Morning: The Best Time To Set Your Mood For The Day

Do you wake up every morning, feeling tired and sluggish, even though you slept for 8 hours? If so, it’s time to start a morning ritual. When you wake up in a reactive state, you will move throughout your entire day feeling stressed and anxious.

Mornings are the best time to condition your mindset. When you wake up and smile you set your day out on a very happy note. Research shows that your mood in the morning affects your productivity all day.

Researchers at Ohio State University found that employees’ moods when they clocked in tend to affect how they felt the rest of the day. How they felt when the woke up affected how they handled customers and how they reacted to the customer’s mood.

Here is a wonderful book I ordered in the Audible version and I liked it so much I also bought the kindle version. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings–and Life This little book has changed the way I look at my mornings.

Here Was the Most Important Findings of the Study.

I know we all knew this even before they study was published. “How your manager comes to work directly affects impact on performance, including both how much work employees do and how well they actually did their work.” Your managers mood when they come to work can and will affect the entire work force he or she manages.

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creating your morning routine

What Can You Do To Make Sure You Have a Great Day?

Spend the first part of your morning taking care of YOU.

I created a list and check-off each activity, as I complete it Every morning.The purpose of a checklist is so that I can visually measure my progress as time goes on.

I only spend about 20-30 minutes on my morning routine, It doesn’t take too much time to work on YOU first. It just means you might get up 3o minutes earlier than your family.

Wake up and smile

Smiling when you first wake up sets your day up for success. Studies have shown that waking up in a good mood is all up to you. When you smile it’s harder to let things get you down so to speak.

What if you’ve had a rough commute and you have to rush to your desk, and you know you’re going to be in trouble, that’s not a good way to start your workday right? Once an employee starts that way, it could have negative consequences for the company the whole day.

Once you do get to your desk take a few minutes to smile, relax and think of what you are grateful for. Just taking the few minutes to re-center yourself can change that awful commute into one of your best days.

Drink lemon water first thing in the morning

This has helped me more than I could ever imagine. I wake up and have a big glass of lemon water every morning. I make sure my pitcher is full of alkaline water the night before. When I get up and moving I put the lemon wedges in the water and start drinking. My pitcher is 65 ounces and is heat and cold resistant if you would like to see it and purchase one here is the link: Artcome 65 ounce glass carafe with stainless steel strainer. It has a stainless steel strainer so you don’t have seeds and pulp floating in your water. I also love the beautiful design.

I Take my supplements

I take a variety of supplements, like B vitamins and Vitamin D3 and a great Multi Vitamin.This ensures that I have energy throughout the day, so that I never have to rely on caffeine or sugar to get me through the day.

Start writing in a Gratitude Journal

I purchased a gratitude Journal and I love it! I had the idea last year when everyone was doing Twenty-Five-days of gratitude for Thanksgiving. I wanted to remind myself of what I have to be thankful for everyday. So I started looking for a gratitude Journal to start writing in everyday. I found this little journal and I love it. Here is a link for you to check it out. I’m sure you will agree with me about what an awesome little book it is. The 5 Minute Journal: A Happier You in 5 Minutes a Day

Take time to read

I like to set aside at least 15 minutes in the morning to read in a book that I have on my list of books to read for the month. When I start the day off with reading and I find that during those little breaks during the day I will be more likely to read a little more throughout the day. I try to carry my I-pad or the book with me when I am on the go.

Take time to meditate or pray

I set aside at least 10 minutes to meditate and pray every morning. I will do a short devotional then I will pray for my family and the day that things go well. I give my day to God so he can bless it. I am in the process of developing a series of devotionals here on my website feel free to check them out. It is still in the development phase so be patient I will try to get more devotionals up every week.

And there you have it. My morning routine is simple and I find that it helps me keep my day on track and productive and happy.

If you want to build habits that stick, you need to be consistent with them. In the words of Tony Robbins, “The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”

I am sharing with you my Morning Rituals Checklist If you like what I do in the mornings, here is a copy of my checklist I use every morning. It also has a monthly checklist to check your progress for a year. If you do download it and use it be sure to come back and share with me how you like it and how you are doing on your morning rituals.

You can always tweak your own morning routine. Make it yours, your special time each day. Do what you need to do to make your mornings shine.

This is a post that is all about YOU! It is about taking the time in the morning to work on You. We tend not to take the time we need to create the best person we can be. As mom’s we build up our spouse, our kids and we leave very little time for us.

I have found that when I take time for me first thing in the morning I have a 100% better day. I have another post that will help you create a Family Morning Routine that will help you get everyone on the same page of helping around the house. It’s never to early to teach your family it’s a group effort to keep things clean and presentable, it is not just mom’s job anymore.

Our family has a lot of events and things we are running to everyday. I had to find a way to help organize a calendar for our family to where everyone gets where they need to go on time. It is a busy mom’s essential item on her phone. How to Set Up A Family Calendar System that Works This system has really helped my family get to the important appointments with exactly what we need and be on time.

I hope these post help to create a slice of time for you and a better organization for your family in the mornings.

Creating Your Personal Morning Ritual

Morning: The Best Time To Set Your Mood For The Day

Here Was the Most Important Findings of the Study.