I hadn’t thought much about a morning routine other than every year or so a conference I attended would have a speaker that addressed it.
It always sounded like a “good idea”, but not necessarily important to implement ASAP.
Until I heard Alex Charfen‘s speak about how a morning walk could decrease your entire stress level over the entire day.
I am in.
- Big glass of water
- 20 minute walk outside
- Cup of coffee
- While I read a chapter in a book (currently reading (affiliate) Launch by Jeff Walker and Great Leads by Masterson & Forde <–one of the best books I have read)
- Take notes on right side of notebook from the chapter I am reading and write thoughts on how to apply it to my business on the left side.
- Breakfast
- Create daily to-do list with times of all appointments
OK, back to the walk…
The way I understood what he said was simple. Generally, when stressed, we are in a form of fight or flight response. To a certain extent that is out of our control, but we can calm the response with actions like a morning walk.
You can see this by certain muscle groups being tense (and tight) like the front of your shoulders and arms and the back of your legs. These become tight and tense because the body is gearing up for a fight. Think of a fighter’s pose with the hands up to protect the face and the legs ready for anything in a slightly lunged position.
The morning walk helps reset the muscles at the beginning of the day. To help blood flow throughout the body in a non-threatening way.
I immediately integrated this into my morning routine when I heard him talk about it. Made total sense!
It was crazy, but it worked immediately. I started feeling less stressed throughout the day.
And then I listened to Momentum podcast episode 48 about The Primal Walk.
I can’t say I have integrated everything in that episode, but it certainly has me thinking…while I walk each morning!
Good morning Holly.
I am a part-time lactation consultant, full-time mom. I am heavily involved with my children, one is still homeschooling, my church and also participate in a small, women’s group focused specifically on self-care and personal growth. In the past 6 years I have come up with 6-8 business ideas but have made very little progress with them. Several are app ideas, but I have no idea where to start with the technology side of these businesses. One is book on God’s desire to be in relationship with us in contrast to legalism. One is a retail business and three others are service/care business ideas. In your You Tube video on morning routines you mentioned how momentum fuels you. I realized that I desperately need some momentum,. One thing you shared that really resonates with me is your methodology for taking notes. I am very good at taking notes. My problem is I have a very hard time putting my hands on them when I need them in the future. Evernote has been lifesaver for my online resources, however, my hand-written notes are on everything from napkins to sheets of notebook paper to barely used notebooks to the inside covers of my favorite books. After listening to your comments about note-taking, I have decided to prepare notebooks for several different themes and go back to them for all my notes on that particular topic every time. If I do not have the notebook with me at the time I need to make notes, I will paste my notes into the notebook as soon as possible so that I do not lose them. I also loved the idea of notes generated from the book on one side and personal thoughts/brainstorming ideas and comments on the other side. That will really help me develop ideas and quotes for future writing. So thank you for bringing clarity to something that I have struggled with for a very long time. You also mentioned in this video that you usually read a book on business everyday. My background is biology and health-care. I do not have a great fondness for business or accounting. If you could recommend just one book for someone just dipping their toes into the world of business, a book that would speak clearly, plainly and with a touch of color, which book would you recommend? Thank you for your post and your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
Hi Sandy,
So glad it was helpful! I would say the book that helped me the most in the beginning was Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson. Here is a link to where you can get that book for free (plus shipping) – https://expertsecrets.com/?cf_affiliate_id=463550&affiliate_id=463550