Due to the recent passing of my mother - I'm really trying to hone in on my morning routine. I want to find something I can stick to and something that I can have complete control of in this uncertain world. Ideally, I would love to wake up take my dog for a walk, make my coffee and sit down to write my tasks/priorities for the day in this journal (I currently just use stickie notes from work). I would love to be able to keep track of thoughts I have during the day as well to really free up some brain space. I need a good morning routine since the morning is my time. My wife likes to sleep in so the morning in just me and my pup to think and set our day up for success.
My job ended and the quarantine began and i was feeling ungrounded, so I started journaling. One of the great joys of not working is waking up when i wake up-my routine includes moving, journaling and knitting. A quiet gentle start to the day. A huge contrast to the rush rush rush of my past. Thanks Matt, I love your channel.
The most impactful thing I learned from this is that I can do the same thing every day, no matter what time I get up. Second most impactful is not being frustrated when things don’t go to plan and allowing it to ruin my morning/day.
you have no idea how much this video has made me feel!!! I have been trying to build a strong routine for over a year! and everything I tried and all the youtube videos I saw nothing stuck. Ive been attempting to fall under this method for awhile " putting my energy into what matters" and I feel this video really answered so many of my doubts and insecurities as both a parent and an individual. thank you for the content.
Two days in a row I've watched a video that has one tweak and it totally changes my perspective! It doesn't matter what time you wake up, it matters what you do. I've been beating myself up because I can't get myselft to wake up really early and then setting myself up with negative thoughts all day. Tomorrow morning I'm going to wake up when it feels natural and be intentional. :)
Thanks Matt, love your channel. Something that gets less focus with the development of daily routines is that they conserve energy, namely a phenomenon called "decision fatigue". Our energy allows us to make only so many decisions before we tire out. Routines conserve energy along with many other benefits. This is a rich topic to discuss, decision fatigue.
My routine has definitely changed since the pandemic. I now have time for a daily workout, and I spend time every day on personal development. I watch videos, read books, and then plan an element of self-improvement to work on daily and weekly. Coffee and feeding the dog are the other big items for me. That takes up my morning and sets my day up for success.
Great video Matt. My morning routine typically is get up, shower, go to work. However, after watching this I can carve out 30 mins to establish a routine to better start my day. I will add movement, for sure.
4:45 - Dress to Toe 5:00 - Prayer & Devotion 5:45 - Goals/FFP/Control Journal 6:00 - Book/PP/YT-PU90DJS 7:45 - Travel to work I find I can get more things done for my personal life and side hustle in the mornings than when I'm spent from a long day at my J O B .
My ideal morning routine is journaling, going for a short walk, praying, and actually sitting down to eat breakfast at the table (that last part is tricky for me). Thanks for the great simple template and for taking the pressure off. I tried the miracle morning but couldn’t sustain it and have kind of “given up” on a morning routine because I felt like I couldn’t commit to that level of intensity anymore.
Interesting that just as I'm looking for inspiration for my new morning routine I find this video! So far what I've got planned for the new morning routine: 1. Meditate (Minimum of 5 minutes) 2. Exercise (Minimum of 7 minutes) 3. Morning Cold Shower 4. Journal + Day Planning (Minimum of 10 minutes) Still debating though whether I should continue bullet journaling or try some other form of journaling. Thanks for the video, Matt!
My first things in the morning are to deep breathe, meditate and affirm, then a few minutes of stretching to wake up, followed by a walk with my dog or a mini trampoline jump. Then I journal any thoughts or ideas before starting into the To Do list for the day. Oh yes, and a cup of coffee is a very important part of my morning routine/ritual and making my bed.
In the morning I need my music my journal and 15 min I do morning pages with a lofi playlist then sit with my planner for 10-15 and tats how I love starting my day
I am writing some morning pages after getting up. Not always three like the original conspet say but mostly two, Just to clear my head of lose thoughts. Thats always helping me to focus for the day.
It does not take me long to complicate my morning routine with the addition of tasks that i "ought" to do first thing in the morning. Thanks for the reminder to simplify down to basic 3 of journal; movement; meditate. 1. Take morning meds that are to be taken on an empty stomach. 2. Journal 3. Walk my 250 steps before the first hour evaporates. 3. Meditate 10 minutes, usually with Calm app.
Great video, Matt! My morning routine is quite similar. I start with some meditation time, move to a workout, and after my shower I spend some time reading. In all, it takes about an hour. I started the routine about 3 weeks ago and it's been great! I appreciate your thoughts and the end of the video, that you can't let a hiccup throw you off though. Taking time to reset expectations is key, in my mind, to making your day great!
Hi Matt. Another great video. About 6 years ago I decided to get my life back on track. I was overweight, major lack of energy, and very unorganized and feeling rushed all the time. I decided to develop a morning routine along with loosing weight and getting my life together. Here is my routine: Up at 6am Take care of the dog Journal Plan my day/week Learn something new from either a book or TH-cam clip 7am run 4 miles six days a week with the dog 8am get ready for work It’s a great feeling to have control. Thanks for making these great videos. Oh and by the way...my routine helped me go from 225 pounds to 173. 🙂
I have been migrating my “Morning Routine Project” from day to day for a the last week and a half! My wife is a night owl and I’m an early riser. Rough to get a good rhythm for the both of us. This video really helped me start thinking through my routine a more concrete way! Just focus on those three big ideas.
