1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: tip is about how to become a morning person. Make 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: sure there is something you are truly looking forward to 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: when you get up. It is not hard to get 6 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: out of bed when the very thought of the day 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: makes you excited. This episode is first airing right before Christmas. 8 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: If you have young children and you celebrate Christmas, I 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: can assure you that they will pop out of bed 10 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: bright and early on Christmas morning. Perhaps you have a 11 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: child who routinely turns over and hides under the pillow, 12 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: or whinds loudly about getting up for school. I can 13 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: assure you that even this child will be out of 14 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: beds before the sun, ready to see what is under 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: the tree. Christmas morning turns people into mourning people. Now, obviously, 16 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: not every day can be Christmas. As the song goes, 17 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: it is the most wonderful time of the year. Its 18 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: rarity helps make it special. But I do think that 19 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: people who successfully build morning routines figure out a way 20 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: to make mornings truly exciting and enjoyable. Maybe not quite 21 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: as exciting as Christmas, but pleasurable all the same. That 22 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: is why they are able to stick with their early 23 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: morning plans. So if you would like to build a 24 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: morning routine in the new year, it might help to 25 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: think about this. What would make you excited to get 26 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: out of bed? If you are getting up to exercise, 27 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: make sure it is exercise you enjoy, like a run 28 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: with a dear friend or a class at the gym 29 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: with an instruct or you love. Lots of people enjoy 30 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: creative pursuits and feel they don't have time for them 31 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: in their regular lives. Maybe the prospect of an hour 32 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: with your oil paints or with the characters in a 33 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: novel you are writing might be just the thing to 34 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: get you up and moving. People with chaotic lives often 35 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: love sitting quietly with a cup of coffee and something 36 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: to read or a journal, savoring these moments when no 37 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: one is demanding they do anything. I don't know what 38 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: would make the morning exciting for you, but if you 39 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: are going to stick with a morning routine long term, 40 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: it is good to make at least some element truly pleasurable. 41 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: What would make you excited if you saw it on 42 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: your calendar? What would make you think, Hey, this is 43 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: probably going to be a good day now. Obviously, that 44 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: is not the only thing that makes mornings feel doable. 45 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: Even something really fun like coffee with a friend won't 46 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: feel enticing if you are exhausted. You need to make 47 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: sure you go to bed on time if you are 48 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: going to get up early. But as you think about 49 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: building your morning routine, don't do stuff you hate just 50 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: because you think you should. You might be able to 51 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: stick with it for a while, but something will interrupt 52 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 1: the routine and you might use it as an excuse 53 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: to quit. No one quits Christmas morning, though, that we 54 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: are excited for, so try to figure out some of 55 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: the same spirit in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks 56 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 57 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 58 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 59 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 60 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 61 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.