BRX Pro Tip: Productive Mornings
Stone Payton: Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips, Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you. Lee, what do you do to try to ensure that you’re going to have a productive morning?
Lee Kantor: I think the secret to productive mornings begin the night before. If you want to have a productive morning, you just can’t start thinking about it when the alarm goes off. You have to set yourself up for success the night before.
Lee Kantor: So, three things to do tonight before you go to bed. Number one, pick your top three priorities for tomorrow. Write them down so you know exactly what you’re attacking first thing in the morning.
Lee Kantor: Two, set out everything you need in order to execute those priorities. If you’re going to say I’m going to work out, then put your workout clothes. If you’re going to say you’re going to eat a healthy breakfast, then make sure that you got everything you need for the healthy breakfast. If it’s something about your work, make sure your workspace is ready to go. You want to remove all the friction or as much of the friction as possible from your morning routine, so you can just start. You don’t have to begin by setting yourself up. You want to just begin by beginning.
Lee Kantor: And number three, set a hard stop time for your distractions on your phone or on your screens, your iPad, or your laptop. Give yourself at least 30 minutes of wind down time so that you actually sleep well. Because the key to having a good night’s sleep is by setting yourself up for success in that regard, and that means turn off the screens and get yourself solid sleep. I think sleep is an underrated thing that people think they can just skimp on and get away with less and less. You have to have good quality sleep if you want to have a productive morning.
Lee Kantor: So, get organized. Protect your best energy for your best work. The night before is going to determine the morning, so set yourself up to win.