Great video! Your comments inspire me to consider some important adjustments. Before Covid, my routine consisted of waking at 5:30 am, walking the dog, devotions/prayer, and journaling the day. I typically use my journal more as a planner, however I'd like to develop a habit of actually journaling ideas, thoughts and emotions.
Love this❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing! I have been journaling in a notebook - just brain dump. It’s great. But I looking to be more organized and productivity. Though, frankly, overwhelmed by seeing other peoples “bujo” expansiveness. Also, my goal is to start my day with better focus, clarity, and peace. So I can handle what ever gets thrown at me in a day. Avoiding overwhelm and burnout.
Your video came at just the right time. I have been reassessing my morning routine this week; especially the spiritual aspect. On a side note; I really think you stepped it up another notch on the quality of your video production on this one. Great work, Matt!
I love the idea of a simplified routine. I make mine too complicated and then fall off the bandwagon. I actually think the three you’ve listed would absolutely be ideal! Maybe adding in to list my big 3 for the day.
Since lockdown I have been able to fit in a morning routine which gives me an hour or so before the rest of the family wake up. I love it and it has really helped get me through the day having set my intentions for that day. First I feed the chickens whilst the kettle boils for my cup of tea. I meditate, track my goals, say my affirmations, visualise my day ahead and how I'm going to show up for me and my family. I then journal and read a chapter of my current self-development book. I love it and think it's really helped. I'd like to add in some stretching and yoga as I struggle to incorporate that for reasons unknown to me! Thanks for the video Matt.
1. Coffee 2. Take Dog 🐕 out 3. Read Bible 4. Read a book 5. Journal in my Day One app...I do like the the lite movement exercises and I can see myself adding those. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Matt, this is so good to hear! I am often way to attached to my morning routine and feel like my day is shot when I miss it or it gets interrupted. But this is exactly how I don’t want to live or the person I want to be. I want to be flexible and not have my joy be based on circumstances. So am trying to learn and appreciate whatever I learn from the morning I end up having and not getting upset if it doesn’t go according to plan. The whole goal of a morning routine is for me to grow, not just go through a certain set of actions. Thanks for all your content Matt, keep up the great work!
👍🏾 Ideal morning routine: 1. Go for a walk with my son(11) while practicing focus and mindfulness(he has ADD so being present is an issue for him). 2. Devotions and prayer 3. Journal 4. Shower, get dressed and actually not rush to work!! LOL We’ll do it together until he forms the habit and can do it on his own. Thanks for this video. Very useful.
All you talked of plus, Water or lemon water as soon as i wake up to kick start my metabolism! Otherwise i struggle to eat well for the rest of the day! And something that has helped me hugely the last few months is having a "menu" of options for my morning rituals depending on where I am in my 4 week cycle - thankyou Alisa Vitti and her book In the Flo
I just received my first FFP. I read "Free to Focus" earlier this year and I realized I need to set these routines / rituals to make things stick. Right now, I'm looking at Bible, Book, Bless (Prayer). I'm a preacher so it has to be three points and alleriated. 😉
What I’m aiming for is to be presentable (People in the family run a business so customers and employees are in and out), have meditated, journaled, exercised, and eaten breakfast. Doesn’t always happen. After watching this video I’m thinking I need to simplify it. I’d be more likely to start the day off right if I only had three things I did right after waking up. First step, tomorrow is to bullet journal first thing. Followed by exercise.
Getting a dog (and not having a fully fenced yard) has definitely added more movement to my mornings. I’m working on the other areas, but need to carve out some time from the other demands so I can be more intentional with planning and reflecting/prayer/meditation
I'm a little jealous with everyone's routines. I wake up and go right in to making breakfast and packing lunches. Grab coffee and head to my office to work (I worked from home pre-quarantine). Sounds like I need to make changes.
Pre-corona: I would go to gym for 5am HIIT class 3-4 days a week and head to work. It was nice to have that done so I could transition to family and Army Reserve duties in the evening. Post-corona: I was able to get my teenage daughter involved in a home workout we do together. I don't get up super early since doing a workout at home would wake up everyone, but we are able to get it done some time in the evening.
Th is resonated with me and shall add some stretch to journal morning I’ve tried to get consistent with as I have cone around to starting the day when have family.
I only start any sort of productive work at 11 a.m. Before that, I would have a proper breakfast while catching up with things that matter to me. For now, it’s general updates of the COVID-19 situation. Of course I have to pick a trusted, level-headed source in order not to be upset first thing in the morning. After that I’ll do some quick journalling and write a few tasks I want to accomplish for the day.
My ideal morning routine would be doing some form of movement activity (yoga, walking, etc), then organizing my day and looking through priorities, followed by at least 30 minutes of time to decompress before I head into the day (reading, music and dancing badly, or mediating).
Thank you for sharing! Just bumped into your video and I believe it's not coincidental :-) you made me realize that I haven't been on morning routine which makes my daily grind stressful and that I have to intentionally sleep earlier and wake up earlier as well because the people I work with and serve are daytime people :-) God bless you and your family!
Classical music and collecting thoughts, head upstairs to office, and journal before I start work. Weekends are similar, but do not end up in the office.
