You can learn a lot standing outside at 6am in 10 degrees and 4 inches of snow.
For 1 year now, I've been going out with Maisy pup first thing in the morning (yes even in the cold).
This reminded me of 3 important lessons about mornings:
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1) Silence in the morning can bring the best ideas
The best ideas don't usually come from sitting at a desk.
They come when…
Driving
Showering
Standing outside waiting for your dog to go to the bathroom
My 1st job required commuting 30 minutes through cornfields in the morning - and I wouldn't be writing to you now if it weren't for that.
Instead of seeing this as annoyance, embrace the mundane and the space for your own thoughts before the craziness of the day
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2) Once you do something you thought was impossible, everything else doesn't feel as hard
Bundling up and going out in the cold felt unthinkable.
But once I did that, I had momentum and confidence to take on the rest of the morning.
It's like…
Writing the 1st paragraph of a blog post
Running the 1st mile
Submitting the 1st application
You make 1 decision, make it over the hump of doing it, and it gets easier from there.
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3) Make sure you like what you're getting up for
Trust me I wouldn't be going outside if I didn't love Maisy…
Good reminder to ask:
Who or what are you waking up for?
Do you like that reason?
Work, spouse, kids, dogs, yourself??
Gives you purpose to get out of bed, and we'll need that on the good, bad, and especially cold days.
*Side note: taking Maisy out in the morning is also how I met my boyfriend - but that's a story for another day ;)