Becoming a

Morning Person

 Becoming a Morning
Person
Becoming a morning person is often centred around building a new routine, and this process can take
time. The trick is to identify your #why-power (i.e. identifying why it's even important for you to
become a morning person), and to make sure your actions are aligned with this. Remember, take it at
your own pace. Pick one item to work on at a time, and enjoy the process.

Set the motive

What is your #why-power? Why do you want to become a morning person?

Try to define your why-power in 3 words:

How do you envision your mornings going?

I want mornings that are:

Gradual time shi

On average, what time do I go to sleep?

What time would I like to sleep?

On average, what time do I wake up?

What time would I like to wake up?

Try setting the times back by just 15 minutes at a time, to make the transition more realistic and
manageable:

As of (insert date) I will sleep at (insert time) and wake up at

As of (insert date) I will sleep at (insert time) and wake up at
As of (insert date) I will sleep at (insert time) and wake up at
As of (insert date) I will sleep at (insert time) and wake up at
As of (insert date) I will sleep at (insert time) and wake up at
As of (insert date) I will sleep at (insert time) and wake up at

Disabling the snooze

Hitting that snooze button and going back to sleep can often make it harder to wake up. To watch a fun
video explanation, click here.

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 Instead, try alarms that wake you gradually with pleasant sounds to make the transition to daytime less
jarring and more relaxed. Lately I’ve been using the music of Italian pianist and composer Ludovico
Einaudi.

Placing the phone or alarm across the room can also help. Once you’ve gotten out of bed to turn it off, try
getting in the habit of splashing some warm water on your face to wake you up, and to avoid the urge to
crawl back in bed.

A productive start
Getting a productive start always feel rewarding and can make mornings a pleasure. Productivity can
mean different things to different people.
Maybe it’s light exercise, listening to audiobooks or podcasts, setting intentions, or packing your
lunch

Two ideas for how I could make my mornings feel more productive:
1.
2.

Tip: try to avoid logging on first thing in the morning. Checking and responding to e-mails can be seen as being
productive, but let’s wait for this step until after we’ve completed our morning routine.

Nourish the cells

Knowing what you’ll have for breakfast the night before can help reduce some of that decision fatigue
come morning. Pre-prepare ingredients to speed it up in the morning, like batch making some granola on
the weekend, pre-soaking your steel-cut oats so that it can cook more quickly while you’re getting ready,
or freeze some fruits for a quick smoothie bowl.

Breakfast ideas I look forward to in the morning What I can prepare the night before to make this
breakfasts

It doesn’t need to be complicated. It just needs to be delicious enough that it’ll encourage you to get out
of bed in the morning!

Nourish the soul

Reserve some of your time in the morning for YOU; a little gift to yourself for the extra time earned after
having disabled the snooze.
Enjoy your cup of tea, get some fresh air, take extra time enjoying breakfast, enjoy a stretch, read
an up-lifting blog, review your vision board, or read a couple pages of a book or magazine.

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 Three options for things I can do in the morning to honour my time:

1.
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3.

e evening: se ing intentions

Setting some intentions for the next day make it easier to wake up, knowing what to expect for the day
ahead.

My three main intentions for tomorrow:

1.
2.
3.

One thing I’m looking forward to:

e evening: se ing up
Setting up a few things the night before makes the next morning easier.
Try picking out your clothes, prepping part of breakfast, packing up dinner leftovers for lunch, or
adding water to the kettle and having the mug beside it ready with a tea bag, etc.

Two things I can do to set me up for a more stress-free morning:

1.
2.

“Early to bed and early to rise make a person healthy, wealthy and wise.” ~Benjamin Franklin

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