1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Hi, and welcome to the Rise and Conquer Podcast. I'm 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: your host, Georgie Stevenson. I am a lawyer and health coach, 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: social media influencer, wife, and dog mum. On the Rise 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: and Conquer Podcast, we dive deep into all things mindset, habits, career, health, 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: relationships and more. This is a podcast for women who 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: want to rise up to be the best version of themselves, 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: who have big dreams in who are willing to put 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: in the work to get there. I want to bring 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: you the tools and actionable steps to feel confident in yourself, 10 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: inspired to take bold action, and motivated to conquer your goals. 11 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: Are you with me, girl friends, Let's rise and conquer. Hi, guys, 12 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: and welcome back to the Rise and Conquer Podcasts. I'm 13 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: doing a solo episode today chatting about my morning routine. 14 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: This was requested in our community Facebook group. A lot 15 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: of people were interested, So I'm excited to chat about 16 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: this because forming my morning routine and really kind of 17 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: finding something that works for me and my lifestyle has 18 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: always been so important because obviously a morning routine sets 19 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: you up for the day, and I also notice a 20 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: massive shift in my mental state, my mental clarity and 21 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: my happiness if my morning routine goes to plan. Before 22 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: we get into that, though obviously you would have heard 23 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: at the beginning, I'm so excited. I'm going on tour 24 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: with a Healthy Hustlers podcast. Me and Madeline, like met 25 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:53,559 Speaker 1: I want to say, at the start of the year, 26 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: she interviewed me for her podcast and we just instantly gelled, 27 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: like you know when you meet someone and you feel 28 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: like you've known them for a very long time, almost 29 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: like they're an old friend. And yeah, I don't know, 30 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: we just gelled. And I'm just so excited to finally 31 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: do an in person event to meet you guys and 32 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: meet with my Rise and Conker community. So yeah, as 33 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: we said, check out the show notes and our Instagram 34 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: for tickets and all that jazz and I will obviously 35 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: be giving you more information on that, but yeah, so excited. 36 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: Oh my god. Okay, let's get into the episode. So 37 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: I want to start this episode off with the quote 38 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: we are what we repeatedly do by Aristotle, and I 39 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: love this because, like I said, I really notice the 40 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: difference if my morning routine isn't on point, and I 41 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: think it's important to realize that your everyday habits really 42 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: set you up as a person, and it's really like 43 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: what you do every single day is who you are 44 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: as a person. So this is why I think a 45 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: morning routine is very important. Before we get into that, 46 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: let's talk about self care. And I know this is 47 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: a morning routine podcast, but bear with me, I swear 48 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: it all intertwine. So I feel like there's this real 49 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: movement at the moment with self care in regards to 50 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: it being very prominent on social media, which I love. 51 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: I'm loving, you know, the self care and the self 52 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: love movement. It's amazing. But I feel like a self 53 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: care is often classed as this thing that you know, 54 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: it's a bubble bath, it's getting your nails done, it's 55 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: a cozy movie night, indulging yourself. And I love that, 56 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: of course that is self care. But I feel like 57 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: the things that we often class as self care are 58 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: things that you know, you do once a week if that. 59 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: And for me, I've really noticed a difference in myself 60 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: when self care is not just like a weekly or month, 61 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: it's a daily thing. And I also think when you 62 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: break down the meaning of self care, so I like 63 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: to use the analogy. Of course, there's that the quote 64 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: like you cannot pour from an empty cup. But I 65 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: love to use the analogy of if you were doing 66 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: a road trip, you know, up north or wherever, and 67 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: you don't stop for fuel, you don't stop for snacks, 68 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: and you just keep driving on an empty take like 69 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: no one would do that, you would not expect to 70 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: get far. So it makes sense why we as people 71 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: cannot just keep going. And you do need to give 72 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: yourself self care so we can, you know, give to 73 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: others and feel great and be overfilled with generosity and 74 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: patience and love. So it all makes sense. And I 75 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: feel like we all know this and we all do 76 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: try to do self care. But for me, I noticed 77 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: the biggest change when my self care was done every 78 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: single day and in the morning. So my morning routine 79 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: has shifted a lot and changed a lot. But I've 80 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: realized that when I make sure there is this self 81 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: care component in my morning routine, it changes everything. And 82 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: I think it's not as glamorous as you're probably thinking, 83 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: So let's get into it. Obviously, our morning routine is 84 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: very important, like I said, but also I've just noticed 85 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: such a big shift in things throughout the day. If 86 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: my morning routine is on points, so things like you 87 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: wouldn't think of. So, like I noticed, my patience level 88 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: is higher. I notice things don't get to me as 89 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 1: they would. I'm a person who does suffer from anxiety, 90 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: so I notice my anxiety doesn't get triggered as easily. 