Before we know it its going to be a new year and I don’t know about you but I need to come up with a new morning game plan. The one we have isn’t working for everyone and if the truth is told its driving me up the wall. I would like to ask you if you have a morning plan what does it consist of?
Now that you have the morning plan what do you want to do in the morning? What isn’t it you don’t want to or need to do? Where do you find the extra time needed to put your new morning plan all together and what supplies do you need to implement your plans?
For me personally he best place to start is with a new set of tasks that are most important to me. Which means I needed to figure out a preliminary time during which I want to get things accomplished. If your goal is to go for a run in the morning, you may decide to do that first thing before getting a shower and having breakfast. If your goal is to meditate each morning, you may decide meditating would work best after you’ve had a cup of coffee. If your goal is to find time for reading or your favorite hobby in the morning, then you could carve out time before everyone else gets up and complete those goals while you enjoy that first cup of coffee. The same goes for wanting time in the morning to work on your business or learn something new.
Then work the rest of your morning chores around these new plans. It may take \shuffling around and mixing up of your current routine, but with a little creative thinking and a bit of flexibility, I’m sure you can come up with a working plan that will work not only for your but your family.
Making over your morning and turning it into a new routine isn’t something that comes natural to most of us. It takes a little while to get into the grove of things. For right now, my suggestion is that you write your new morning game plan down. It can be easy to forget what you’re planning to do. Writing it down will not only give you a reference to refer back to, but also keep you on task as it reminds you of your new plan.
Put the note, or notebook where you jotted down your new plan on your night table or somewhere else where you’ll see it first thing in the morning. For me I have mine on my desk in front of my computer to remind me of my morning plan and stops me from turning on the computer and getting distracted with work. Which will serve as a reminder of what you’re intending to do and do differently in the morning now.
Even though you’ve written your plan down, it’s important to realize it’s not written in stone. The well-laid out plans don’t always work when put into action. Adjust your plans if you need to and make changes as needed until you come up with a new morning game plan that works well for you and the rest of your family. Once you have that it’s time to make the plan your new routine.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
