My magic morning routine: 5 habits to set you up for a successful day

in the work to get there. I want to bring you the tools and actionable steps to feel confident in yourself, inspired to take bold action, and motivated to conquer your goals. Are you with me, girl friends, Let's rise and conquer. Hi, guys, and welcome back to the Rise and Conquer Podcasts. I'm doing a solo episode today chatting about my morning routine.

This was requested in our community Facebook group. A lot of people were interested, So I'm excited to chat about this because forming my morning routine and really kind of finding something that works for me and my lifestyle has always been so important because obviously a morning routine sets you up for the day, and I also notice a massive shift in my mental state, my mental clarity and

my happiness if my morning routine goes to plan. Before we get into that, though obviously you would have heard at the beginning, I'm so excited. I'm going on tour with a Healthy Hustlers podcast. Me and Madeline, like met I want to say, at the start of the year, she interviewed me for her podcast and we just instantly gelled, like you know when you meet someone and you feel like you've known them for a very long time, almost like they're an old friend. And yeah, I don't know,

we just gelled. And I'm just so excited to finally do an in person event to meet you guys and meet with my Rise and Conker community. So yeah, as we said, check out the show notes and our Instagram for tickets and all that jazz and I will obviously be giving you more information on that, but yeah, so excited.

Oh my god. Okay, let's get into the episode. So I want to start this episode off with the quote we are what we repeatedly do by Aristotle, and I love this because, like I said, I really notice the difference if my morning routine isn't on point, and I think it's important to realize that your everyday habits really set you up as a person, and it's really like what you do every single day is who you are as a person. So this is why I think a

morning routine is very important. Before we get into that, let's talk about self care. And I know this is a morning routine podcast, but bear with me, I swear it all intertwine. So I feel like there's this real movement at the moment with self care in regards to it being very prominent on social media, which I love. I'm loving, you know, the self care and the self

love movement. It's amazing. But I feel like a self care is often classed as this thing that you know, it's a bubble bath, it's getting your nails done, it's a cozy movie night, indulging yourself. And I love that, of course that is self care. But I feel like the things that we often class as self care are things that you know, you do once a week if that. And for me, I've really noticed a difference in myself when self care is not just like a weekly or month,

it's a daily thing. And I also think when you break down the meaning of self care, so I like to use the analogy. Of course, there's that the quote like you cannot pour from an empty cup. But I love to use the analogy of if you were doing a road trip, you know, up north or wherever, and you don't stop for fuel, you don't stop for snacks, and you just keep driving on an empty take like no one would do that, you would not expect to get far. So it makes sense why we as people

cannot just keep going. And you do need to give yourself self care so we can, you know, give to others and feel great and be overfilled with generosity and patience and love. So it all makes sense. And I feel like we all know this and we all do try to do self care. But for me, I noticed the biggest change when my self care was done every single day and in the morning. So my morning routine has shifted a lot and changed a lot. But I've realized that when I make sure there is this self

care component in my morning routine, it changes everything. And I think it's not as glamorous as you're probably thinking, So let's get into it. Obviously, our morning routine is very important, like I said, but also I've just noticed such a big shift in things throughout the day. If my morning routine is on points, so things like you wouldn't think of. So, like I noticed, my patience level is higher. I notice things don't get to me as

they would. I'm a person who does suffer from anxiety, so I notice my anxiety doesn't get triggered as easily. And I also just feel happier from the morning, which obviously makes a big, big difference. So that's why I'm a big advocate for a morning routine. Also, like I said, my morning routine has changed a lot. So I got out of high school, I studied full time, I was working part time, and then I was working full time

and studying part time. And then I was working full time and studying full time, and then I did a normal corporate job. I've had seven thirty starts, I've had nine o'clock starts. I've done a lot of different things. And I want to stress that your morning routine will often look different to others, and that's okay. And so in this episode, I'm not going to tell you exactly my morning routine from you know, like time and then I did this because I just don't think that is

relevant to you guys. And I think it's really important to build a morning routine off you as a person, off your circumstances, off your schedule, because when you try and compare, it doesn't work. It does not work at all. And I understand everyone has different commitments and different things going on, and so I do really want to stress that you need to do the work yourself and find what works for you and how you were going to

put these five big things into your morning routine. So I am going to talk about five things I always include in my morning So while I'm chatting to you, guys, try and have a think of how you could work this into your current morning routine or how you could see it really being optimized for your day. So let's get into it. These are five things I always include in my morning routine that just make it magical and like just set me up the day and is a

serious form of self care. So the first thing, which I think will be no surprise, is movement. I talk a lot about this, and movement in the morning has just become routine for me because I have always noticed how much better my day goes, how much better I feel when I do movement in the morning. So at the moment I get up at five and I do a six am gym class. It's like a group gym class, which I'm really enjoying at the moment because I don't

have to think about it. Previously, I used to go to gym and have my own workout routine, and I was really invested in my movement, and I, you know, would work on getting my strength weights up and changing the reps and the tempo and all this sort of thing, and that's great. I'm just in a season of life at the moment where I actually don't care too much