Ideal morning routine is similar to yours. I think I make it too complicated. Your video reminded me...KEEP IT SIMPLE AND DONT LET MY PHONE STEAL MY TIME! Very interested in the journal, going to check that out. Currently use a BUJO but been off with this quarantine. Thank you for the inspiration and encouragment.
1. a cup of water; 2. meditate; 3. journal; 4. jogging or writing (if I still have time before my 2 boys wake up). I really like your idea of keeping things simple and just completing it.
My morning routine is similar to yours, however, my movement part is actually stretching/core exercises. I really enjoy meditation because I think it resets your soul everyday! Thanks for the informative video. 👍🏼
Great video, Matt. I am a huge believer in the morning routine and its ability to be the genesis for a positive and productive day. Journaling and planning is a component I added this year to great effect, thanks in large part to your great resources. 1. Make a French Press of great coffee. 2. Journaling and planning 3. Exercise. I have a goal to add a mindfulness/meditation practice.
Inspiring video. Have been thinking about creating a morning routine myself for a while, but never implemented one. I now realize what I did wrong is trying to add to many things to the routine. So I decided to keep it simple and start tomorrow with a short entry in DayOne and a quick guided meditation with 10% Happier.
👍 i just put my journal on my table to see it in the morning and make sure I reflect and write on in the morning. Btw, I also subscribed to your journal prompts! Great stuff!
My Mourning Routine. Expectation vs Reality. Expectation 1. Wake up at 6 2. Down some water, put coffee on. 3. Attack the early morning creative task - usually writing something - with coffee 4. Pray 5. Get daughter from her room, play game and prepare breakfast. 6. Write journal in Day One when app prompts me. Reality. 1. Wake up at 6 2. Down water and put coffee on. 3. Start morning tasks and then hear my daughter wake up. Would love to add some exercises/moving body in but I haven't worked out anything that really works for me at the moment.
Wow this is so true, I started to do the miracle morning , however , I was running out of time! So started to get up earlier and earlier ... still not enough time. What was I doing wrong? Why can't I do this? Yet another fail? So your words really hit home.. I definitely need to focus and not be so harsh on myself. Thanks x
I journaling, I take 2 cup of coffee or tea, and meditate for 20 mn. I have a wonderful gymnastic called HUY CHUN GONG, if is like TAI CHI CHUAN but’ it is true, I did not succeed to really practice on daily basic. So thank you for your video, I am going to schedule it in a more serious way ☀️
My morning routine is pray yoga and read the Bible when I'm rushing out the door during a normal school year I'm up at 4:30 because I generally leave the house at about 7:00 now in this pause I get up at 6:00 to follow my routine and these days I've added walking for about a mile or two in the morning
Ideal morning routine for me would be: - Journal immediately after waking up - Movement (Taiso Exercises) - Wash my face - Meditate for 10 min - Plan for the day I'm excited to revamp my morning routine and see how it affects my day. Thanks for the video.
Love this Matt! We have a 5yr old, so I’m totally with ya on the kiddo thing! I just finished the audio The One Thing and this ties in perfectly! My morning goal in 30 minutes is to read my daily devotional, do simple mobility exercises and then check in with my Daily Big 3 in my Full Focus Journal 👍
I feel like my current morning routine is working great for me. I do about 20-25 minutes of stretching and cardio, followed by 10 minutes of meditation. It gets me active and recenters me before settling for work.
I've been doing this routine on and off for about a year now, and its heavily influenced by the Stoics (which sounds pretentious, but hey, you asked). -Wake up, shower, eat, ideally under 30m but that's usually too stringent. -Listen to a podcast while I eat breakfast -Because of COVID I've been going for walks when I would normally stay home to be ready to leave for school -Halfway through the walk I plop down on a bench and pull out my journal to briefly reflect on yesterday, do a memento mori exercise, read a short section from whatever book I've selected for morning studying, think about the challenges in the day ahead, think about what small change is going to help me the most.' -Fill out a couple of gratitudes -Meditate (usually) -Walk back home and start working Personally I can't recommend it unless you A) have the exact same needs in a given day and B) have 2 hours at your disposal to do a morning walk and routine at the same time. Love the video!
My morning routine of exercise and planning my day usually starts after my husband and daughter are gone for the day. So corona has it completely messed up. Maybe I should switch it to before they wake up... Thanks for the tips!
Thanks and I think this is really helpful. I get very frustrated when people try to tell you that you have to get up early to be successful. What works for one person may not work for you. I do appreciate the value of a starting ritual, though. Tea for me! Journaling or casual low-stakes writing can also be a great way to get started in a writing session. It's like warming up before a run.
Thanks for this video, Matt! My ideal morning routine is: 1. Move: Stretching as I get up 2. Connect my senses to the world: drink a glass of water, breathe fresh air from outdoors and listen to the birds 3. BuJo: write my focus for the day
Excellently produced video! Listening to your calm voice would be a good start to a good morning routine 😉... right now my focus is more a establishing an evening routine due to my prolonged insomnia, maybe I should consider a bracket-approach (shift some of my current evening activities to the morning like the task planning, but I still want to keep my journaling at the end of the day). I definitely have the temptation to want to jump directly into action after waking up, even if its only breakfast... saw you drinking your coffee during a meditative phase, maybe that’s something I should try instead to bring my body and soul steadily up to speed.
I do need to improve my routine, at the moment the only thing I do without fail is 10 min meditation with Headspace, and make a coffee. I need to remember to do something physical like stretching and also I want to add journaling in there too.
