Mindset, Routines, Decluttering, Routine, Goal Setting, Journaling

Ideal Morning Routine

But FIRST: 

You need a good Bedtime Routine:

Day One.

Your journal for life.

The #1 app for journaling.

This 13-week goal planner, backed by science and success psychology, is designed to optimize your day, tackle your goals, and live a more fulfilled life. The Self Journal will help you:

Set, plan and track progress towards your biggest goals Be more productive, overcome decision fatigue and focus on what matters most Prioritize your workload, build good habits and make every day count

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Have you ever noticed that some days you feel motivated and eager to accomplish something and other days you feel sluggish and struggle to find the motivation to complete simple tasks? If so, you’re not alone. It’s completely normal to experience peaks and valleys in motivation; however, you can use certain strategies to boost motivation and remain focused on your goals. Continue reading to learn more about the science of motivation and simple tips you can implement to improve your chances of success.

Use your current state of motivation to begin outlining your own SMART Formula. Try to answer the questions below as a starting point for achieving your first (of many) goals - Enjoy the journey and process!  

Set SMART goals

To maintain motivation, establishing realistic goals is essential. “SMART” is an acronym used to describe a set of actions to consider when setting and working towards a goal, which include:

Specific: the goal is clearly defined and answers several questions such as “who, when, what, why, and how?”.

Measurable: the goal can be measured using metrics or a specific indicator

Attainable: the goal can be achieved

Realistic: the goal’s results can be realistically achieved

Time-related: the goal specifies a timeframe for when the goal can be achieved.

In recent years, the act of recognizing and expressing gratitude has been linked to many improved physical,

psychological, and social health benefits for both healthcare providers and patients. These benefits include

decreased stress levels, lowered blood pressure, better sleep quality, stronger immune systems, and increased feelings

of joy, happiness, forgiveness, and compassion. Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., a leading scientific expert on gratitude, sees

the practice of gratitude as having two components: affirming the goodness in our lives, and exploring where that

goodness comes from.

HabitMinder™ is a simple app that allows you to track healthy habits. Change your habits and change your life! Download today!!

Self-awareness is the process of paying attention to your emotions, needs, physical being, and reactions. By becoming

aware of the subtle, ongoing responses of the body, emotions, and mind, it is possible to detect patterns and take charge

of your responses. Awareness ranges from the present moment and your current physical, mental, and emotional state to

understanding your history and future intentions. Being aware of your emotions and physical state allows you to choose

how to respond. For instance, instead of letting physical discomfort push you into a grumpy state, you can acknowledge

the discomfort and make a conscious choice to overcome.

In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.

Just a sample of something I have created using the Canva app for my morning routine.  It changes throughout the year. 

Canva makes graphic design amazingly simple for everyone, by bringing together a drag-and-drop design tool with a library of more than 1 million stock photographs, graphic elements and fonts.

It’s time to create your ideal day! Remember, living your best life and living the life you always wanted doesn’t happen by chance... This is why we must plan our days. And all of those days add up to our years, which becomes our life. Get started planning your ideal day today!

Writing about emotional upheavals in our lives can improve physical and mental health. Although the scientific research surrounding the value of expressive writing is still in the early phases, there are some approaches to writing that have been found to be helpful. Keep in mind that there are probably a thousand ways to write that may be beneficial to you. Think of these as rough guidelines rather than Truth. Indeed, in your own writing, experiment on your own and see what works best.

The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity." "A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'" -- Fast Company Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. "GTD" is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.

Find Your Ultimate Daily Routine and Make It Stick

Born at Duke University, Fabulous uses behavioral science to help people make smart changes and build healthy habits. Ready to take your life to the next level?

These challenging times call us to look within ourselves for meaning, purpose, and commitment to something deeper than the outer experience. In this very special set of advanced talks, Michael Singer invites you to take a deep dive within yourself to an entirely new stage of your inner journey.

Ed Mylett grew up in Diamond Bar, CA. as the only boy in the family with three younger sisters. His father was his first example of what it takes to succeed in life.

Ed decided from a very young age that since he would have to work in life, he might as well work for himself and call his own shots. He realized right away that he was not going to spend his life working for someone else and building their dreams.

His wife Kristianna, who had been his sweetheart since they were teenagers, shared that same vision of life. Her father was an engineer who worked hard so her mother could stay home with her six children.

In The Power of One More, renowned keynote speaker and performance expert Ed Mylett draws on 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and coach to top athletes, entertainers, and business executives to reveal powerful strategies to help you live an extraordinary “one more” life.

In this book, you’ll:

Learn why you’re closer to your dreams and goals than you think and why using The Power of One More strategies will help you cross the finish line in whatever race you’re running

Understand the psychology and science of how to use The Power of One More in every part of your life will help you solve problems and achieve levels of success you never thought possible

Discover time-tested and unique solutions to challenges that will remove the mental roadblocks you’ve been battling for years.

Perfect for anyone who wants more bliss, wealth, or better relationships, The Power of One More is an indispensable roadmap to realizing and exceeding your personal and professional goals by tapping into the superpowers and gifts you already have inside you.

FROM BEHIND BARS TO GLOBAL INSPIRATION

Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker and best-selling author (with best-selling author and keynote speaker Jon Gordon) of The Coffee Bean: A simple Lesson to Create Positive Change. His first book and autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World, was published just three years after his release from a Texas maximum-security prison.

A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change

Life is often difficult. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot of boiling hot water. The environments we find ourselves in can change, weaken, or harden us, and test who we truly are. We can be like the carrot that weakens in the pot or like the egg that hardens. Or, we can be like the coffee bean and discover the power inside us to transform our environment.

The Coffee Bean is an inspiring tale that follows Abe, a young man filled with stress and fear as he faces challenges and pressure at school and home. One day after class, his teacher shares with him the life-changing lesson of the coffee bean, and this powerful message changes the way he thinks, acts, and sees the world. Abe discovers that instead of letting his environment change him for the worse, he can transform any environment he is in for the better. Equipped with this transformational truth, Abe embarks on an inspirational journey to live his life like the coffee bean. Wherever his life takes him, from school, to the military, to the business world, Abe demonstrates how this simple lesson can unleash the unstoppable power within you.