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Secret to Having a Good Day Every Day | Julie Lewis
Secret to Having a Good Day Every Day
   










Do your mornings ever feel like starting a cold car on a winter day? The key is turning, but the engine doesn’t want to start. We can choose to stay in the warmth, but if the car doesn’t get started, the fact is we’re not going anywhere.
This is why having a solid morning routine is key to having a good day. You might be thinking, “Julie, I’m not really a morning person.” I get it, I was NEVER a morning person, but after I made this a habit, it was like magic happened and I became a morning person, which quickly led to having happier, more productive days.

This is my Simple 6-Step Morning Routine that has Changed my Life:

Make your bed – start with a win!
By immediately making your bed, this starts your day with a sense of accomplishment and sets your day up for success. It seems like a small step, but implementing this one small step makes a HUGE difference in setting your intention for the day.

You can take it one step further and get dressed right after making your bed. I notice a big difference when I spend my morning in my pjs and when I get dressed all the way down to my shoes. It’s a signal to my brain that we’re ready to get going.

Exercise – get the blood flowing
Our body needs good circulation to do what it was designed to do. Whether you spend 20 minutes on the treadmill, do yoga, cross-fit, or walk around the block, the key is to get moving and get your blood flowing. This also boosts your dopamine, serotonin and endorphins that contribute to having a good day.

Journal
The act of writing your thoughts down is so important. For starters, it clears the chaos out of your head which causes overwhelm. Journaling is helpful to document your journey and see how far you have come and what you have accomplished.


Plan your day – set the intention
Quickly write down the top six things you need to accomplish. This is known as the Ivy Lee Method and has boosted my productivity beyond belief. It also helps me sleep better with the feeling of accomplishment.

Prayer and Meditation
This is your daily conversation. Prayer is speaking and Meditation is listening. I try not to over-complicate the process.  You can study meditation, follow a guided session online, or attend a group session. What I’ve found is that when we start to complicate it, we end up not doing it, or skipping this step.
Here’s what I do, sit in a quiet place and pray. Think about people you care about, be intentional with what you want, ask for guidance, then sit in silence and push all thoughts from your mind and try not to think at all. It’s during these sessions that several things happen. I get things off my mind by asking for guidance and letting by it go, my mind becomes less cluttered and answers to my questions come easily.
Keep it simple and you will start recognizing the importance of Prayer and Meditation.  This one step alone makes a HUGE difference in my day!

Positive Affirmations and Visualization – set the mood
 You have a choice what kind of mood you want to be in. Decide first thing in the morning to start the day on a positive note. This doesn’t take much time. I usually think of three things I’m grateful for during meditation. I leave notes of affirmation on my bathroom mirror that say, I am…
That’s it! It sounds too simple to be true, but I guarantee if you add these 6 simple steps to the beginning of your day, you will see MASSIVE results in your life!

 

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Just a girl who finally decided to GO FOR IT!

 
My life was filled with regrets. I spent too much time in the rat race, being a stressed-out ball of anxiety living someone else’s version of my life. I would come home after work most days and crash on the couch with zero energy left. I took advice from others who didn’t know me, tried to keep up with the Jones’, living a boring life with no purpose. Somewhere along the way I lost my identity, I wore the hats of co-worker, mom, wife, etc. and forgot what brought ME joy. A turning point in my life was a quote I read from my favorite author, Terry Goodkind, “Your life is yours alone, rise up and live it!”

I set out on a journey to “find myself”, which is a little cheesy, but I came to realize that in order to be the best mom and best wife, I needed to be my best self. SELF-CARE IS NOT SELFISH. In fact, it’s just like the masks on an airplane. Put your mask on before helping others.

Everything changed when I got my head straight, started working to balance my life and started a simple daily routine that increased my energy and overall health. Almost overnight, I left the job I hated, we sold everything, moved across the country and started living our lives. My goal was to not have any regrets at the end of my short life.

Now, I work from home one block from the beach, I’m learning how to scuba, surf, and sail as we prepare to live on a boat, traveling the world, soon. We aren’t waiting for retirement when we won't be as “youthful”, we’re living our lives NOW.

I’ve put my mask on and I’m ready to help others fix their boring lives and do EXACTLY what they were created to do! I’m excited to see you live the life you are dreaming of!

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