what did steve jobs do every single morning that shaped the way he lived his life or why has bill
gates outlived steve jobs and has continued his success even further well today we're going to
explore some of the morning rituals and habits of the most successful people ever and i'm also going
to let you guys inside what i do in my morning and for my personal routine and later in today's video
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tuned to the very end today's video to learn more so as graphic designers and creatives we need to
have the right mindset and also the right routine to cultivate that creative success and when we do
wake up in the morning most of us probably drag ourselves out of bed and think about breakfast
or coffee but how can we fine tune our morning routine so that we are the best performing and the
most successful that we can be let's first take a look at a previous american president barack obama
now he stated that he wakes up every single morning and performs a strict exercise routine of
cardio and also weight training and that's before he even eats any breakfast or anything at all
i personally wait train about four times a week and i cannot imagine working out on an empty
stomach so early in the morning barack obama is also said to be someone who doesn't drink coffee
which is something i myself can relate to because i stay well away from caffeine in general
so yeah barack is all about waking up early and hitting the gym straight away so i
mentioned that steve jobs had an interesting method that he performed every single morning
and when i learned about what he did i realized just how amazing it was
so when steve jobs would wake up in the morning he would walk to the bathroom and look himself
in the mirror and ask a simple question and that question was if today was my last day alive on
this earth would i be happy with what i'm going to do now if he answered the question with no
multiple days in a row then he knew he needed to change something about the way he lived his life
obviously to steve the quality of life was important and that's something i feel like many
of us forget the quality of the life we lead can shape our thoughts and our actions and our success
what does jennifer anderson have in common with billionaire stock market traders
well they both enjoy waking up early and meditating even if it's just for 20 minutes
at a time meditation doesn't have to be something spiritual
sometimes it can just be used to help clear your mind to be better prepared for the day ahead
in this day and age we live our lives with our smartphones or our computer screens stuck right
to our faces and we rarely ever have some quality time alone with our own thoughts and our mind this
is one huge downfall of modern day society and it causes many internal problems you'll be surprised
by how creative you can be once you start to tap into your inner mind on a regular basis and that's
something insanely helpful for us designers meditation can also help reduce anxiety and
overthinking and so you can just try and dedicate even five minutes every day just being with your
thoughts and your breath one of the healthiest things you can do every single day is to walk
we humans are built to walk and these days again thanks to modern day society we don't walk enough
this leads to a whole host of health problems down the line now this is why bill gates and also the
queen of england both make it their mission to walk at least an hour every single morning bill
gates is said to have hopped onto his treadmill every single morning and he puts in those steps
without fail and that's how he starts his day with an hour's leisurely walk you can do some research
about walking but it really is one of those things that you should be doing on a regular basis
so what do i personally do to kick start my day and how do i get into the groove for designing
and being successful i've already mentioned that i don't drink coffee and that's for a personal
set of reasons firstly coffee or caffeine ages you faster due to the fact that caffeine
induces that flight or fight response in your body and that causes a rush of adrenaline
and this subsequently ages you quickly also i don't want to depend on a drug to start
the day and actually caffeine is the most used and abused drug in the entire world but those
people who drink two or more cups of coffee every day will be physically addicted to it
so the first thing i do when i wake up is i grab a shower often that is going to be an icy cold
shower there are so many benefits from having cold showers such as strengthening the immune system
boosting your mood and elevating testosterone in men but for me one of the main reasons is that
it really does wake you up and it does get things going it's kind of like my coffee but 100 healthy
from there i do some tai chi which is kind of like a combination of meditation and body movements
this helps set the pace for my day and it allows me to get in the right mindsets
so what to take away from today's video well whatever you do in your mornings
it probably is going to be wise to try and keep a healthy mind and a healthy body to start your day
if we have a positive and a peaceful mind and also a healthy body to match then we are set up for the
best chance to be successful in our design careers this is the overall consensus and it's something
that the vast majority of successful people give a lot of importance to but what do you do in
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