“1 pound of muscle requires your body to burn up to 50 extra calories a day just to maintain that muscle.” – The Abs Diet
My Rising Routine (re: practice 04/03/11)
- set my iPhone alarm for 6:30am every morning
- hit snooze (which is ~8 minutes on the iPhone). during these ~8 minutes i will do 3 things:
- say a quick, thankful and grateful prayer
- recite my TOP 3 (goals) in my head or aloud
- decide what my daily goal is
- play my current theme song(s) (Till I Get There – Lupe Fiasco)
- shower/brush teeth/get dressed – or as i like to call it proper “y-giene”
- take 20-minutes for a productive read (ie. Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, The Compound Effect, or any book recommended by #Striveware)
- eat breakfast
hopefully this gives you some ideas for your own Rising Routine.
Think More
“The same thinking that has lead you to where you are is not going to lead you to where you want to go” – Albert Einstein
Practice 04/03/11 – Rising Routine
Create a morning Rising Routine!
the reason i say “rising” routine instead of “morning” routine is because i know we all can’t wake up the same time every morning. i am surrounded by many friends who are nurses, a sister in college with a hectic college schedule, and clients who work graveyard shifts; i understand that we all don’t have 9-5s.
here are a couple of ideas to get you started:
what will always be your first waking thought? what is your precept, your motto, your maxim?
what song will be the first song you listen to everyday that will prepare you for your day? what is your current theme song?
“to reach new goals and develop new habits, it’s necessary to create new routines to support your objectives” – The Compound Effect (99)
Give Love
“the way to get love is to give (love)” – The Compound Effect (102)
Cheat Day
“Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that men who ate twice as many calories in a day as they normally did increased their metabolism by 9% in the 24-hour period that followed” – The Abs Diet (103)
Always Think Positively
“always think positively. don’t think about things you can’t do or things you don’t have. rather, think about the things you can do well and be thankful for the things that you do have. as for the things that you don’t have, think about the actions and behaviors that will help you eventually get that thing. always think positively.” – me
Focus
“i have to build walls around that time vortex, lest i keep falling in all day” – The Compound Effect (85)
if you are studying, then study. if you are working, then work. if you are partying, then party. stay focused on your goal for that moment. focus.
Do Good Everyday
“you will never change your life until you change something you do daily. the secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” – The Compound Effect (84)
A True Man
“the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge” – Dr. Martin Luther King
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