91 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: And I also just feel happier from the morning, which 92 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: obviously makes a big, big difference. So that's why I'm 93 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: a big advocate for a morning routine. Also, like I said, 94 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: my morning routine has changed a lot. So I got 95 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: out of high school, I studied full time, I was 96 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: working part time, and then I was working full time 97 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: and studying part time. And then I was working full 98 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: time and studying full time, and then I did a 99 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: normal corporate job. I've had seven thirty starts, I've had 100 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: nine o'clock starts. I've done a lot of different things. 101 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,559 Speaker 1: And I want to stress that your morning routine will 102 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: often look different to others, and that's okay. And so 103 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: in this episode, I'm not going to tell you exactly 104 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: my morning routine from you know, like time and then 105 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: I did this because I just don't think that is 106 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: relevant to you guys. And I think it's really important 107 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: to build a morning routine off you as a person, 108 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: off your circumstances, off your schedule, because when you try 109 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: and compare, it doesn't work. It does not work at all. 110 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: And I understand everyone has different commitments and different things 111 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: going on, and so I do really want to stress 112 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: that you need to do the work yourself and find 113 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: what works for you and how you were going to 114 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: put these five big things into your morning routine. So 115 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: I am going to talk about five things I always 116 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: include in my morning So while I'm chatting to you, guys, 117 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: try and have a think of how you could work 118 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: this into your current morning routine or how you could 119 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: see it really being optimized for your day. So let's 120 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: get into it. These are five things I always include 121 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: in my morning routine that just make it magical and 122 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: like just set me up the day and is a 123 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: serious form of self care. So the first thing, which 124 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: I think will be no surprise, is movement. I talk 125 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: a lot about this, and movement in the morning has 126 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: just become routine for me because I have always noticed 127 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: how much better my day goes, how much better I 128 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: feel when I do movement in the morning. So at 129 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: the moment I get up at five and I do 130 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: a six am gym class. It's like a group gym class, 131 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: which I'm really enjoying at the moment because I don't 132 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: have to think about it. Previously, I used to go 133 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: to gym and have my own workout routine, and I 134 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: was really invested in my movement, and I, you know, 135 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: would work on getting my strength weights up and changing 136 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: the reps and the tempo and all this sort of thing, 137 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: and that's great. I'm just in a season of life 138 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: at the moment where I actually don't care too much 139 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: what my movement is. It just has to be easy 140 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: because my life is quite busy otherwise and I almost 141 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: don't have the capacity, like I don't have the mental 142 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: capacity to actually think about what workout I'm going to do. 143 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: So I love this group training that I do. At 144 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: the moment, I do fits and so I just get there. 145 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: They've planned the workout, I do the workout, and I leave. 146 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: So obviously, you guys know that movement is good. We 147 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: all know it's good. I personally, like I said, do 148 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: it in the morning, because I've tried to do the 149 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: afternoon thing, and sometimes it works. But honestly, fifty percent 150 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: of the time, if I say I'm going to work 151 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: out in the afternoon, I don't. I'm just that sort 152 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: of person, and I know I'm that sort of person. 153 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: So for me, it's about being proactive working out in 154 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: the morning, getting it done. Also, I find because it's 155 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: just such a habit now, I do it without thinking 156 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: about it, whereas in the afternoon I have like the 157 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: whole day to think about it, and I often took 158 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: myself out of doing it because I'm like, you know, 159 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: you've got more important things to do. You've got this, this, 160 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: and this. So for me, movement in the morning is 161 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: just what I do. It's habit, it's what I love, 162 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: and I do want to stress that movement doesn't necessarily 163 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: have to mean a hit session or a strength session. 