Set Yourself Up For Success

When you wake up in the morning do you smack your snooze alarm over and over, or do you jump out of bed excited for the day ahead of your alarm?

What are you doing each day to set yourself up for success?  Do you have a strategy or daily ritual that gets you ready to rock each day?  

This is where most people fail to succeed and right from the moment they wake up.  They say breakfast is the single most important meal of the day for optimal health, energy, and overall physical well-being.  Well how you start and prepare each day when you wake up is the single most important factor to determining your outcomes for the balance of the day.

The most successful people have rituals that support their goals and outcomes, and there are common threads you can implement immediately.

First, stop hitting your snooze alarm.  You're not getting quality sleep, and really, what's an extra 5 or 10 minutes going to do for you anyway?  Then rehydrate your system.  You've gone all night fasting and not drinking water, so drink a big glass or a couple glasses of water.  Then start moving.  Put your gym shoes on and get some exercise.  

The most successful people I know and interact with get some sort of exercise every morning.  Whether its a full-on workout, or just a walk around the block, they get the fires burning immediately.  It stimulates endorphins, and and creates a positive mood.

Its not about a saying, I'm happy, I'm happy, I'm happy.  Its about doing something to actually make that happen.  

Finally, read something inspirational.  ALL successful people start each day reading a page or two, or an article, of something uplifting and inspirational.  

Do not start your morning hitting the snooze button, dragging yourself out of bed, and putting garbage in your system.  Remember the old computer saying - garbage in, garbage out.  Fill your system and start your day with positive and healthy input, and you too will begin to see the same benefits as the most successful people in the world.