WEBVTT - 5 habits to set you up for a good day 🌿

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it's finding what brings you joy. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have to be anything extravagant, like it can literally just

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<v Speaker 1>be something that's five minutes that brings joy to your

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<v Speaker 1>morning routine because when you think about it, like life's

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<v Speaker 1>too short to not enjoy your every single day. Hello

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome back to the Rise and Conker Podcast. It

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<v Speaker 1>is your host, Georgie Stephenson. As some of you may know,

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<v Speaker 1>So let's get into it. These are five things I

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<v Speaker 1>always include in my morning routine that just make it

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<v Speaker 1>magical and like just set me up the day and

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<v Speaker 1>is a serious form of self care. So the first thing,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think will be no surprise, is movement. I

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<v Speaker 1>talk a lot about this and movement in the morning

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<v Speaker 1>has just become routine for me because I have always

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<v Speaker 1>noticed how much better my day goes, how much better

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<v Speaker 1>I feel when I do movement in the morning. The

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<v Speaker 1>second big block is gratitude. Now I'm not gonna lie

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<v Speaker 1>to you guys. This is something that I always try

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<v Speaker 1>to do, but you know, like sometimes I slip out

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<v Speaker 1>of habit and I don't want to sit here and

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<v Speaker 1>be like I do this every single day when I don't,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is something I try to do. If I

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<v Speaker 1>can't write it down, I will try and think about it,

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<v Speaker 1>and so when I can, I do a gratitude list

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<v Speaker 1>of three things that I'm grateful for at that point

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<v Speaker 1>in time in my life. The next thing that's really

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<v Speaker 1>important to me is setting intentions for that day. So,

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<v Speaker 1>as you guys know, I always do a to do list.

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<v Speaker 1>I do my to do list after Jim, after my shower,

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<v Speaker 1>before breakfast, so I write a to do list on

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<v Speaker 1>the most important things that I have to do that day.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, again, that's about getting really clear the purpose

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<v Speaker 1>of that day. It's like looking at my priorities so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not messing around and wasting my time. And then

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<v Speaker 1>also I find it helps me stress less because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>that person who I will have a million things going

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<v Speaker 1>in my head, so until I actually put them down

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<v Speaker 1>on a list, I will feel a lot of anxiety.

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<v Speaker 1>And usually once I put them down, I'm like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually have got that much to do, like it's

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<v Speaker 1>all good. The next thing that's really important for my

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<v Speaker 1>morning routine is having breakfasts. Of course I want to

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<v Speaker 1>say like a nourishing breakfast, but sometimes that's not the case.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously just getting some substance into my body so I,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, can think and start my day. The next

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<v Speaker 1>thing I do is I make sure that my morning

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<v Speaker 1>has connection in it. So this connection can be either

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<v Speaker 1>with myself or with others. Obviously it varies each morning.

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<v Speaker 1>And I really enjoy that connection time just with another

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<v Speaker 1>human being where you just like chat about pointless stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>but you feel connected to someone. So this might be

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<v Speaker 1>for you when you first get into work and you

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<v Speaker 1>have a quick chat with your colleagues. And so another

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<v Speaker 1>thing is connection with myself. So you know those days

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<v Speaker 1>where you kind of just you wake up and you

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<v Speaker 1>just feel very almost like you're floating and very airy fairy,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't feel grounded or connected with yourself. When

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like that, it's really important for me to

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<v Speaker 1>find connection with myself again. So I'm a big advocate

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<v Speaker 1>for meditation. Again, I don't want to lie to you guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't do this every single day. I probably do

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<v Speaker 1>this four times out of the week, which I still

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<v Speaker 1>think is very good. And I just use that headspace

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<v Speaker 1>app or I'll do like a guided meditation and I

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<v Speaker 1>will just do five to ten minutes of meditation or

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<v Speaker 1>self reflection, and I find that really grounds me and

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<v Speaker 1>it is very important if I am feeling stressed or

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<v Speaker 1>flustered or just not feeling that connected to myself. The

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<v Speaker 1>last thing that I think is really important and that

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<v Speaker 1>I do do every single day is I always make

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<v Speaker 1>sure there is some sort of joy or something I

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<v Speaker 1>love in my morning routine. And I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>important because if you enjoy a habit, it's so much

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<v Speaker 1>easier to make so I find when I'm putting joy

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<v Speaker 1>into my morning routine, I will stick to it a

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<v Speaker 1>lot easier. So, for example, at the moment, a big

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<v Speaker 1>thing that I do that gives me joy in my

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<v Speaker 1>morning routine is I listen to a podcast or audio

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<v Speaker 1>book while I'm showering and cooking breakfast and getting ready

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<v Speaker 1>for the day. So kind of like those in between

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<v Speaker 1>times when you're having a shower and then you're putting

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<v Speaker 1>on your makeup, and then you're getting dressed and then

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<v Speaker 1>you're cooking breakfast, I will have a podcast or audiobook playing.

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<v Speaker 1>So I guess it's finding what brings you joy. It

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have to be anything extravagant, like it can literally

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<v Speaker 1>just be something that's five minutes that brings joy to

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<v Speaker 1>your morning routine. Because when you think about it, like

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<v Speaker 1>life's too short to not enjoy your every single day.

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<v Speaker 1>And I understand if you don't enjoy work during the

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<v Speaker 1>day or anything like that, but it's so simple to

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<v Speaker 1>just bring five minutes of joy to yourself in the morning.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you'd be surprised how much you can really

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<v Speaker 1>change your mood. So yeah, that is like the five

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<v Speaker 1>blocks that I always included my morning routine. Thank you

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