164 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: If I'm not feeling it, I will often do like 165 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: a beach walk or a homework out. For me, it's 166 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: just kind of a non negotiable that has always worked. Also, 167 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: of course, movement releases and dolphins, so instantly this is 168 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: mentally getting me into like a good mind frame to 169 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: start the day. The second big block is gratitude. Now, 170 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie to you guys, this is something 171 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: that I always try to do, but you know, like 172 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,839 Speaker 1: sometimes I slip out of habit and I don't want 173 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 1: to sit here and be like I do this every 174 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: single day when I don't, but it is something I 175 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: try to do. If I can't write it down, I 176 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: will try and think about it. And so when I can, 177 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: I do a gratitude list of three things that I'm 178 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: grateful for at that point in time in my life. 179 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: And if you're wanting to know a bit more about gratitude, 180 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: I actually just did an episode interviewing and from the 181 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: Gratitude Project and she really breaks sit down and gets 182 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 1: into it and shows you how to practice gratitude properly. 183 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: So if that's something you're interested, I think it's episode 184 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 1: twenty three, so go back and have a look at that. 185 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: But again, gratitude really shifts my mental state. Like if 186 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: I'm feeling stressed out or unhappy or you know something 187 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: like that, if I do my little list of gratitude points, 188 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: I will always shift into a better mood. And like 189 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: I said, this whole morning routine is about setting yourself 190 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: up for the day, so obviously that's a big part 191 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: of it. And also a gratitude list helps with clarity. 192 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: I often find in the morning. You know, something can 193 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: trigger you, if you've seen something on the news, or 194 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: something's happened on social media, someone's made you feel like crap. 195 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: Doing a gratitude list can often just make you feel 196 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: clear on Hey, that actually doesn't matter. That shouldn't get 197 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: me down. I shouldn't actually be stressed about that, and 198 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: like it's almost like looking at the bigger picture. The 199 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: next thing that's really important to me is setting intentions 200 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: for that day. So, as you guys know, I always 201 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: do a to do list. I do my to do 202 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: list after jim, after my shower, before breakfast, So I 203 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 1: write a to do list on the most important things 204 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: that I have to do that day. For me, again, 205 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: that's about getting really clear the purpose of that day. 206 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: It's like looking at my priorities so I'm not messing 207 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: around and wasting my time. And then also I find 208 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: it helps me stress less because I'm that person who 209 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: I'll have a million things going in my head, so 210 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: until I actually put them down on a list, I 211 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: will feel a lot of anxiety. And usually once I 212 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: put them down, I'm like, oh, I actually haven't got 213 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: that much to do, Like it's all good. And also 214 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: I find setting an intention for the day just really 215 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: brings purpose for me. And so if you're a person 216 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: who's not really into the to do list thing, it 217 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: could even be in setting an attention, like a broader 218 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: sort of thing, like you know, setting the intention that 219 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: you are going to be patient today or you were 220 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: going to be positive today. And I just find it's 221 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: just a really good practice to get into habit. The 222 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: next thing that's really important for my morning routine is 223 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: having breakfast. Of course, I want to say like a 224 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: nourishing breakfast, but sometimes that's not the case, but obviously 225 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: just getting some substance into my body so I, you know, 226 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: can think and start my day. My breakfast routine has 227 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 1: changed a lot over the years. I used to be 228 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: that person who ate breakfast at like six am, because 229 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: I used to have a seven point thirty start, and 230 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: also growing up, I ate very early. But then I 231 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: don't know, at the moment, I actually don't eat breakfast 232 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: till like nine o'clock because I like to actually like 233 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: sit down and enjoy my breakfast. And I just find 234 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: before then I'm very fast paced and doing stuff, and 235 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: you know, I get home from a gym and then 236 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: I have a shower, and then I'm doing my to 237 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: do list and I'm having a look at my calendar, 238 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: and so it's almost kind of like a thing that 239 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: I like doing is like I sit down and have 240 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: breakfast and I write my gratitude list and I just find, 241 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: you know, eating breakfast it just kind of gets things 242 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: moving in the body. I'm always hungry by nine o'clock, 243 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: so I need it. I do try and have a 244 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: nourishing breakfast and really think about what is going to 245 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: make me feel good at the moment. I'm having protein 246 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: oats with like banana and blueberries and peanut butter on top. 247 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: It's delicious. The next thing I do is I make 248 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: sure that my morning has connection in it. So this 249 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: connection can be either with myself or with others. Obviously 250 00:14:55,720 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: it varies each morning. So as since moving house, I 251 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: live very close to my brother and my sister in 252 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: law and we do gym together. So either one of 253 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: them they alternate each day as they have a son, 254 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: so someone stays at home with him, So either Cooper 255 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: or Ash will come to gym with me every morning. 