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(Transcribed by TurboScribe.ai. Go Unlimited to remove this message.) What's up guys?
Welcome to a brand new episode of the
Fit Women's Weekly podcast.
If this is your first time tuning in,
welcome to the show.
I hope that you hear something that you
enjoy that makes you want to come back
and listen to future episodes, of course, but
also go back and check out past episodes.
There are so many.
I pretty much have covered every topic under
the sun at this point in regards to
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fitness, mindset, nutrition, and my own personal life
and experiences having been in this industry now
for nearly, gosh, 18 years.
That blows my mind.
I don't feel old enough to be able
to say that, but here we are in
today's episode.
It is our Friday Fit Quickie, meaning that
I keep things short and concise, bringing you
one negative information that I hope that you
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can pull something from and adapt easily into
your own life.
If that's something, if it's an area that
you are struggling with yourself today, y'all,
I want to talk about morning routines.
I write on Medium.
If you guys don't know what Medium is,
it's a place for writers to go and
you basically write blog posts and news articles
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to get them out into the world.
So I'm using it as a way to
simply practice my writing skills.
Writing is by far the hardest part of
being a business owner for me.
When I became a personal trainer, I've said
this before, I thought that I was going
to come and be a personal trainer.
I would help clients with their workouts, with
their nutrition, with their mindset, to help them
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get their goals, right?
What I've learned is that when you are
a business owner of any sort, at the
heart of it, you are a marketer.
And I've had to learn a lot of
skills over the years and writing and copywriting
are the hardest things for me.
So I'm continuously working on it.
All that to say is if you're ever
curious, go check out Medium.
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You might introduce you to a whole lot
of different resources and some really entertaining reads.
So with that, one of the articles that
came up in my feed was a simple
morning routine that successful people follow.
And so I was like, okay, I am
always looking to improve my morning routine.
Let's check this out.
And y'all it was the longest, most
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in-depth routine that I have ever seen.
Me trying to attempt it would make me
feel unsuccessful and would make me feel like
a failure from the get-go because this
morning routine was something that would take up
until lunchtime.
And I don't know about you, but I
want a morning routine that gives me an
easy win first thing with my day and
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gets me to where I'm like going to
work.
Like that's what I consider a morning routine.
I don't consider my morning routine from when
I wake up to when I eat lunch.
I expect my morning routine to go from
when I wake up until I kind of
like leave my house in the morning or
I start my day of work if that's
here at home.
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So that's what I want to focus on.
I kind of looked over it and then
I said, you know what?
I actually like the morning routine that I
have now.
It is short.
It is concise and it doesn't make me
feel as if I'm failing.
It doesn't make me feel like it's not
something that I can't accomplish and it's something
that I can maintain day after day, week
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after week, year after year.
And yeah, I have tried it all.
I have tried journaling.
It doesn't work for me.
I have tried reading inspirational books in the
morning.
It doesn't work for me.
So here's the easy morning routine that I
personally follow that does work for me and
maybe you can pick some of these things
out for your own routine.
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That's the key here is that you have
to figure out what works for your own
routine where at the end of it you
go, man, I feel as if nothing else
happens during my day, I at least know
I have this win to start the day
with.
And it also makes it easier to stack
our wins, right?
When you wake up on a good note
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and you automatically start to get things done,
then that makes it easier to build that
momentum through the day and continue to get
things done.
So let's talk about my morning routine and
see how it can fit into your life
possibly.
So first thing I wake up, I wake
up at 5 a.m. every single day
of the week, except for Sundays, I get
up, I go into the bathroom, I wash
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my face with cold water and I brush
my teeth.
That's it.
I don't have a five step beauty routine
face washing thing that I go through and
got no time for that.
It's a quick wash of my face and
I brush my teeth.
I also automatically get dressed and pretty much
every single morning it's some sort of workout
outfit because that's what I do next.
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Well, that's what I almost do next.
After that, I come out of the bathroom
and I walk into my kitchen and I
get eight ounces of water.
Now, or at least eight ounces, I get
a cup of water, y'all.
It's not about measuring, it's about rehydrating our
body after a night of sleep.
