Q: Doing this can help you enjoy more success and improve your physical and mental health. What is it?
A: Have a regular routine.
Boring routines do not make you a boring person. They make you a consistent person. Being consistent raises the probability that you’ll do the things that result in making you the person you want to be.
Read every day. Whether it’s books, news articles or blogs, reading provides great exercise for the brain and equips you with relevant insights for your daily responsibilities.
Prioritize health. With a group of people to hold you accountable or alone while you listen to podcasts, get your body moving every day. This could be walking your dog, doing yoga, or joining a fitness class.
Review your day. Nothing can send a day on the wrong course like not being prepared or just reacting to whatever comes at you. Take time to think through the day’s events and how you’ll approach them.
Keep your goals front of mind. I have my goals, values, and behaviors I’m working on all written out in an app on my phone. Every morning, I review what’s written in that app to re-focus myself on what I want to do and who I want to be.
Slow, quiet, and listen. Prayer and meditation provide perspective on your life and train your brain for metacognition: thinking about your thinking. This is particularly important so that you can be more intentional and less triggered as life unfolds.
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