My ideal routine typically involves: planning/journaling for the day, a workout, and 10-15 min of house work especially while working from home. I for one have gotten into the trap of "having" to wake up early to be productive. I have to remember it's not necessarily when I wake up rather than what do I do when I wake up.
My current morning routine includes scrolling on Facebook and doing my daily devotionals (in that order). My ideal morning routine includes doing my daily devotionals, stretching, and meditating. Thanks for sharing your morning routine. I had no idea what my ideal morning routine was before.
My ideal morning routine: Use my SAD lamp for 20 minutes while I journal, exercise for 60 minutes (outside if weather permits), then eat breakfast while I watch videos like these! 😁
Great video Matt! Every since the whole quarantine thing happened, I've been seeing the importance of a morning routine and this was great to watch. Keep up the good work :)
Mine is always evolving to match current life conditions. It involves some combination of music, checking my health, Journaling, tracking COVID and meditation currently
My ideal morning rooting is waking up early enjoy my cup of coffee... Journaling, workout for 15 min,scrolling on Instagram..and check if you uploaded a new video on bullet journal 😂😍
Hi matt, some helpful points in your video as always, some and take and try some I dont. I'm 4 years into bullet journaling and this has coincided with leadership roles I have taken on, so appreciate the organisation. I'm keen to get my mornings kicking add would love to use the full focus planner to plan my morning routines and see if I stick to them.
I'd love to start my day with meditation and journaling, and then a brisk walk before the day really starts. And without being sidetracked by the phone (that's the real challenge...). Love the Focus On This podcast from the people at Full Focus Planner (not using the planner though, yet...)
My ideal morning routine: 1. Stretching in bed while listen to morning radio. 2. Journaling & plan my day 3. Preparing a delicious oat porridge with my pick of the day of nuts/almonds/berries/honey etc for breakfast :)
Journaling I do at the beginning of the evening, meditation i do in my lunch break and movement I prefer in the mornings. But I could do more on the moving my body, slipped a little since Covid19.... but your video might help
- splash face with cold water - drink glass of water with lemon - 10 minute meditation (Waking Up App) - Breathwork - Bulletproof coffee while - journal (one line a day journal) - read Daily Stoic - read for 10 minutes (non-fiction) - vitamins - shower, end with 1 minute as cold as possible - brush teeth and leave for work
Nice video on a morning routine Matt! :) Mine would be: Make my bed, do my morning skincare routine, pray and then...coffee! Hehehe. Once again, thanks for the video on starting the day off right.
I make my coffee and start cooking breakfast before anything else, so that while the coffee's brewing and bacon burning, I look over yesterday's journal entry. Then over breakfast i start planning today in my journal.
I want to do something very similar! But I'm thinking of 10 minutes of meditation, 10 minutes of journaling, and 10 minutes of reading. Thanks for this video Matt!
I take about 5min to get out of bed after waking up naturally or with my alarm to head to the kitchen and grab water or coffee. On an ideal morning I do a quick 15ish Min workout, skincare and shower, grab breakfast and chat a little bit with my partner before starting my day. On a quick morning it’s all about my skincare, shower, and morning convo with my partner.
What's your morning routine? Subscribe, like, and comment below to enter the Full Focus Planner giveaway!
What do you journal about in the morning?
Spending a few minutes with my pup, getting coffee, listening to NPR. I am going to go back to morning pages though! Thanks!
Having the time to think about how my day should go and plan it accordingly, stretch my body and have a cup of coffee
Ideally tidying up, sheculing my day, making my morning tea and moisturizing my skin. Lately I've been putting off those last two tho
Meditation, coffee. I just need to add in journaling step.
Due to the recent passing of my mother - I'm really trying to hone in on my morning routine. I want to find something I can stick to and something that I can have complete control of in this uncertain world. Ideally, I would love to wake up take my dog for a walk, make my coffee and sit down to write my tasks/priorities for the day in this journal (I currently just use stickie notes from work). I would love to be able to keep track of thoughts I have during the day as well to really free up some brain space. I need a good morning routine since the morning is my time. My wife likes to sleep in so the morning in just me and my pup to think and set our day up for success.
Thanks for sharing Lauren, has to be tough ❤️Little by little is probably best here :)
My job ended and the quarantine began and i was feeling ungrounded, so I started journaling. One of the great joys of not working is waking up when i wake up-my routine includes moving, journaling and knitting. A quiet gentle start to the day. A huge contrast to the rush rush rush of my past. Thanks Matt, I love your channel.
The most impactful thing I learned from this is that I can do the same thing every day, no matter what time I get up.
Second most impactful is not being frustrated when things don’t go to plan and allowing it to ruin my morning/day.
I love morning routines!!! Especially when they're simple.
Thanks Amy! Good morning good life ☀️
you have no idea how much this video has made me feel!!! I have been trying to build a strong routine for over a year! and everything I tried and all the youtube videos I saw nothing stuck. Ive been attempting to fall under this method for awhile " putting my energy into what matters" and I feel this video really answered so many of my doubts and insecurities as both a parent and an individual. thank you for the content.
