I own the day E-Book

Mike Rathje

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: I own the day
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 45

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

-The early bird catches the worm - this common saying is known by almost everyone. But is it right? Does a good morning really depend on the early hours of a day? I was able to test different elements for morning and evening-routines. Constant optimization and self-reflections were key parts along the road. I can use my day more productively and finish projects quicker, just because of a clear structure in the morning and in the evening. My experiences along the road are in this book. I hope they are inspiring and leading you into a more productive and better future.

Leseprobe

I own the day

TitlepageIntroductionReasons for routinesSelf-reflectionThe morning routineThe evening-routineKnown routinesMy conclusionLast wordsCopyright

Titlepage

Mike Rathje

I own the day

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Morning and evening routine

Introduction

„The early bird catches the worm “, this common saying is known by almost everyone. But is it right? Does a good morning really depend on the early hours of a day?

In my opinion, it’s not. The day and a good morning start for everyone at the previous evening. That time frame from evening to morning is the most important one of the whole day. It’s responsible for how we sleep, how we wake up, how we start the day, and how we use the rest of the day. It doesn’t matter at which time your alarm clock rings. Your day always starts at the previous evening.

On the following pages, I share my experiences from different elements of morning and evening routines with you. Some of them improved my routines and some of them didn’t work out as expected for my character. But in general, I proudly say that my routines changed my daily life, especially my self-confidence, for the better. This was only possible because I built my morning and my evening on my terms and how I wanted them to be. I hope that the experiences I made can help you to get new energy into and from your routines.

My goal with this book is to connect to people and reach out to them on an equal level. I want to show you that routines are helping to start more focused, ambitious, and balanced into a new day. All these mentioned characteristics are recognizable for me and I am able to own the day. I can promise you that often little things can reveal big qualities in a human being. You will understand this on the following pages.

It’s not important for me that you add something to your routines or even create new ones. In the end, I want you to evolve, not for me, but for you and your life. You have the choice that this book opens a new chapter and creates a new you afterwards. Only one person is responsible for that choice. That person looks at you in the mirror every single morning and maybe just maybe that person is desperate for a change.

Reasons for routines

What was I thinking to sacrifice big parts of my days for routines? This question was very present for me during the whole process of writing down my experiences and every single time I’ve got the same answer: Dreams.

For me, it was crystal clear that an unorganized day would kill my goals and my dreams too. So, the first step I made was based on a classic cliché – When I’m older I don’t want to regret that I didn’t try anything I could offer to pursue my goals.

After I realized that, the following steps were easy and quite quick. Self-reflection, dreaming, building my goals. I wanted to do it all at once and as fast as possible. I was capable to slow my thinking process a little bit down and realized change is the only option. I have to achieve what I really desire. With my daily life in that situation, I would have never achieved my goals and so nor my dreams. The decision was made to change my daily routines. Just a starting point on this long road.

Such a clear structure for my day, as I have now, was a long time not existent. However, a little daily routine on a regular basis was there for me. I appreciated my daily life because some people never get the chance of such. I woke up, ate breakfast, worked, spent some spare time and slept. That was my daily life before I changed it completely. I said to myself: “That is not everything my life has to offer.”

From that point on I took the day as my day and operate proactively instead of reactively. I cancelled activities that needed a reactive action from me completely out of my routines and to a minimum during my whole day too. Don’t get me wrong reactive actions are very important for some professional fields and they must exist, but I want to lower them to the minimum so I can focus on me and my projects. Routines are for my body and especially for my personality much easier to handle. They’ve become habits, so I don’t have to think of executing them.

Something I struggled with a long time before I changed my morning routine was getting up in time. It was no difference at which time my alarm clock rang. I got up only 20 minutes before I had to leave my apartment. Now I get up at least 60 minutes before. This is especially caused by my new morning routine. I look forward to the new day and the time to do something good for my body and my inner self. I do this every single morning in my own world. The same feelings I have for the evening and its routine – my world with no distractions.

My reasons for routines are:

Proactive structure of your day

Focus on my goals and my dream

Anticipation of the new day

I do something good for myself.

Self-reflection