256 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: They pick me up, we go to gym together, and 257 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: I really enjoy that connection time just with another human 258 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: being where you just like chat about pointless stuff, but 259 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: you feel connected to someone. So this might be for 260 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: you when you first get into work and you have 261 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: a quick chat with your colleagues. Or also every morning 262 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: I call Melon at nine am to see what she's 263 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: doing for the day, and you know, we have a 264 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: quick chat. If you're more of like an introvert, which 265 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: I am like kind of, I go in between an 266 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: introvert and an outrovert. Extrovert sorry, not autrovert, Jesus. And 267 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: so another thing is connection with myself. So you know 268 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: those days where you kind of just you wake up 269 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: and you just feel very almost like you're floating and 270 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: very very fairy, and you don't feel grounded or connected 271 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: with yourself. When I feel like that, it's really important 272 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: for me to find connection with myself again. So I'm 273 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: a big advocate for meditation. Again, I don't want to 274 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: lie to you guys. I don't do this every single day. 275 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: I probably do this four times out of the week, 276 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: which I still think is very good. And I just 277 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: use that headspace app or I'll do like a guided 278 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: meditation and I will just do five to ten minutes 279 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: of meditation or self reflection, and I find that really 280 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: grounds me and it is very important if I am 281 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: feeling stressed or flustered or just not feeling that connected 282 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: to myself, which I think we don't really think about 283 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: that as being something that is important, but it really 284 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: is for me another thing that I do if I 285 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: feel very not connected to myself, and that often comes 286 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: in a form of self doubt. So I don't know 287 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: if you guys feel like this, but I will wake 288 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: up one morning and I'll just feel really reflecting a 289 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 1: lot of self doubt on myself, so, you know, literally 290 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: to the point where I'm like, what I'm doing in life? 291 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: Is this really what I want to be doing, or 292 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 1: just like doubting myself at every aspect. And when I 293 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: feel like that, obviously meditation helps. But then I also 294 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: write my mantras. So I've talked about mantras before, but 295 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: they're going to be very different for everyone. It's almost 296 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: like you need to find what triggers a really kind 297 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: of emotional state in yourself. So I talked about this previously, 298 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: but my go to mantra is no one is me 299 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: and that's my power, and I go to that when 300 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: I'm feeling self doubt, and I feel like I'm constantly 301 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: comparing myself to others, which often comes up in the morning, 302 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: which is kind of odd. I guess it can come 303 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: up if you're scrolling through social media a lot in 304 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: the morning, which I'm not gonna lie I do do. So, Yeah, 305 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: getting meditation and writing men to ground yourself, I think 306 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: is very important and definitely part of my magic morning routine. 307 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: The last thing that I think is really important and 308 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 1: that I do do every single day is I always 309 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: make sure there is some sort of joy or something 310 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: I love in my morning routine. And I think this 311 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: is important because if you enjoy a habit, it's so 312 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: much easier to make so I find when I'm putting 313 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 1: joy into my morning routine, I will stick to it 314 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: a lot easier. So, for example, at the moment, a 315 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: big thing that I do that gives me joy in 316 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: my morning routine is I listen to a podcast or 317 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: audio book while I'm showering and cooking breakfast and getting 318 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: ready for the day. So kind of like those in 319 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 1: between times when you're having a shower and then you're 320 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: putting on your makeup, and then you're getting dressed, and 321 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: then you're cooking Breakfast. I will have a podcast or 322 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,199 Speaker 1: audiobook lang. So as you guys know, I love my 323 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: podcast I love my audio books. I always get asked 324 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: what are my favorite ones? So like podcasts, my favorite 325 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 1: ones at the moment, and these always change are I 326 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: really love the Shameless podcast. Those girls are great and 327 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: very funny, and I find it very easy to listen 328 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: to when you're like doing other things. You can kind 329 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: of go off and it's not like you have to 330 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: listen to intently. Another really good podcast I'm loving is 331 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 1: obviously The Healthy Hustlers. Malin has such good content. I 332 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: really loved their podcasts the other day about toxic relationships. 