Two days in a row I've watched a video that has one tweak and it totally changes my perspective! It doesn't matter what time you wake up, it matters what you do. I've been beating myself up because I can't get myselft to wake up really early and then setting myself up with negative thoughts all day. Tomorrow morning I'm going to wake up when it feels natural and be intentional. :)
Thanks Matt, love your channel. Something that gets less focus with the development of daily routines is that they conserve energy, namely a phenomenon called "decision fatigue". Our energy allows us to make only so many decisions before we tire out. Routines conserve energy along with many other benefits. This is a rich topic to discuss, decision fatigue.
My routine has definitely changed since the pandemic. I now have time for a daily workout, and I spend time every day on personal development. I watch videos, read books, and then plan an element of self-improvement to work on daily and weekly. Coffee and feeding the dog are the other big items for me. That takes up my morning and sets my day up for success.
Wake up, reading and cold shower are my new go-to habits in the morning for a month now.
Great video Matt. My morning routine typically is get up, shower, go to work. However, after watching this I can carve out 30 mins to establish a routine to better start my day. I will add movement, for sure.
4:45 - Dress to Toe
5:00 - Prayer & Devotion
5:45 - Goals/FFP/Control Journal
6:00 - Book/PP/YT-PU90DJS
7:45 - Travel to work
I find I can get more things done for my personal life and side hustle in the mornings than when I'm spent from a long day at my J O B .
Great routine Brenda :)
Devotions/Bible reading plan, journal & go over my planner for events & plans for the day, exercise then shower - my perfect morning!
My ideal morning routine is journaling, going for a short walk, praying, and actually sitting down to eat breakfast at the table (that last part is tricky for me). Thanks for the great simple template and for taking the pressure off. I tried the miracle morning but couldn’t sustain it and have kind of “given up” on a morning routine because I felt like I couldn’t commit to that level of intensity anymore.
Bible Study and Journaling has helped me recently
Love it Dwayne :)
Me too
Interesting that just as I'm looking for inspiration for my new morning routine I find this video! So far what I've got planned for the new morning routine:
1. Meditate (Minimum of 5 minutes)
2. Exercise (Minimum of 7 minutes)
3. Morning Cold Shower
4. Journal + Day Planning (Minimum of 10 minutes)
Still debating though whether I should continue bullet journaling or try some other form of journaling.
Thanks for the video, Matt!
Very nice Marco, stick with it buddy!
My first things in the morning are to deep breathe, meditate and affirm, then a few minutes of stretching to wake up, followed by a walk with my dog or a mini trampoline jump. Then I journal any thoughts or ideas before starting into the To Do list for the day. Oh yes, and a cup of coffee is a very important part of my morning routine/ritual and making my bed.
i have time for prayer and devotion, exercise and stillness in the morning PLUS coffee and brown toast. ❤️
My Ideal morning routine is waking up before my daughter (1.5 years) and have time to some yoga and drink some coffee and take in the quiet morning.
In the morning I need my music my journal and 15 min I do morning pages with a lofi playlist then sit with my planner for 10-15 and tats how I love starting my day
Journaling, mediation and exercise are my morning routines.
I really enjoyed this video. I am working on developing a morning routine. I'm going to give this a try: coffee, journal, meditate, move. Thanks.
I am writing some morning pages after getting up. Not always three like the original conspet say but mostly two, Just to clear my head of lose thoughts. Thats always helping me to focus for the day.
It does not take me long to complicate my morning routine with the addition of tasks that i "ought" to do first thing in the morning. Thanks for the reminder to simplify down to basic 3 of journal; movement; meditate. 1. Take morning meds that are to be taken on an empty stomach. 2. Journal 3. Walk my 250 steps before the first hour evaporates. 3. Meditate 10 minutes, usually with Calm app.
Great video, Matt!
My morning routine is quite similar. I start with some meditation time, move to a workout, and after my shower I spend some time reading. In all, it takes about an hour. I started the routine about 3 weeks ago and it's been great!
I appreciate your thoughts and the end of the video, that you can't let a hiccup throw you off though. Taking time to reset expectations is key, in my mind, to making your day great!
Hi Matt. Another great video. About 6 years ago I decided to get my life back on track. I was overweight, major lack of energy, and very unorganized and feeling rushed all the time. I decided to develop a morning routine along with loosing weight and getting my life together. Here is my routine:
Up at 6am
Take care of the dog
Journal
Plan my day/week
Learn something new from either a book or TH-cam clip
7am run 4 miles six days a week with the dog
8am get ready for work
It’s a great feeling to have control. Thanks for making these great videos.
Oh and by the way...my routine helped me go from 225 pounds to 173. 🙂
Inspiring story Brian! Thanks for sharing, this is awesome and a testament to taking control of your own life :)
Thank you for such a simple distilled message about a simple distilled intention.
I have been migrating my “Morning Routine Project” from day to day for a the last week and a half!
My wife is a night owl and I’m an early riser. Rough to get a good rhythm for the both of us.
This video really helped me start thinking through my routine a more concrete way! Just focus on those three big ideas.
Glad it helped!
Great video! Your comments inspire me to consider some important adjustments.
Before Covid, my routine consisted of waking at 5:30 am, walking the dog, devotions/prayer, and journaling the day. I typically use my journal more as a planner, however I'd like to develop a habit of actually journaling ideas, thoughts and emotions.
Love this❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing!
I have been journaling in a notebook - just brain dump. It’s great. But I looking to be more organized and productivity. Though, frankly, overwhelmed by seeing other peoples “bujo” expansiveness.
