Wake up every day and look forward to learning something
new. – Richard Branson
I’m an early riser and feel that some of the best ideas
come to you between 5 and 6am. – Jonathan Weeks
If you want to change the
world, start off by making your bed. - William H. McRaven
Life is getting back to “normal” as summer has ended
and we are heading into fall. As we are
getting back into a rhythm, we will all encounter days that craziness happens and
we feel like nothing gets accomplished.
While on my road trip to Pennsylvania, I read retired
Admiral William McRaven’s book, “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change
Your Life…And Maybe the World”. The
former Navy Seal provides 10 ideas to incorporate into life to help individuals
change. The first idea that he talks
about is making your bed every morning.
He believes that if you get up every morning and make your bed you are
accomplishing the first task for the day.
By accomplishing that task, you will gain a sense of pride and it will
encourage you to do another task.
Additionally, he believes that if you have a bad day you will see the
made bed when you return home and will be encouraged that you accomplished
something today and tomorrow will be better.
There are various articles about what successful
people do in the morning (a few are listed below in the resources
section). Successful people say they read,
workout, meditate, do their one BIG task for the day, etc. early in the morning.
I have tasks that I want to complete every day; however,
after reading McRaven’s book, I changed my mindset. My goal is to complete those 5 tasks every
day before 8am. With this new mindset, I
go throughout my day knowing I accomplished “something” and I am ready to
tackle whatever the world brings me next.
CHALLENGE: If you do not have a list of daily tasks you
want to accomplish, create the list.
Then create your morning routine to accomplish them before you proceed
with the rest of the day.
Resources:
Retired Admiral McRaven’s Commencement Speech at the
University of Texas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70
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