Crafting your own morning routine

My morning routine would send “gurus” and influencers into an instant hissy fit. [Rich Life Insiders Banner](113/d586LZ04/VWcv6478RNK0W4QH7gb87R-fnW5GRJ1L5fjTHLN6tf6Xs3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3mFW63QLNw3ZB5v5W79wQC31qJDd0W4W8gtm34sxpSW5nQqDQ6L7c1-W7R1y-c50tMx3W9f3n7D71nB_mMKk8grvjxWRW6BBz3b22724QW4qBRSD2j5T0zVjc5jC4zhHbzW71kwnh1f6zd-W4LCK_m7_42cVW6QlDH974L2XgW4ymjtH2jWH9cN5q5rfY4RRwmW7HNWKv6_06ZfW2mpCJF63BzR8W3FmDcH7GbK3yN34Xrwm2s_m2W3T1-ws3pYlbHW97_6dJ6yJwbjW986pCR5jQtVJW6pbBQS8HlCFyN8WT5H3qm-D4f4C2S3v04) {NAME}, My morning routine would send “gurus” and influencers into an instant hissy fit. I don’t meditate. I don’t journal for 30 minutes while sipping on a glass of organic lemon water. And I don’t do yoga. My perfect morning is rolling over while still bleary eyed in bed, grabbing my phone, and scrolling. Sometimes I watch random videos, answer DMs, or try to find new pizza spots to try. [Pizza images](113/d586LZ04/VWcv6478RNK0W4QH7gb87R-fnW5GRJ1L5fjTHLN6tf6XM3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3pNW31SbbP3j9FdBW2tpYFR7nt2dtN3bC_SsMRX_sW2ChbSN6-5_m4W2PsvPl3tRw35N37yPkN2X0HjW2zD4FY42z1NWW5BB3Rb67lhkYW6Kj56t3xH__HVZfSFb1xSPJmW7rh2sC27XmgNW3gzmY61Pmqz1W8lbYX995XH7PW8vg3Xg4Xb5HMW8bLy0l94hZJ7M8pf0lgxXYqW511_Zm4f53twN8fT2mxnY8KCW5b5Rt-7dvwxtN467hyRBFM5lVG8Z-B23J1_NW24Rf9D6qqjGJW22vNl33YJYsGN448cww8w0mqW5sbSf7894lNhW1b2J_J8VjBdqf7HY3yK04) Looking at pizza first thing in the morning. Why not! 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Much like deciding what your version of a Rich Life looks like, you get to choose your perfect morning routine. You. Nobody else. (Even though there’s an entire industry of people saying what you “should” do every morning.) I don’t know about you, but…I’m not going to make sure my cabinet is stocked with ghee butter just so I can put it in my yak tea every morning, which I need to make sure I source from some specific plateau in Tibet. It’s just not my thing! Forget the “ideal morning routine” Following a morning routine that someone else prescribed for you won’t actually help you get stuff done. Knowing what YOU specifically desire will. So instead of following some guru’s advice, I want you to focus on your answers to these 3 questions: - What does your perfect morning look like? Everyone’s answer will be different. For you, maybe it involves taking a hike with the dog, going to the gym, making a perfect cup of coffee, or just zoning out while watching trashy reality TV for an hour. You get to decide! Think big, and don’t limit yourself. - List the reasons why your perfect morning won’t work. Be ruthless. Nitpick everything. Is the hiking trail too far away? Do you have to start work at 7am, or get the kids ready for school very early? Maybe the perfect cup of coffee takes 30 minutes to make, and you just don’t have that time. Write ALL the reasons down. - What are the ways you could make it work? Again, don’t limit yourself. What would your ideal self do? Move closer to the hiking trail? Hire a nanny to help with the kids in the morning? Negotiate on your start time with your boss? After tackling these questions, you’ll see it all fits into the bigger picture of living a Rich Life. And it might even be well within your reach. Whatever the case, you now have a roadmap. You have a clear picture of what you want. And you know what’s standing in your way. I know, I know, I can hear it already: “But RAMIT! Some of us still need to work. I’ve got bills to pay, and a family…not all of us can [insert random excuse that 23,865,456 million other people also deal with here].” That’s why, tomorrow, I’ll be talking about how to get “unstuck” when you’re tackling your goals. This is another area where gurus’ productivity hacks fall short. [Ramit Sethi Signature] P.S. Hit “reply” and tell me what your perfect morning looks like — including your answers to the questions above. I love reading your responses. 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