Also, my goal is to start my day with better focus, clarity, and peace. So I can handle what ever gets thrown at me in a day. Avoiding overwhelm and burnout.
My ideal morning routine is 10 min reading, 10min meditation, 10-15min exercice. I usually plan my day the evening before.
Your video came at just the right time. I have been reassessing my morning routine this week; especially the spiritual aspect. On a side note; I really think you stepped it up another notch on the quality of your video production on this one. Great work, Matt!
I love the idea of a simplified routine. I make mine too complicated and then fall off the bandwagon. I actually think the three you’ve listed would absolutely be ideal! Maybe adding in to list my big 3 for the day.
Since lockdown I have been able to fit in a morning routine which gives me an hour or so before the rest of the family wake up. I love it and it has really helped get me through the day having set my intentions for that day. First I feed the chickens whilst the kettle boils for my cup of tea. I meditate, track my goals, say my affirmations, visualise my day ahead and how I'm going to show up for me and my family. I then journal and read a chapter of my current self-development book. I love it and think it's really helped.
I'd like to add in some stretching and yoga as I struggle to incorporate that for reasons unknown to me!
Thanks for the video Matt.
Great video. Morning routine - make the bed, get body moving and I would love to set the days goals and aims. One to try !
1. Coffee 2. Take Dog 🐕 out 3. Read Bible 4. Read a book 5. Journal in my Day One app...I do like the the lite movement exercises and I can see myself adding those. Thanks for sharing.
Reading Bible, Journaling and Movement will be my ideal routine.
Hey Matt, this is so good to hear! I am often way to attached to my morning routine and feel like my day is shot when I miss it or it gets interrupted. But this is exactly how I don’t want to live or the person I want to be. I want to be flexible and not have my joy be based on circumstances. So am trying to learn and appreciate whatever I learn from the morning I end up having and not getting upset if it doesn’t go according to plan. The whole goal of a morning routine is for me to grow, not just go through a certain set of actions. Thanks for all your content Matt, keep up the great work!
👍🏾
Ideal morning routine:
1. Go for a walk with my son(11) while practicing focus and mindfulness(he has ADD so being present is an issue for him).
2. Devotions and prayer
3. Journal
4. Shower, get dressed and actually not rush to work!! LOL
We’ll do it together until he forms the habit and can do it on his own.
Thanks for this video. Very useful.
All you talked of plus, Water or lemon water as soon as i wake up to kick start my metabolism! Otherwise i struggle to eat well for the rest of the day!
And something that has helped me hugely the last few months is having a "menu" of options for my morning rituals depending on where I am in my 4 week cycle - thankyou Alisa Vitti and her book In the Flo
I just received my first FFP. I read "Free to Focus" earlier this year and I realized I need to set these routines / rituals to make things stick. Right now, I'm looking at Bible, Book, Bless (Prayer). I'm a preacher so it has to be three points and alleriated. 😉
What I’m aiming for is to be presentable (People in the family run a business so customers and employees are in and out), have meditated, journaled, exercised, and eaten breakfast. Doesn’t always happen. After watching this video I’m thinking I need to simplify it. I’d be more likely to start the day off right if I only had three things I did right after waking up. First step, tomorrow is to bullet journal first thing. Followed by exercise.
Yes 🙌 Simplify
Getting a dog (and not having a fully fenced yard) has definitely added more movement to my mornings. I’m working on the other areas, but need to carve out some time from the other demands so I can be more intentional with planning and reflecting/prayer/meditation
Dogs definitely help get the blood going!
My perfect AM routine includes bible reading/journaling, food and a walk outside.
I start my day by looking at my Bullent Journal and pick my 3 top tasks for the day.
I'm a little jealous with everyone's routines. I wake up and go right in to making breakfast and packing lunches. Grab coffee and head to my office to work (I worked from home pre-quarantine). Sounds like I need to make changes.
Pre-corona: I would go to gym for 5am HIIT class 3-4 days a week and head to work. It was nice to have that done so I could transition to family and Army Reserve duties in the evening. Post-corona: I was able to get my teenage daughter involved in a home workout we do together. I don't get up super early since doing a workout at home would wake up everyone, but we are able to get it done some time in the evening.
Th is resonated with me and shall add some stretch to journal morning I’ve tried to get consistent with as I have cone around to starting the day when have family.
I only start any sort of productive work at 11 a.m. Before that, I would have a proper breakfast while catching up with things that matter to me. For now, it’s general updates of the COVID-19 situation. Of course I have to pick a trusted, level-headed source in order not to be upset first thing in the morning. After that I’ll do some quick journalling and write a few tasks I want to accomplish for the day.
Great routine Isaac! Good point on the trusted sources :)
My ideal morning routine would be doing some form of movement activity (yoga, walking, etc), then organizing my day and looking through priorities, followed by at least 30 minutes of time to decompress before I head into the day (reading, music and dancing badly, or mediating).
Thank you for sharing! Just bumped into your video and I believe it's not coincidental :-) you made me realize that I haven't been on morning routine which makes my daily grind stressful and that I have to intentionally sleep earlier and wake up earlier as well because the people I work with and serve are daytime people :-) God bless you and your family!
Classical music and collecting thoughts, head upstairs to office, and journal before I start work. Weekends are similar, but do not end up in the office.
This is exactly what I need to start doing.
