Start the Day with a Life-changing Habit: Clarity and Purpose

A purposeful day is crucial to achieving better results. There are many people who never have enough time to work on their most important tasks throughout the day because of distractions like emails, phone calls, meetings. These people end their days feeling like they are wasting their time and not being sure of what has been accomplished. Starting the day with a clear idea of what you want to do changes everything. Starting and ending the day right is directly related to your success.

“The early morning has gold in its mouth.” – Benjamin Franklin

This quote highlights the importance of starting the day the right way. Benjamin Fraklin argued that living the day in a planned way would bring success. “By not preparing, you are preparing to fail.”

Stephen Altrogge of Zapier says:

“Morning and evening routines set you up for success. They help you achieve more, think clearly, and get the work done that really matters. Routines keep you from stumbling around thoughtlessly throughout the day and get you to get the most important things done.”

Many people forget that the morning hours until the middle of the day are extremely important, in fact, these hours are the basis of the entire day. Jim Rohn says, “You either run the day or the day runs you”.

Studies have shown a link between waking up early and high performance and productivity. A Harvard Business Review article cites a discovery: People who peak in the morning are better positioned for career success because they are more proactive than people who work later.

Reduce your reliance on busy work and focus on doing real work. To start your day thinking about the end; It provides a seamless flow to strategize and concentrate on your daily work.

“Create a work system for yourself. It makes it easy to start your day without wasting time on distractions. It’s tangible. It gets you moving. It helps you focus on long-term gains rather than short-term gains.”

Cal Newport recommends developing a habit of “working deep” that is capable of focusing without distractions. Newport also recommends “deep planning” to avoid dealing with constant interruptions and getting more done in less time.

Regain your ability to plan ahead, starting today. Things get even easier when all you do is practice and you never take a step back.

Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at Duke University, says: “Most people turn out to be productive in the first two hours of the morning. Not right after waking up. For example, if you get up at 7 am, your most productive hour will be between 8:00 and 10:30.”

The human body works in cycles called ” ultradian rhythms “. According to research, in each of these cycles there is a period when we are most energetic and a period when we are exhausted. You are most active in the morning. Your energy reservoir dwindles day by day, so it’s very difficult to tackle the toughest task late in the day.

According to studies, your brain can only focus for 90 to 120 minutes at a time. To get high performance again on your next mission, you need to refresh by taking a 20-30 minute break.

Understand your strengths and how your energy changes throughout the day, and plan accordingly. The purposeful plan will guide you tomorrow and give you a quick start to the day.

The BBC’s Madeleine Dore explains : “You will find the key to being productive when we discover and embrace the downturns of the day.”

Investing less than 1 percent of your time today will make you 10x more productive tomorrow. If you’d rather spend your day acting than reacting, Jack Canfield says you should plan it out the night before.

If you’ve planned your week or months ahead, you’ll know what to work on tomorrow. Remind yourself of this every day.

Spend time planning the next day’s tasks the night before. For every minute you plan, you save minutes in the app. Spend the last 20 minutes of each day thinking, processing and prioritizing for the next day. End your day with purpose.

Finding the most essential tasks for tomorrow and scheduling them as a “model day” is one of the best ways to organize your day for maximum results.

Your plan will guide you when you’re distracted and help you focus on your tasks late in the day when your willpower is low and it’s hard to think.

Spending no more than 10 minutes today to create a plan for tomorrow will give you an advantageous start. It will keep you on task, increase your productivity and help you achieve more. Make an appointment with yourself every day to plan tomorrow today.