NEVER Skip THESE!
5 Morning Routine Steps You Often Forget That Can RUIN Your Day
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Now, we’ve all heard it a million times, exercise is important.
But, this research I just read coming out of Penn State University blew me away with
just how important daily exercise is.
The research here was really clear to get the benefits higher productivity higher level
of happiness, you needed to exercise that day preferably that morning.
When they compared someone that exercise let’s say four times a year with someone that exercise
four times week, you would think the guy that exercise four times a week, he’s always
going to be more productive more happy.
That’s not the case.
It was all about who exercise that morning.
So, with twenty minutes of exercise, you’re going to reset your brain, you’re going
to be happier, you’re going to be more productive for the next eight to twelve hours.
And, think about it, gents, who doesn’t want to start the day with more energy feeling
great, feeling like they can take on the world?
And this exercise doesn’t need to be complicated; take your dog for a walk, do air squats, do
pushups, hit the pool, go for a run, hit the gym.
Find out what works for you, but get moving first thing in the morning.
In today’s video, gents, we’re talking about key areas in your morning routine you
never want to skip.
If you do, it could ruin your day.
Next up, give yourself time to enjoy your shave.
If you’ve got a beard, give yourself time to enjoy the grooming.
Now, a lot of guys are proud of the fact it only takes them a minute to shave, and I get
it I’m a busy dad, I know that you can be in a hurry.
Electric razors are great when you’re traveling you need something quick and fast.
But, if you think about it, men have been shaving for thousands of years.
This is an experience that your father had, your grandfather had, your great grandfather
had.
We go back to the ancient Egyptians or the Greeks, they were shaving.
Think about, well, shouldn’t you actually enjoy this?
It’s a rite of passage.
Do you have a shaving routine?
Yes?
No?
Have you ever seen a shaving map?
Let me pull one up.
Did you know on your face your hair grows in different directions?
When you shave are you using a cheap cream that has stuff in it you probably don’t
want on your face to include butane?
Are you using a razor that’s leaving cuts and nicks all over your face?
So, how to take your shaving to the next level?
How do you take a mundane experience and make it magnificent?
The first thing I would recommend is give yourself time.
Go from giving yourself one to two minutes to ten to twenty minutes.
Think about that, fifteen minutes of uninterrupted time just for you to think, think about how
you’re going to go have an amazing day, you and razor sharing an experience that every
man thousands of generations back has experienced.
And, the razor I recommend for this experience, the OneBlade Core.
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So, now, let’s talk about breakfast.
Break the fast, you’ve gone eight to ten hours without eating, you need to eat something
in the morning.
Now, I know many of you guys are going to argue, oh, I actually fast at that time period,
I don’t need to later in the day, I’m on a special diet.
And if that’s the case, I get.
Well, how about you make breakfast for other people.
If you’re in a relationship, if you’re married, if you’ve got kids.
For me, this is the real benefit of breakfast is we sit down as a family and we make time
to just talk and see each other before we go into our busy hectic day.
You’re single, you don’t have anyone around you, how about you have breakfast with someone
that’s important someone that you want to get to know.
I know so many entrepreneurs that have made time for people that are up and coming because
they actually said let’s have a breakfast meet up.
So, now, let’s talk about dressing sharp.
And you knew this was coming, I got a style channel here.
Now, there are two parts to this; how what you wear affects other and how what you wear
affects yourself.
Well, how it affects you, this is called the science of enclothed cognition.
And they clearly showed in research that if you wore the right uniform, you felt better
you performed better and that’s what’s key.
For me, a jacket is like a suit of armor.
I like something that makes me just feel stronger, look better, and when I wear this I just feel
more confident.
If you can dress for that body you’ve got, you’re going to feel better, stronger, and
you’re going to be able to go in there and kill it with that presentation.
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People in their minds we have an idea of what success looks like of what that great amazing
lawyer that consultant is going to come in and transform my business, that person who
I want to loan money to for to start that nonprofit, I’ve got an idea of what a trustworthy
person looks like.
You want to meet that expectation.
Now, time, I get it, people are in a hurry.
Lay out your clothes the night before.
What you’re going to find is when you have that clothing laid out, it’s going to be
easier to dress sharp than it is going to be able to dress down.
Maybe use a clothing valet.
I really advocate this.
It’s very easy way to put out what you’re going to wear the next day.
Build out that interchangeable wardrobe.
I’ve talked about this many times, but simply having clothing families with your jackets,
with your trousers, with your shirts that they all work together.
And that’s what you want, so that you’ve got a uniform you’ve got a set representation
that you want to give to the world of who you are, what you stand for, that image you
can dress as the man you know yourself to be.
So, now, let’s talk about meditation, and for me, what this means is being mindful.
Actually, being present and thinking through things and using your mind.
And I have to admit that I thought a lot of the stuff was woo woo woo ‘til I was actually
in the Marine Corps and an officer that I really respected, this guy actually showed
me how he was training up his marines.
And, basically, he was getting them to think through scenarios and he was bringing them
all into a room and they were thinking through it with their eyes closed and they were visioning
before they went out to the field.
But, he would actually walk them through and they had to describe in detail what they were
doing, the actions they would take.
And this has clearly been shown to have a huge effect and that is the power of meditation
is that you take a step back and you can think through how was this day going to go, how
am I going to handle this next hour.
Now, for me, what I oftentimes do is I journal and I count this as a form of meditation.
There’s all different ways you can write down your thoughts.
Giving myself time to think has had a huge effect on the way I’m able to approach the
day and what I’m able to get out of it.
Now, this next one is showing gratitude through connection.
The key here is you’re showing gratitude.
You’re being thankful for the people in your life who have helped you achieve something.
Maybe it’s that coach, maybe it’s that teacher, maybe you just simply want to set
put up on somebody’s wall on Facebook, you know what?
I just wanted to thank you, Mike, for being an amazing coach when I needed that in my
life.
You are just such an inspiration.
When you give this praise, when you give this thanks, you feel great.
The person receiving it feels great.
You’re trying to get on the phone to thank your mom for everything she did, your aunt.
I know of my aunt, I think about what she did, she means a lot to me.
And, I love sending her text messages because now she’s deaf, she’s really just in bad
health, but she loves dogs and she loves wiener dogs and that’s one of the reasons I have
a wiener dog.
And I love taking pictures of my dog and sending it to her, taking pictures of my kids and
sending it to her.
You make that part of your routine, I tell you you’re going to feel better.
Look to take these steps even if you start do one today, I mean, that’s one more than
yesterday.
Congratulations, and that’s what I want to see.
So, what video to watch next?
Well, how about how to actually wake up at 5:00 AM, I’ve got you covered with this
video right here.
You wake up early, you’re going to have time to do all the things I talked about in
this video or let’s talk about your shaving routine.
I’ve got a seven-step shaving routine I break out right over here, guys.
Go check it out.
That shaving routine I talk about how to go through and how to spend that twenty minutes
when you’re wanting to get the perfect shave.
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