Ideal morning routine is similar to yours. I think I make it too complicated. Your video reminded me...KEEP IT SIMPLE AND DONT LET MY PHONE STEAL MY TIME! Very interested in the journal, going to check that out. Currently use a BUJO but been off with this quarantine. Thank you for the inspiration and encouragment.
1. a cup of water; 2. meditate; 3. journal; 4. jogging or writing (if I still have time before my 2 boys wake up). I really like your idea of keeping things simple and just completing it.
Thanks for sharing!! Simplicity wins.
Great simple routine! My ideal rutine is reading, movement and planning for the day
That's awesome Isabel :)
My morning routine is similar to yours, however, my movement part is actually stretching/core exercises. I really enjoy meditation because I think it resets your soul everyday! Thanks for the informative video. 👍🏼
Thanks for sharing Richard!
Great video, Matt. I am a huge believer in the morning routine and its ability to be the genesis for a positive and productive day. Journaling and planning is a component I added this year to great effect, thanks in large part to your great resources.
1. Make a French Press of great coffee.
2. Journaling and planning
3. Exercise.
I have a goal to add a mindfulness/meditation practice.
French press, great choice ☕😋
Glad to hear some confirmation that I don't have to do it all by 10am. But I do highfive myself when I get some things done early in the AM.
Inspiring video. Have been thinking about creating a morning routine myself for a while, but never implemented one. I now realize what I did wrong is trying to add to many things to the routine. So I decided to keep it simple and start tomorrow with a short entry in DayOne and a quick guided meditation with 10% Happier.
You can do it Jordy!
👍 i just put my journal on my table to see it in the morning and make sure I reflect and write on in the morning. Btw, I also subscribed to your journal prompts! Great stuff!
My Mourning Routine. Expectation vs Reality.
Expectation
1. Wake up at 6
2. Down some water, put coffee on.
3. Attack the early morning creative task - usually writing something - with coffee
4. Pray
5. Get daughter from her room, play game and prepare breakfast.
6. Write journal in Day One when app prompts me.
Reality.
1. Wake up at 6
2. Down water and put coffee on.
3. Start morning tasks and then hear my daughter wake up.
Would love to add some exercises/moving body in but I haven't worked out anything that really works for me at the moment.
Great video, really appreciate the thoughts behind it. Also really like the journal, move, meditate. I want to give that a try.
Go for it!
Wow this is so true, I started to do the miracle morning , however , I was running out of time! So started to get up earlier and earlier ... still not enough time. What was I doing wrong? Why can't I do this? Yet another fail? So your words really hit home.. I definitely need to focus and not be so harsh on myself. Thanks x
I journaling, I take 2 cup of coffee or tea, and meditate for 20 mn. I have a wonderful gymnastic called HUY CHUN GONG, if is like TAI CHI CHUAN but’ it is true, I did not succeed to really practice on daily basic. So thank you for your video, I am going to schedule it in a more serious way ☀️
My morning routine is pray yoga and read the Bible when I'm rushing out the door during a normal school year I'm up at 4:30 because I generally leave the house at about 7:00 now in this pause I get up at 6:00 to follow my routine and these days I've added walking for about a mile or two in the morning
Ideal morning routine for me would be:
- Journal immediately after waking up
- Movement (Taiso Exercises)
- Wash my face
- Meditate for 10 min
- Plan for the day
I'm excited to revamp my morning routine and see how it affects my day. Thanks for the video.
Love this Matt! We have a 5yr old, so I’m totally with ya on the kiddo thing! I just finished the audio The One Thing and this ties in perfectly! My morning goal in 30 minutes is to read my daily devotional, do simple mobility exercises and then check in with my Daily Big 3 in my Full Focus Journal 👍
I feel like my current morning routine is working great for me. I do about 20-25 minutes of stretching and cardio, followed by 10 minutes of meditation. It gets me active and recenters me before settling for work.
Thanks for sharing!!
I've been doing this routine on and off for about a year now, and its heavily influenced by the Stoics (which sounds pretentious, but hey, you asked).
-Wake up, shower, eat, ideally under 30m but that's usually too stringent.
-Listen to a podcast while I eat breakfast
-Because of COVID I've been going for walks when I would normally stay home to be ready to leave for school
-Halfway through the walk I plop down on a bench and pull out my journal to briefly reflect on yesterday, do a memento mori exercise, read a short section from whatever book I've selected for morning studying, think about the challenges in the day ahead, think about what small change is going to help me the most.'
-Fill out a couple of gratitudes
-Meditate (usually)
-Walk back home and start working
Personally I can't recommend it unless you A) have the exact same needs in a given day and B) have 2 hours at your disposal to do a morning walk and routine at the same time.
Love the video!
My ideal morning routine is exercising, checking my task manager/notebook for the day’s tasks, and walking the dog.
Gotta take care of the doggo 🐕 Love it Chris :)
My ideal mourning routine is :
1.- Praying
2.- Excercise
3.- Meditate
4.- Journaling, checking my day.
My morning routine of exercise and planning my day usually starts after my husband and daughter are gone for the day. So corona has it completely messed up. Maybe I should switch it to before they wake up... Thanks for the tips!
Thanks and I think this is really helpful. I get very frustrated when people try to tell you that you have to get up early to be successful. What works for one person may not work for you. I do appreciate the value of a starting ritual, though. Tea for me! Journaling or casual low-stakes writing can also be a great way to get started in a writing session. It's like warming up before a run.
