Episode 12 - Start your day with a killer morning routine

After taking a pause so we can 'be better', - we're back this week with an episode on starting your day in the best way you possibly can. After all, if you're going to be good at things and have a great day - you're in with a fighting chance if you start that day well. In this week's episode, we look at why you should think about your morning routine, how small things can make a difference, and where to find out how successful people start their day.

 Some of the stuff in there is:

• Why you should think about your morning routine
• Planning to plan from a personal perspective
• Having a morning routine isn't just for people running multi-million-pound operations
• But if they do it - why shouldn't you?
• I've done the research in places like Success magazine, Forbes,Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, David Allen and so on, so you don't have to. Here are some articles for further reading:
• Success - 10 morning routines of wildly successful entrepreneurs
• FastCompany - The morning routines of the most successful people
• Forbes - Routines of 7 successful but human millennial entrepreneurs
• What my morning routine is - and why I do it
• Circadian rhythms and - why they make you feel like you do
• Your alarm is a conflict, but you can make it work for you
• Why I get up at 4:50, and why you should get up at 6:37
• Laugh, smile - do it FIRST
• The psychology of smiling
• Water water everywhere - get it inside you
• Run for your life - why some exercise every day is a good idea
• Oy - YOU! (time)
• Get cold - If it's good enough for Tim Ferris and Tony Robbins, it's good enough for us
• What 30 seconds in a cold shower tells you about taking things for granted
• The 6 steps:
• Alarm - set it with intention, don't snooze
• Laugh - look in the mirror, laugh or smile at yourself; I promise you, it's funny and good
• Water - half a litre, 16 ounces re-hydrate quickly after you've woken up
• Activity - walk outside, gym, run - whatever works for you
• You time - 10 minutes of meditation, yoga, or just taking 10 to stop and think about what you want to do today
• Shower - cold blast, 30 seconds at the end.