what my movement is. It just has to be easy because my life is quite busy otherwise and I almost don't have the capacity, like I don't have the mental capacity to actually think about what workout I'm going to do. So I love this group training that I do. At the moment, I do fits and so I just get there. They've planned the workout, I do the workout, and I leave. So obviously, you guys know that movement is good. We

all know it's good. I personally, like I said, do it in the morning, because I've tried to do the afternoon thing, and sometimes it works. But honestly, fifty percent of the time, if I say I'm going to work out in the afternoon, I don't. I'm just that sort of person, and I know I'm that sort of person. So for me, it's about being proactive working out in

the morning, getting it done. Also, I find because it's just such a habit now, I do it without thinking about it, whereas in the afternoon I have like the whole day to think about it, and I often took myself out of doing it because I'm like, you know, you've got more important things to do. You've got this, this, and this. So for me, movement in the morning is

just what I do. It's habit, it's what I love, and I do want to stress that movement doesn't necessarily have to mean a hit session or a strength session. If I'm not feeling it, I will often do like a beach walk or a homework out. For me, it's just kind of a non negotiable that has always worked. Also, of course, movement releases and dolphins, so instantly this is mentally getting me into like a good mind frame to

start the day. The second big block is gratitude. Now, I'm not gonna lie to you guys, this is something that I always try to do, but you know, like sometimes I slip out of habit and I don't want to sit here and be like I do this every single day when I don't, but it is something I try to do. If I can't write it down, I will try and think about it. And so when I can, I do a gratitude list of three things that I'm grateful for at that point in time in my life.

And if you're wanting to know a bit more about gratitude, I actually just did an episode interviewing and from the Gratitude Project and she really breaks sit down and gets into it and shows you how to practice gratitude properly. So if that's something you're interested, I think it's episode twenty three, so go back and have a look at that.

But again, gratitude really shifts my mental state. Like if I'm feeling stressed out or unhappy or you know something like that, if I do my little list of gratitude points, I will always shift into a better mood. And like I said, this whole morning routine is about setting yourself up for the day, so obviously that's a big part of it. And also a gratitude list helps with clarity.

I often find in the morning. You know, something can trigger you, if you've seen something on the news, or something's happened on social media, someone's made you feel like crap. Doing a gratitude list can often just make you feel clear on Hey, that actually doesn't matter. That shouldn't get me down. I shouldn't actually be stressed about that, and like it's almost like looking at the bigger picture. The next thing that's really important to me is setting intentions

for that day. So, as you guys know, I always do a to do list. I do my to do list after jim, after my shower, before breakfast, So I write a to do list on the most important things that I have to do that day. For me, again, that's about getting really clear the purpose of that day. It's like looking at my priorities so I'm not messing

around and wasting my time. And then also I find it helps me stress less because I'm that person who I'll have a million things going in my head, so until I actually put them down on a list, I will feel a lot of anxiety. And usually once I put them down, I'm like, oh, I actually haven't got that much to do, Like it's all good. And also I find setting an intention for the day just really

brings purpose for me. And so if you're a person who's not really into the to do list thing, it could even be in setting an attention, like a broader sort of thing, like you know, setting the intention that you are going to be patient today or you were going to be positive today. And I just find it's just a really good practice to get into habit. The next thing that's really important for my morning routine is

having breakfast. Of course, I want to say like a nourishing breakfast, but sometimes that's not the case, but obviously just getting some substance into my body so I, you know, can think and start my day. My breakfast routine has changed a lot over the years. I used to be that person who ate breakfast at like six am, because I used to have a seven point thirty start, and

also growing up, I ate very early. But then I don't know, at the moment, I actually don't eat breakfast till like nine o'clock because I like to actually like

sit down and enjoy my breakfast. And I just find before then I'm very fast paced and doing stuff, and you know, I get home from a gym and then I have a shower, and then I'm doing my to do list and I'm having a look at my calendar, and so it's almost kind of like a thing that I like doing is like I sit down and have breakfast and I write my gratitude list and I just find, you know, eating breakfast it just kind of gets things moving in the body. I'm always hungry by nine o'clock,

so I need it. I do try and have a nourishing breakfast and really think about what is going to make me feel good at the moment. I'm having protein oats with like banana and blueberries and peanut butter on top. It's delicious. The next thing I do is I make sure that my morning has connection in it. So this connection can be either with myself or with others. Obviously it varies each morning. So as since moving house, I live very close to my brother and my sister in

law and we do gym together. So either one of them they alternate each day as they have a son, so someone stays at home with him, So either Cooper or Ash will come to gym with me every morning. They pick me up, we go to gym together, and I really enjoy that connection time just with another human being where you just like chat about pointless stuff, but you feel connected to someone. So this might be for you when you first get into work and you have

a quick chat with your colleagues. Or also every morning I call Melon at nine am to see what she's doing for the day, and you know, we have a quick chat. If you're more of like an introvert, which I am like kind of, I go in between an introvert and an outrovert. Extrovert sorry, not autrovert, Jesus. And