333 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: I really resonate with that. Another podcast I love is 334 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: Sees the Yay And also, as always, I love The 335 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: Mind Punt The Raw Fitness Truth. I just love those 336 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: three guys. They're like hilarious. And that's another one you 337 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: can listen to and do other stuff and it doesn't 338 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,959 Speaker 1: really matter. And then actually, the audiobook that I'm listening 339 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: to at the moment is really good and I want 340 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: to tell you it is called and I got recommended 341 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: this from a girl on the Bali retreat that I 342 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: went to she's studying psychology and recommended this book and 343 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: it's called Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by doctor 344 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: Joe Dispenser, and it's so good. It kind of it's 345 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: like a this is gonna I do not mean to 346 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: offend people, but it's kind of like a smart science 347 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: book for manifestation. So you know when you read like 348 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: manifestation books and it's like usually a bit like I 349 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: want to say, like Woo woo and airy fairy, it's 350 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: always by a woman, whereas this is like by a 351 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: guy and he breaks down the science and it's kind 352 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: of like about manifestation, but it's all like the science 353 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: behind it is so interesting. So I'm reading that at 354 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: the moment too. Sorry I went off on the tangent then. 355 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: So I always do something that brings me joy. Those 356 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: sorts of things bring me joy, other things that I 357 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: used to like doing, and these will like change as 358 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: my morning routine changes or the season changes. Is I 359 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 1: love journaling in the morning, something really funny that I 360 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: never thought i'd admit on a podcast, but as something 361 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: that I do at the moment is like I'll put 362 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: on my favorite song that I'm really digging, put it 363 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: on my little Amazon thing, what's it called? Like my 364 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: Alexa and like Alexa play and then I say this 365 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: song and then I literally run around the house with 366 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 1: the dogs and they are so crazy, I don't know 367 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: if you've seen in my stories, and they like chase 368 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: after me and bark and get really angry because I'm 369 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: running away from them. But I just think it's the 370 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: funniest thing. And I always like get put in a 371 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: really good mood, and that's something that brings me joy. 372 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: Another thing I love doing is going for a beach 373 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: walk because they live close to the ocean and that 374 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: really grounds me. So I guess it's finding what brings 375 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: you joy. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant, like 376 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: it can literally just be something that's five minutes that 377 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: brings joy to your morning routine. Because when you think 378 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: about it, like life's too short to not enjoy your 379 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: every single day. And I understand if you don't enjoy 380 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,360 Speaker 1: work during the day or anything like that, but it's 381 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: so simple to just bring five minutes of joy to 382 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: yourself in the morning. I think you'd be surprised how 383 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: much you can really change your mood. So yeah, that 384 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: is like the five blocks that I always included my 385 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: morning routine. Obviously, I do want to preface this with 386 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: you know, these things don't happen every single day. I 387 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: would be completely lying if I said that, Like things 388 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: come up and I have to deal with something and 389 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: get straight on my laptop and you know, miss out 390 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 1: the joy or the connection. But for me, it's just 391 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: striving for these things every single day and they usually happen, 392 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: and I do notice a massive difference. So I'm going 393 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: to wrap up the episode now. I hope you enjoyed that, 394 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 1: and I hope maybe you reflected on your current morning 395 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: routine and just had a like I think about if 396 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: you could change anything or add something in. You know, 397 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm all about adding things into your daily life. But yeah, 398 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: I hope you enjoyed this episode and I'll see you 399 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: in my next one. Also, let me know if you 400 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: enjoyed this kind of like mini podcast just talking about 401 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: one topic, because I want to do more, like I've 402 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: said priefly, but let me know. I hope you have 403 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: an amazing day. Thanks so much for listening into this 404 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: week's episode. 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