Let me just be the first one to admit that I do a lot.

And while I feel incredibly fortunate that for the most part I enjoy the things that I get to do, I'm struggling to figure out how it all works.

Lately I find myself getting overwhelmed by the different threads that I have going on and it's not because they are stressful.

It's because these threads are mostly threads that I'll have to make work for the foreseeable future.

Lately, I've been thinking about how I can become this person who can do all of these things without feeling like I am just caught on the hamster wheel that I have created for myself.

One of the things that I talk about very often is the importance of having a good morning routine because it can help guide the rest of my day.

There are somethings that I do in the morning on a very consistent basis that allows me to feel like I am starting my day off successful:

• Journaling

• Drinking water when I wake up

• Reading

There are somethings I do in the morning on a fairly consistent basis in the morning that help me start my day even more successful:

• Exercising

• Making myself breakfast in the morning

And there's the thing that I know I need to do concisely because it will make my day all that much more successful:

• Waking up at 6am

This habit of waking up early has by far been one of the hardest habits for me to keep up with.

I find myself instinctually hitting snooze, and to be honest I'm completely tired of it.

While I am still working on not being as hard on myself, I also need to be honest with myself as to why I can't commit to it.

It isn't because I can't get up early.

It isn't because I have nothing to do with that time.

It's because I'm a human.

I'm a human that needs sleep! And going to bed late and getting okay sleep and waking up early is really not working.

If I want to have a fully productive day when I wake up, it all needs to start with how I end the day before.

Which unfortunately isn't something I can just automate or use an app for.

It has to be an intentional effort.

So we're starting today.

By 10:30/11pm I will be in bed.

No more excuses. I want to have more good productive days that I know I am capable of having.