If you ever ask a powerful person how they achieved their success, I guarantee you they will never respond, “with a negative attitude and an unorganized schedule.”
Successful people have morning routines, they wake up early and go through rituals so that their day is productive and calm. Every day we wake up we are given the opportunity to accomplish something.
As a student, something that I believe we are all trying to achieve in our daily lives is maximum productivity. Between classes, work, and attempting to have something that resembles a social life, it can all seem impossible to get done.
Ironically enough the answer to an overall good and productive day lies in the first decision you make when you wake up.
Are you going to hit the snooze button or are you going to get out of bed?
Benjamin P. Hardy the bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work, says “If you don’t start your day with intention, you are living in survival mode. Your time is, moving faster than you want it to. You’re stuck in the past, living out the same experiences and emotions and patterns, over and over.”
Forming good habits in the morning sets the tone for the rest of your day. If you begin your day in a rush it is highly likely that you are going to have a hectic stressful day.
As college students I am sure you are familiar with the feeling of stress; we all have deadlines and goals that we have to meet and expectations that need to be followed.
Samantha Sarceno, a Liberal Arts major, says “I want to wake up and be productive, but when my alarm goes off I can never find the motivation to actually get up. So most of the time I wake up late and extremely stressed.”
The stress that comes with not having a routine and constantly having to worry about when you will get everything done is simply not worth it.
According to North Western Medicine, one of the health benefits of implementing a routine into your life is lower stress levels.
North Western Medicine states, “Better stress levels lead to improved mental health, more time to relax and less anxiety. A lack of healthy stress management techniques can put you at greater risk for heart disease and negatively impact your overall health.”
So how do you figure out what your perfect morning routine would be?
Every person’s morning routine looks different. There are no specific steps you need to follow, simply create a routine that best impacts you and your goals.
Whether it means that you wake up at 8 a.m. or 6 a.m. does not matter. What does matter is that you set a time. According to the Science of People, they say, “This helps your body establish rhythm so it’s easier to get up in the morning.”
As students there is always something that you could be doing, you don’t want to be that person that runs out of time. So make the choice to show up for yourself every day.
So plan out what you want to get done in the morning and how you are going to do it. It is not going to be easy to wake up the first few times, but we are creatures of habit.
What we practice shows, so make a plan, be consistent, and watch as you improve your life by doing something as simple as taking the time to start your day positively.
Danelly Deleon, a Biology major at Mercer, says “I know it’s hard to wake up early trust me nobody likes it, but all you need to do is put your feet on the ground.”
