185: Biz: How I Built My Morning Routine to Maximize Clarity, Focus and Productivity

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I used to ask everyone the same question at the end of every</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Entrepology Podcast,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and that was: ‘What does your morning routine look like?’ But, for a while, I stopped asking it. And not because I wasn’t curious, but because I had this slight sense of shame around the fact that my morning routine had fallen apart.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fast forward two years and a lot of stress later, I realized that my morning routine was not working because I was trying to copy the routines of other entrepreneurs with completely different lives than me! Now, I’ve finally found the perfect routine that works for me and optimizes both my workflow and my creativity</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">—</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and I want to share it with all of you.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, in today’s episode, I’m sharing how I crafted my morning routine, the small shifts that I made that got rid of my early morning distractions, and my step-by-step morning routine from the moment I first wake up!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:16] About today’s solo episode!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:00] Happy ‘Adult’ New Year to you all!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:44] One major component that helps lead to the steadiness of our day: routine.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[3:08] How</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">not</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">having a routine has shown me how quickly things can spin out of control!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:03] The first key learning point I’ve recently discovered about routines: alone time at the start and the end of the day.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:05] The second key learning point I’ve discovered about r