so another thing is connection with myself. So you know those days where you kind of just you wake up and you just feel very almost like you're floating and very very fairy, and you don't feel grounded or connected with yourself. When I feel like that, it's really important for me to find connection with myself again. So I'm a big advocate for meditation. Again, I don't want to lie to you guys. I don't do this every single day. I probably do this four times out of the week,

which I still think is very good. And I just use that headspace app or I'll do like a guided meditation and I will just do five to ten minutes of meditation or self reflection, and I find that really grounds me and it is very important if I am feeling stressed or flustered or just not feeling that connected to myself, which I think we don't really think about that as being something that is important, but it really is for me another thing that I do if I

feel very not connected to myself, and that often comes in a form of self doubt. So I don't know if you guys feel like this, but I will wake up one morning and I'll just feel really reflecting a lot of self doubt on myself, so, you know, literally to the point where I'm like, what I'm doing in life? Is this really what I want to be doing, or just like doubting myself at every aspect. And when I feel like that, obviously meditation helps. But then I also

write my mantras. So I've talked about mantras before, but they're going to be very different for everyone. It's almost like you need to find what triggers a really kind of emotional state in yourself. So I talked about this previously, but my go to mantra is no one is me and that's my power, and I go to that when I'm feeling self doubt, and I feel like I'm constantly comparing myself to others, which often comes up in the morning,

which is kind of odd. I guess it can come up if you're scrolling through social media a lot in the morning, which I'm not gonna lie I do do. So, Yeah, getting meditation and writing men to ground yourself, I think is very important and definitely part of my magic morning routine. The last thing that I think is really important and that I do do every single day is I always make sure there is some sort of joy or something

I love in my morning routine. And I think this is important because if you enjoy a habit, it's so much easier to make so I find when I'm putting joy into my morning routine, I will stick to it a lot easier. So, for example, at the moment, a big thing that I do that gives me joy in my morning routine is I listen to a podcast or audio book while I'm showering and cooking breakfast and getting

ready for the day. So kind of like those in between times when you're having a shower and then you're putting on your makeup, and then you're getting dressed, and then you're cooking Breakfast. I will have a podcast or audiobook lang. So as you guys know, I love my podcast I love my audio books. I always get asked what are my favorite ones? So like podcasts, my favorite ones at the moment, and these always change are I

really love the Shameless podcast. Those girls are great and very funny, and I find it very easy to listen to when you're like doing other things. You can kind of go off and it's not like you have to listen to intently. Another really good podcast I'm loving is obviously The Healthy Hustlers. Malin has such good content. I really loved their podcasts the other day about toxic relationships. I really resonate with that. Another podcast I love is Sees the Yay And also, as always, I love The

Mind Punt The Raw Fitness Truth. I just love those three guys. They're like hilarious. And that's another one you can listen to and do other stuff and it doesn't really matter. And then actually, the audiobook that I'm listening to at the moment is really good and I want to tell you it is called and I got recommended this from a girl on the Bali retreat that I went to she's studying psychology and recommended this book and it's called Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by doctor

Joe Dispenser, and it's so good. It kind of it's like a this is gonna I do not mean to offend people, but it's kind of like a smart science book for manifestation. So you know when you read like manifestation books and it's like usually a bit like I want to say, like Woo woo and airy fairy, it's always by a woman, whereas this is like by a guy and he breaks down the science and it's kind of like about manifestation, but it's all like the science

behind it is so interesting. So I'm reading that at the moment too. Sorry I went off on the tangent then. So I always do something that brings me joy. Those sorts of things bring me joy, other things that I used to like doing, and these will like change as

my morning routine changes or the season changes. Is I love journaling in the morning, something really funny that I never thought i'd admit on a podcast, but as something that I do at the moment is like I'll put on my favorite song that I'm really digging, put it

on my little Amazon thing, what's it called? Like my Alexa and like Alexa play and then I say this song and then I literally run around the house with the dogs and they are so crazy, I don't know if you've seen in my stories, and they like chase after me and bark and get really angry because I'm running away from them. But I just think it's the funniest thing. And I always like get put in a really good mood, and that's something that brings me joy.

Another thing I love doing is going for a beach walk because they live close to the ocean and that really grounds me. So I guess it's finding what brings you joy. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant, like it can literally just be something that's five minutes that brings joy to your morning routine. Because when you think about it, like life's too short to not enjoy your

every single day. And I understand if you don't enjoy work during the day or anything like that, but it's so simple to just bring five minutes of joy to yourself in the morning. I think you'd be surprised how much you can really change your mood. So yeah, that is like the five blocks that I always included my morning routine. Obviously, I do want to preface this with

you know, these things don't happen every single day. I would be completely lying if I said that, Like things come up and I have to deal with something and get straight on my laptop and you know, miss out the joy or the connection. But for me, it's just striving for these things every single day and they usually happen, and I do notice a massive difference. So I'm going

to wrap up the episode now. I hope you enjoyed that, and I hope maybe you reflected on your current morning routine and just had a like I think about if you could change anything or add something in. You know, I'm all about adding things into your daily life. But yeah, I hope you enjoyed this episode and I'll see you in my next one. Also, let me know if you enjoyed this kind of like mini podcast just talking about one topic, because I want to do more, like I've

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