5 WAYS TO BUILD A WINNING MORNING ROUTINE FOR 2017
No doubt you have big plans for 2017. Whether you have fitness objectives, career aspirations, or personal goals, all planning can be improved by a strong morning routine. Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morningwrote, “It’s been said that the first hour is the rudder of the day. If I’m lazy or haphazard in my actions during the first hour after I wake up, I tend to have a fairly lazy and unfocused day. But if I strive to make that first hour optimally productive, the rest of the day tends to follow suit.” Start your day great with a solid morning routine.
EVALUATE YOUR EVENING ROUTINE. We have all heard Benjamin Franklin’s famous line, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” The night and morning are inexplicably linked. Turn off the TV, tablet, and phone early enough to allow your body to receive that signal that it’s time to sleep. Keep your room dark and your brain will get the message that it’s time to settle down. Once you are under the covers, take a few moments to visualize your healthy morning. Prime your emotions by thinking of what you are grateful for and what