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Choose your workout clothes the night before. Maybe you have new workout clothes that make you excited to exercise. Maybe just having one less task between getting out of bed and starting the workout will make the workout a little easier to start. After all, whenever I get up in the morning to work out, the smallest of tasks can make my groggy brain want to give up. If that sounds like you, then maybe setting out your workout clothes the night before will make things a little easier. Move your alarmclock across the room. Few sounds are more annoying than the piercing beeping of an alarm clock at 5:30 a.m. When my clock goes off, I will do “On the days I do listen to my alarm, all those endorphins leave me feeling much more
anything to shut it up, including getting out of bed and walking across the room to turn it off. At that point, I’m already up and out of bed, having shaken off some of the sleep. While I might not be excited to work out, putting my alarm clock across the room and thereby forcing myself out of bed at least leads me to shrug my shoulders and say, “Well, I’m already up anyway.” Visualize your morning before you fall asleep. If you don’t know how it will look to get ready for your workout and then exercise in the morning, then you won’t do it, plain and simple. You have to tell your brain the night before, “Tomorrow, we’re going to work out and we’re going to like it!” Then, run through the steps you’ll have to take the following morning. Solve the mystery so you have nothing to mull over under the covers. Decisively tackle your morning workout and the rest of the day to follow.
they can certainly make it easier and more likely to happen. Then over time, your body will start to acclimate, and it will feel strange to not get up for your workout. However, until that happens, try some of these methods to get yourself to the gym, or the starting line, each morning.
While these steps might not make getting up for your morning workout easy or fun, energized and confident than I would have if I had just stayed in bed.” 3 Business Tricks That Will Improve Your Personal Life
“Atomic Habits” by James Clear, every new habit has a simple formula behind it: motivation, ability, and prompt.
When you’re constantly in the “zone” at work, you’re not always thinking about what’s best for your personal life. While many business owners prioritize balance, what will truly benefit both your home and work life? Check out these three tricks. 1: Start your day with a plan. We know what you’re thinking: Writing out your plan is more work than just doing it. The key is to plan whenever you can. If you jot
Whether your reminder is an alarm at the same time every day or even another habit (“I’ll exercise before I take my morning shower”), make sure it’s part of any new process you implement. 3: Remember, work is flexible — your personal life isn’t. Bryan G. Dyson, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company,
down things you want to accomplish the following day as they come up, all you’ll need to do is spend a few minutes organizing your list the next morning.
once told his staff, “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends, and spirit — and you are keeping all of these in the air.” In his metaphor, work is a rubber ball. “If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same.”
Pro Tip: Remember to include time to unwind and relax!
2: Develop new and improved processes. While certain activities can’t be replaced with shortcuts (like spending time with family), consider ways to make your current processes more efficient and beneficial. For example, you can’t lose weight if you don’t change your diet and exercise.
We hope these tips help you protect the “glass balls” in your life!
Adjusting your habits might seem difficult, but there’s actually a straightforward method. According to
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