every morning

Every morning I wake up and yell "Good morning!" as loud as I can, throw open the curtains and make the bed before I have time to realize how sleepy I may (or may not) be that day.

I then ask myself an empowering question.  This morning it was "What am I excited about today??"

Then I set my timer to go off once a hour and make sure there's a positive thought going through my mind at the time.

Then I listen to pump me up music while I exercise.

Then I get some breakfast and take a shower.

Then I watch motivating videos on You Tube while I work until I feel like I'm gonna cry.

One way to start a morning

It's been awhile, so you'll forgive me if my normally beautiful prose style is a bit less than adequate.

In any case, I'm still working on self improvement on a day-to-day basis, particularly in terms of motivation.  I'm pretty much fully focused on a business venture, and I realize that just like the maintenance of one's physical health, mental and psychological health is a day to day practice, an ongoing process, not something you plug in once and then is complete.

Quite awhile ago I read Tony Robbins' book "Awaken the Giant Within."  I am now a fan of Tony Robbins and highly recommend that book, particularly for anyone who feels lost or like they have no direction in life.

Among a myriad of other things, one concept that I got from the book that I've turned into a practice is the habit of asking yourself empowering questions.  I choose one question a day and focus on it.  It's one among many other things I do to get myself going.  Here are my particular questions:

Monday: What am I happy about in my life now?
Tuesday: What am I excited about in my life now?
Wednesday: What am I proud of?
Thursday: What am I grateful for?
Friday: What am I enjoying in my life right now?
Saturday: What am I committed to in my life right now?
Sunday: What do I love?  Who loves me?

Tony Robbins recommends asking all of these quetions every time, but I'm a bit pressed for time, and I found myself rushing through them rather than really contemplating them and allowing my responses to resound through me and really inspire me.  What questions you use in particular, why, how many and how often you ask are not that important; the central idea is to make them positive and inspiring, and hopefully in a way that charges your creativity.