Do This 3 Things Every Morning to Feel Unstoppable All Day
Stop Waking Up on Autopilot, How to Start Your Day Without Feeling Like a Zombie
So, you know that morning moment, groggy, brain in a half-working state where you're standing in the kitchen, staring at your coffee waiting for caffeine to burn your sleep.
The thing is, how you start the morning sets the whole tone for the day. And no, I’m not about to tell you to chug green juice, meditate for an hour, and write down five things you’re grateful for. I mean, you could do that and it works for some too, but some of us just need something simple. Something that works.
So instead, here’s what works. Three things. Straightforward.
1. Check Your Phone First—But Only for One Useful Reason
Every "productivity guru" will tell you: Don’t check your phone first thing in the morning! They say it hijacks your brain, floods you with stress, steals your focus.
But I’m telling you to check your phone. And here’s why.
Because the first thing you put in your head in the morning that’s the filter for the whole day. So instead of scrolling through bad news, inbox chaos, and Karen’s 47th Facebook rant about potholes, open your phone with intention.
One positive input. That’s it.
A screenshot of a quote that made you think. A short clip from a podcast that makes your brain do a little happy stretch. A message from someone who doesn’t make your blood pressure spike. Something that gives your brain a decent starting note before your pending responsibilities make you depressed again.
2. Break One Small Pattern
Most people are out here living life on autopilot. Same morning routine, same route to work, same slightly depressing lunch. And then, somehow, they’re confused when every day feels the same.
If you want your brain to wake up and start actually noticing things instead of running the same tired script, change up with something small. Doesn’t even have to be logical.
Maybe watch that 2-year-old video in your watchlater.
Take a different route to work. Even if it’s two streets over. Just enough to notice new things (Don’t be late).
Change up what you eat for breakfast. Maybe watch a YouTube video and make a new dish.
Swap coffee for tea. Or tea for coffee. Or just drink water.
Doesn’t matter what you change. Just change something.
The more present you are, the less likely you are to spend your day feeling like a background character in your own life.
3. Feed Your Mind with Positive Input
Not talking about fake positivity. Not about forcing yourself to chant "I am powerful, I am confident, I am thriving" in the mirror while aggressively making eye contact with yourself.
I mean feeding your mind the same way you feed your body (not the junk food).
Because your brain is like a sponge. Whatever you soak it in first thing in the morning that’s what it drips out all day. So, if the first thing you take in is some random internet argument or bad news, congratulations, your day is now that (even if not your whole day, you will need to spend your some percent of brain power to ignore that and focus again)
Instead, try this:
Listen to something literally anything that makes you think bigger. Five minutes. That’s it.
Read a page of something that inspires you.
Play a song that makes you feel like you’re about to do something important, even if the most exciting thing on your schedule is laundry.
You wouldn’t start your day by drinking expired milk. So why start it with expired thoughts?
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Your tip about switching up your route to work or changing your morning daily drink was spot on! One day I drove to work without any music on and was surprised by how much scenery I’d never noticed before. It really made me feel mindful and AWARE in a great way!