HOW YOU START YOUR DAY
DETERMINES YOUR DAY!


You cannot escape this reality.  It is like gravity, virtually always causing a problem if we violate the laws.


HOW I CAN BE "OFF"

If I spend too much time "browsing" my emails early in the morning, I go into a lull and I put off the vital launch of my momentum, which I get from exercising first thing in the morning for 30+ minutes.  Without that, I have trouble reaching "escape velocity" from being low energy and subject to inertia.  (See Super-Principle: The Law Of Inertia And Momentum.)

If I continue on zig zagging around in randomness with my morning, I do not feel good about myself or my day and I begin to get a little stressed.  I feel in a bit of a rush, though my body doesn't seem to be getting in gear nor am I really rushing.  Hours can pass before I get productive, though the level I reenter into productivity is at a lower level than otherwise.  My tendency to prioritize items of highest importance for first action in the morning tends to decline markedly, to the point where it seems not to happen very often - I seem to never get there during the day.

I also cannot afford to pay attention to a "mood" as if it were a command to sit there until the mood passes, in the delusion that that is the best way to handle a mood.  (Read the brief intro to Managing Your Moods Instead Of Being Their Victim and also Never Allow Yourself To Be In A Low State Of Energy!)


WHAT WILL WORK?

So, for me, I've got to implement a 30 minute limit for my amusement and kicks I get out of some of the emails about life, growth, inspiration, productivity, etc.  And the only way that that will reliably happen is to set a timer.  There seems to be a "draw" to me in looking at those, as they seem comforting and easy.   But now I've mostly managed to take it to the next level, where I simply, after a few minutes, scan all the emails for importance and then leave them all for my amusement in the evening (when I tend to not read as many of them as I might otherwise!).  [A modification:  Since if I "forget" to discipline myself in following this process, then the "golden time" for high productivity will get sucked up.  What works is a hard and fast rule, period, to only scan the emails for what is vital, put the necessary ones into the task list and then get off email - maximum time 2 minutes, which should be done as one is reviewing one's daily plan.]

Of course, we humans seek to stabilize ourselves through various means, many of which are ineffective and/or delusional. 

What is effective, beside the keys below, is to set aside a time in the morning to "ground" yourself and to plan the day.  See The Power Of Grounding Oneself - Daily! - Grounding, Centering, Reminding, Empowering, Inspiring Oneself. 


THE KEYS TO GETTING IN GEAR

The keys to my "getting in gear" are actually somewhat similar, as they both involve movement and breathing. 

The first is deep breathing very soon after I get up, while I am lifting my legs to the level where I can touch my knee with my hand 100 times, at whatever pace I feel like it.  This is no big challenge and I am always capable of it, no matter how I might feel.  This ups my functionality, so that I am more inclined to do the next item.

The linchpin is, as is well known among those people who are successful in life, is to do my exercise as soon in the morning as is workable.  There is no better way to up my energy, my willpower, my overall power, and how I feel for the day!  Read Exercise - Absolutely Needed, Not Optional! and also the piece written after I learned that I must "flip my day" instead of exercising in the evening:  The Pre-Set, Super-Committed Schedule For The Day - For An Always Powerful Day!  Not Optional!.


ANYWAY, THE KEY POINT IS...

The key point here is that you (and I) MUST start off the day with a successful launch as early in the day as possible.  That way we will be more productive and feel much better - and have more free time, too! 

This is not negotiable!