you win the first hour of the day and you win the day this has been a highly
requested video and I'm proud to say that I'm partnering with 1850 brand
coffee to give you a first-person look at how my morning routine sets me up for
success most mornings I wake up around 5:30 in the morning with no alarm at
this point it's habit I can't sleep past 9:00 a.m. even if I try that getting up
early is proven to enhance productivity mental health and I found that I have
clarity waking up before the city starts moving as soon as I'm out of my bed I
make it and that's not because I'm a clean freak or anything like that but
it's because of task completion even something as small as making your bed it
sets the tone for the rest of the day completing smaller tasks leading to
larger ones I don't check my phone for the first hour that I'm awake instead
most mornings I journal or I'll even look back at old entries you know two
three years ago I've been journaling for the past five years you have your goals
there you can look at them for the day or the month or the year and it just
keeps me very very accountable next is lemon water this is something new that
I've been trying out you take one lemon out of the fridge cut it in half you
squeeze the lemon into one cup of hot water and you drink it when you sleep
your body dehydrates and it's critical to replenish fluid also the lemon water
helps flush out the digestive system all around it just very very good for you
you can always make time for something if it's important enough my morning
workout routine is simple I do 50 pull-ups and 100 pushups in as few sets
as possible followed by a three-mile run down to the river usually to watch the
Sun Rise I don't tie myself on this run if I want
to go fast I go fast if I want to go slow I go slow this morning run is just
to take in the city again just more more me time and that's very important in
life is to have that time just for you afterwards comes the cold shower the
cold shower is a surefire way to shock the body into being awake and I recently
started doing this after a trip to Finland where
took an ice bath in - 25 degree water cold showers speed up muscle soreness
and recovery and they will wake you up then I use a simple moisturizer SPF 15
gotta fix up the hair I just use a little paste for breakfast I usually
have a shake and I tried to pack as many nutrients as I can into something that I
can take on the go frozen strawberries oatmeal spinach almond milk veggie and
protein power arm I go twos and now for my favorite part of the entire morning
coffee
if you've been watching my channel for a while you know I am a coffee man coffee
gives me the fuel to keep pioneering throughout my day a good cup of coffee
it's an art form I heat up a nice pot of water to a boil then evenly pour the
grounds in my French press add the hot water let it steep and do its magic and
enjoy 1850 gave me four flavors to test Lantern glow which is a light roast
pioneer blend medium roast trailblazer medium dark roast and my favor of the
four the black gold dark roast it's a smooth cup balanced
with almost I'd say chocolaty notes and a sweetness to it the coffee is made
from 100% Arabica coffee beans evenly fire roasted and steel cut for bold yet
smooth taste I've tried a lot of different coffees while home in the city
and the black gold it's pretty high up there was some of the best I've
experienced if you aren't a coffee and you're interested in learning more about
1850 coffee there'll be a link in the description right below the like button
go check it out during or after coffee some mornings I work from home but today
Mike and I have a ton of meetings around the city so I hit the streets of New
York on my plate and head to the office and that's pretty much it if you enjoyed
the video leave a like comment if you have a morning routine or if you do any
of the things that I do in my routine and with that I will see you in the next
video so until then as always remember to smile more worry less and live your
passion