Create A Morning Ritual

Hey gorgeous! In this episode, you’ll learn how impactful waking up early is, why a morning ritual is so important, and tangible tips on how to create one. 

• Waking Up Early
  • “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” – Ben Franklin
  • After I read the book The Secrets To Six-Figure Women, I decided that I wanted to make 100k and knew that I needed to change my habits to get there.
  • I was reading and listening to so many podcasts and kept hearing about how successful people wake up early, so I started to wake up early.
• Why A Morning Ritual Is So Important
  • I read the book The Miracle Morning for Millionaires by Hal Elrod and decided that I needed to start a morning routine
  • SAVERS Method from the Miracle Morning
    • Silence, affirmations, visualization, exercise, reading, and scribing
• How To Create One
  • DO’s
    • Start by waking up 10-15 minutes earlier for a few days or a week, then get up 15 minutes earlier until you find a time that works for you
    • Set an intention the night before “I’m going to get the most rejuvenating sleep and wake up refreshed and ready for the day!”
    • Put your phone across the room so you have to get up
    • If you’ve got an undefined will, get your partner, roomie, a friend in on it, the more people the better to help keep you accountable if you’re struggling
    • Check out Holly's Morning Routine Tribe for accountability! 
    • Listen to your body
  • Don’t’s 
    • No snoozing
    • No emails, messages, social, news, etc. 
    • Negative thoughts, or thinking about the day. This is your time to be present
  • Decide what you want your morning ritual to look like
    • What makes you feel fulfilled?
    • What do you want to focus on?
    • What do you think will enhance your life?
• RECAP
  • Most, if not all, successful people get up early
  • If you’re a business owner, this is a MUST! 
  • Choose what resonates with you, especially if you have an undefined will
  • Give yourself grace! It takes time to create a habit
  • Make it into a ritual, it feels so much better!