And here's the important thing too.
We've all seen it where it's like the
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ideal morning routine.
Get up and drink lemon water or hot
lemon water or cold water.
It doesn't matter.
Drink whatever kind of water you prefer to
drink first thing in the morning that helps
to simply get hydration into your body.
After that, I put on my running shoes
and I either go for a run or
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I will just get out and get some
sort of movement in with a walk.
So I understand that not everybody is able
to get any 30 to 45 to 60
minute workout first thing in the morning.
So if that's not you, I do encourage,
I think is the right word, to get
at least five minutes of intentional movement.
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It doesn't have to be walking.
It doesn't have to be running.
It could be stretching.
It could be doing some kind of quickie
like doing your pushups.
If you're trying to do, I know like
Christina, one of my clients right now is
doing 44 pushups every day of the month
of March, because this is her year.
She's turning 44 this month.
So if you're doing some sort of fitness
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challenge with yourself, spend five minutes first thing
in the morning doing that.
It's going to help wake your body up
and it's going to make you feel accomplished,
right?
When you do some sort of movement, you're
like, yes, I did that.
But here's where it's also important.
At least this is how I look at
it.
This is my time to do mental journaling.
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I've told you guys, I don't have time
to actually sit down and journal as lovely
as that sounds.
But I do think that getting your thoughts
out into the world any way you can
is just as beneficial.
And so what I do during this time,
whether I'm going for a walk or going
for a run, is that I say three
things that I'm grateful for.
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And I don't have my podcast going on
at this time.
This is before this, I'll kind of just
like be with my own thoughts for a
second.
I say three things that I'm thankful for.
I say what my intentions are for the
day.
What are one to three things that need
to get done today, where at the end
of the day, I'll say, all right, if
I get these three things done, it's a
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win, right?
It doesn't need to be this huge to
-do list.
Yes, there are other to-dos on my
list.
And if those get done, great.
But what are the one to three things
that must get done to make you feel
as if like, okay, I worked towards something,
I accomplished something.
And those things can change from time to
time.
And then the third thought process in my
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mental journal is telling myself one positive thing.
What's something that I did really well yesterday?
Or what's just something that I'm proud of
myself today?
Or just give yourself a compliment, you know,
one of those three things, but say something
good to yourself about yourself.
And then that's it.
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I go on and I finish.
If you're just doing a five minute stretch,
that is still plenty enough time to knock
out those three things.
And if they're fresh in your mind and
you want to write them down or put
them in your phone, that's fine.
I just personally found that I'm not going
to go back and look at those things
anyways.
So at least having the conversation allows me
to get those thoughts into the world and
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still puts me in a state of positive
thinking and encouragement to move myself forward.
After that, I come in and I make
myself a cup of coffee.
I spend a little extra time actually making
a good cup of coffee for me.
I don't do breakfast in the morning, but
I do make myself a protein coffee.
If you are a breakfast eater, this is
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the time that you would come in and
make yourself a really nice well-balanced breakfast,
making sure to get in at least 30
grams of protein in that breakfast, as well
as a good source of healthy fats and
some good carbs to help energize your day
and get you going until lunchtime, right?
But make it something like, even if it's
a fast meal, it's something that you've already
made.
Make it something that you enjoy, right?
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You shouldn't have your day start off with
just something like, oh, crappy coffee or a
crappy breakfast that you're not really happy about.
Give yourself something to smile.
Like when I sip on my coffee, I
go, oh my God, this is so good.
And y'all actually, we just got an
espresso machine this week.
I am very excited, but I wanted to
use up my ice coffee in my fridge
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too.
And I do love my ice coffee.
So it wasn't a sad morning that I
had to go back and do my normal
routine.
And then after I've enjoyed, you know, just
five or 10 minutes of enjoying my coffee
time, then I go and I get myself
ready for the day.
I work from home and I also work
out for a living.
So I don't have to get myself ready,
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but I am a, I started, I should
back up about two years ago.
I just kind of started to feel about
myself.
I wasn't showing up the most energized with
the most confidence.
And I need to do that.
