{"id":1973,"date":"2013-10-15T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=644"},"modified":"2013-10-15T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T10:00:09","slug":"7-things-you-should-do-every-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/7-things-you-should-do-every-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Things you Should do Every Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you look at successful people it sometimes can be hard to find a common theme.\u00a0 They all go to different schools, different upbringings, different study habits.\u00a0 However, many of of them will have a similar morning routine.\u00a0 If you follow some of these tips, I guarantee you will feel smarter, more effective, and make more of an impact at work.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exercise \u2013 Exercising a little every morning, even for 15 or 20 minutes can make a huge difference.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t have to be a super intense workout, it can simply be yoga, or a light jog.\u00a0 Even some quick pushups before work will get your blood flowing and ready your body for the day.\u00a0 Make time for it and you will thank me.<\/li>\n<li>Eat Breakfast \u2013 No coffee doesn\u2019t count.\u00a0 This is really hard for me, so I understand.\u00a0 I never make time for it, but it really is important.\u00a0 Have some fruit, a banana, some toast.\u00a0 Anything healthy.\u00a0 An apple has more energy in it than a cup of coffee and it is worlds better for you.\u00a0 Breakfast will give you the energy you need in those late morning hours when you start to drag.<\/li>\n<li>Plan your Day Mentally \u2013 Map out your day and know what you need to get done.\u00a0 Set goals and objectives for yourself.\u00a0 This will give you little self-esteem boosts as you reach and pass each milestone throughout the day and will keep you on task.<\/li>\n<li>Do the Worst First \u2013 Don\u2019t save the thing you are dreading till the end of each day.\u00a0 We all have that phone call we put off, or that form we dont want to fill out.\u00a0 Just make it the first thing on your mental to do list.\u00a0 Getting it done will make you feel so much better and reduce your stress.\u00a0 If you wait it will hang over you all day (or all week if you procrastinate really bad).<\/li>\n<li>Relax \u2013 I know, what a strange concept!\u00a0 It seems like an odd thing to do at the start of a day, but it will help you stay focused.\u00a0 Take 2 minutes to just sit and relax, without distraction.\u00a0 Build this time into your routine.\u00a0 You can meditate during this time, or listen to a calming song.\u00a0 I personally like <a href=\"http:\/\/solopiano.bandcamp.com\/track\/hand-in-hand\">this one<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Smile \u2013 When you greet people smile and give an enthusiastic \u201cGood Morning.\u201d\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter if you ran out of toothpaste and forgot your lunch.\u00a0 Smiling, whether you feel happy or not, releases some of the same chemicals into the brain making you feel happy.\u00a0 Plus no one likes a grump in the morning.\u00a0 Asking how someones morning or weekend was shows you care and is great team building.<\/li>\n<li>Clean Your Workspace \u2013 Make sure you cleanup your work area every morning.\u00a0 Clutter causes stress, and if you clean up every morning for 5 minutes, it will always be clean, and shouldn\u2019t take very long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you look at successful people it sometimes can be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[508],"tags":[1095,392],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}