Thanks for this video, Matt! My ideal morning routine is:
1. Move: Stretching as I get up
2. Connect my senses to the world: drink a glass of water, breathe fresh air from outdoors and listen to the birds
3. BuJo: write my focus for the day
Excellently produced video! Listening to your calm voice would be a good start to a good morning routine 😉... right now my focus is more a establishing an evening routine due to my prolonged insomnia, maybe I should consider a bracket-approach (shift some of my current evening activities to the morning like the task planning, but I still want to keep my journaling at the end of the day). I definitely have the temptation to want to jump directly into action after waking up, even if its only breakfast... saw you drinking your coffee during a meditative phase, maybe that’s something I should try instead to bring my body and soul steadily up to speed.
Thanks Romsel, soothing sounds audio series coming soon ;)
I do need to improve my routine, at the moment the only thing I do without fail is 10 min meditation with Headspace, and make a coffee. I need to remember to do something physical like stretching and also I want to add journaling in there too.
My ideal routine typically involves: planning/journaling for the day, a workout, and 10-15 min of house work especially while working from home. I for one have gotten into the trap of "having" to wake up early to be productive. I have to remember it's not necessarily when I wake up rather than what do I do when I wake up.
Glad that rang true for you Jim!
My current morning routine includes scrolling on Facebook and doing my daily devotionals (in that order).
My ideal morning routine includes doing my daily devotionals, stretching, and meditating. Thanks for sharing your morning routine. I had no idea what my ideal morning routine was before.
Love hearing it helped Tashira ❤️I bet even a simple swap of devo and FB would be a big boost :)
HI Matt,
Thank you for this video! it is really helpful for me; I tend to be rigid in my routines (early, early, early morning).
My ideal morning involves walking, writing in my gratitude journal and morning pages and reading
My ideal morning routine: Use my SAD lamp for 20 minutes while I journal, exercise for 60 minutes (outside if weather permits), then eat breakfast while I watch videos like these! 😁
Great video Matt! Every since the whole quarantine thing happened, I've been seeing the importance of a morning routine and this was great to watch. Keep up the good work :)
my morning routine is reading. 📖 It helps me feel that I’m not rushing anywhere.
Mine is always evolving to match current life conditions. It involves some combination of music, checking my health, Journaling, tracking COVID and meditation currently
Makes sense :)
Best morning routine🧘♂️🤺🤱😇
Reading the book 5AM Club by Robin Sharma, I am trying 20/20/20 routine. 20 minute workout, 20 minute reflection, 20 minute learning!
My ideal morning rooting is waking up early enjoy my cup of coffee... Journaling, workout for 15 min,scrolling on Instagram..and check if you uploaded a new video on bullet journal 😂😍
Hi matt, some helpful points in your video as always, some and take and try some I dont. I'm 4 years into bullet journaling and this has coincided with leadership roles I have taken on, so appreciate the organisation. I'm keen to get my mornings kicking add would love to use the full focus planner to plan my morning routines and see if I stick to them.
I'd love to start my day with meditation and journaling, and then a brisk walk before the day really starts. And without being sidetracked by the phone (that's the real challenge...). Love the Focus On This podcast from the people at Full Focus Planner (not using the planner though, yet...)
Love going for a walk when I can 🚶♂️Thanks for sharing!
My ideal morning routine:
1. Stretching in bed while listen to morning radio.
2. Journaling & plan my day
3. Preparing a delicious oat porridge with my pick of the day of nuts/almonds/berries/honey etc for breakfast :)
Hi. I'd like my morning routine to be 1) brain dump / list, 2) quiet time outside with coffee, 3) stretch and breathe. Thx!
Journaling I do at the beginning of the evening, meditation i do in my lunch break and movement I prefer in the mornings. But I could do more on the moving my body, slipped a little since Covid19.... but your video might help
- splash face with cold water
- drink glass of water with lemon
- 10 minute meditation (Waking Up App)
- Breathwork
- Bulletproof coffee while
- journal (one line a day journal)
- read Daily Stoic
- read for 10 minutes (non-fiction)
- vitamins
- shower, end with 1 minute as cold as possible
- brush teeth and leave for work
Nice video on a morning routine Matt! :) Mine would be: Make my bed, do my morning skincare routine, pray and then...coffee! Hehehe. Once again, thanks for the video on starting the day off right.
Those are great Lynn! Need to get better at making the bed myself :)
Coffee, read, plan the day
I make my coffee and start cooking breakfast before anything else, so that while the coffee's brewing and bacon burning, I look over yesterday's journal entry. Then over breakfast i start planning today in my journal.
Great tips thanks Matt!
I want to do something very similar! But I'm thinking of 10 minutes of meditation, 10 minutes of journaling, and 10 minutes of reading. Thanks for this video Matt!
You're welcome! Let me know how it goes :)
@@MattRagland Do you have any tips with sticking with it long term? That's something that I always struggle with!
I take about 5min to get out of bed after waking up naturally or with my alarm to head to the kitchen and grab water or coffee. On an ideal morning I do a quick 15ish Min workout, skincare and shower, grab breakfast and chat a little bit with my partner before starting my day. On a quick morning it’s all about my skincare, shower, and morning convo with my partner.