I go live every single day in front
of people where I'm trying to inspire them
to work out and do their best.
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And I wasn't inspiring myself.
So I did one action that actually made
a really big difference and it's putting makeup
on.
And I'm not saying that you need to
do makeup or put on a full face,
but do present yourself in a way that
makes you feel more confident and ready to
seize the day.
And just putting myself together made me feel
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like I had my life in order.
And I instantly had more energy, had more
confidence.
And so I've actually have kept on doing
that for over the past two years.
And then I'm also presenting to the world,
like how I want to be looked upon.
I feel better with makeup on.
I feel like I'm more uplifted version of
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myself, if that makes sense.
So even if you work from home, I'm
not saying go put makeup on or go
do your hair and you know, wash your
hair every night and do it.
But just because you can stay in pajamas
until one o'clock in the afternoon, doesn't
mean that you should, right?
There's something about dressing the part that we're
trying to get.
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And part of that is like getting up,
getting showered, getting yourself together, getting dressed.
Even if it's not necessary, it's still going
to put you in a state of more
focus and just ready more for the day.
I feel like a slob when I'm in
my pajamas all day long.
So, and I've also learned that, yeah, I
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have some fitness clothes that don't look so
great, but again, this is my job.
So I'm going to put on my quote
unquote work fitness clothes every day so that
I am in the position of going from
Kindle in the morning to Kindle boss.
This is me running my business, showing up
for myself and showing up for my clients
and I want to look the part.
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And then I'm ready for the day.
That is my morning routine.
Oh, and I do also make our bed
every day.
That's something that we've been, it's not made
perfectly every day, but the sheets get pulled
up, pillows get put in place.
And then that's one other thing because there's
just nothing like getting into bed at the
end of the night and pulling back those
covers versus trying to make your bed or
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get the cover straight at night.
I know it just kind of makes the,
makes you feel like you have areas of
your life in control, right?
You've got your shit together is what I'm
trying to say just by making your bed.
So that is my morning routine.
If that helps you, wonderful.
If you already have your morning routine set
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and you love what you're doing, I want
to hear about it.
Let me know because something that you're doing
might help with me.
So drop it down.
You can check me out over on Instagram,
Kindle boil fitness, drop into my DMS. That's
where I'm most active.
Or you can email me Kindle at fit
women's weekly.com.
And I also, I have a request from
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you guys.
Uh, I have two requests.
I'm not going to lie.
Number one, if you're not subscribed to the
channel, please do that.
It really does make a difference.
And I know some of you guys might
be like, well, I'm not subscribed, but I
see you pop up on my feet all
the time because I listened to you.
So I don't need to subscribe hitting that
follow button on whatever platform it is that
you listen on actually really does make a
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big difference.
So if you haven't already take a second
right now, open up your phone, unlock it
and hit that follow slash subscribe button.
What again, whatever it looks like on the
platform that you're listening to.
And then the second thing that I want
you guys to do, and it might take
you a second to think of this, but
I love coming in on this podcast and
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answering the questions and the topics that you
have in the forefront of your mind.
So I would love to know what is
it that you are struggling with, with your
fitness, with your nutrition, with your mindset, or
maybe you have a personal question to me.
What questions do you have that you would
like me to cover?
Don't hesitate.
Don't like don't hold anything back.
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The worst thing that would happen was I
just won't answer your particular question online, but
I will always answer your question to you
specifically.
So if I don't feel like it's an
appropriate question for whatever reason for the podcast,
I will still make sure to get back
to you and answer it.
So feel free to reach out.
I want to hear y'all's comments or
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questions because after like a decade of doing
this, these questions are coming or are getting
harder, right?
And I want to make sure that I'm
helping you in the way that you want
to be helped.
So reach out, ask away.
All right, you guys, go have yourself an
amazing day.
Go to bed early, wake up, try out
my morning routine and let me know how
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it goes for you.
And I will talk to you later.
I got to go right up a good
leg workout fulfills weekly live.
We are working on a progression based program
with squats starting our leg day.
And I got to mentally prepare.
All right, guys, talk to you later.
Bye.