June 27, 2023 • 18 mins
Are you tired of waking up to the harsh sound of an alarm clock and struggling to get your day started? We've got some game-changing strategies for you! Join us as we reveal a transformative morning tool like a light alarm clock that simulates sunrise to awaken you naturally and peacefully, and also share the science behind innovative morning hacks to SIGNIFICANTLY improve your daily routine.
In this episode, we break down the top ten habits for a productive morning, from setting a regular bedtime to incorporating activities such as cold water therapy, reading, exercising, and journaling every day. We promise you, these are not just random suggestions. These are tried and tested routines that we've personally incorporated into our daily lives. The benefits are real, and we're excited to share these with you!
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Eric (00:01):
This is the Dream Chaser Show.
What's going on everybody?
This is Eric and Kate with theDream Chaser Show Dream.
Kate (00:12):
Chaser.
Eric (00:14):
I was so glad to have you guys here and we got a great one
lined up for you.
Yeah, today we're going to betalking about some morning
routines and how to win your dayby winning your morning.
Kate (00:26):
These are proven success that morning people are more
effective, more productive,happier, healthier individuals.
Eric (00:33):
This is backed by science.
It's not just philosophy, it'sscience.
It's science, dude.
Kate (00:38):
So take that nighttime owls, you people who can stay up
past 9 pm.
Eric (00:43):
Let's cool it on the finger point, because that's me.
I know In my heart That's likewho I am.
I think that's like animportant thing to talk about
real quickly.
There actually is a distinctdifference between a night owl
and a morning bird.
That's a real thing.
Kate (00:58):
Yeah.
Eric (00:59):
We're all different, just like our metabolisms are
different.
So I believe that some peoplereally are night people And
others really are morning people.
Kate (01:07):
And there's nothing wrong with it, other than I envy you
to my core To be a night person?
Eric (01:13):
Yeah, why.
Kate (01:14):
It'd be so nice.
Remember when we used to havefriends and we'd hang out with
them.
And do you remember pumpkinBrittany?
It was funny because pumpkinBrittany and I had the same
thing in common that we wouldturn into pumpkins.
Eric (01:24):
Like seven Yeah.
Kate (01:25):
Yeah, and we knew like we would just be the tired ones on
game night yawning and it's likeafter dinner time.
Eric (01:32):
Yeah.
Kate (01:33):
We're like can we just go to bed now, yeah.
Eric (01:36):
The reality is, when you get up early in the morning, you
can get so many things done,and that's what this show is
about.
Today, we're going to talk toyou guys about 10 ways to
basically, when you're morningbecause that's the morning times
when you have free time and noone's bugging you You don't have
to answer emails, text, phonecalls At least you shouldn't,
you shouldn't have to Yeah.
(01:56):
Yeah.
Kate (01:58):
And that's the like, the best way to set up the rest of
your day.
If you have a good morning,you're going to have a good day.
Eric (02:03):
Yeah, yeah.
Kate (02:05):
So let's get to it.
Eric (02:06):
Let's jump in, okay.
Kate (02:09):
So we're going to break down the 10 ways to have a
successful morning and become amorning person.
So the first one and the 10principles is setting a regular
bedtime.
There's this crazy thing calleda circadian rhythm and it's
what your natural clock is foryour body.
Like, you just have an internalclock that tells you when to
(02:31):
wake up, when to eat, when to godo all of the things.
Like, your body is just set onan internal clock.
So if you go to bed at aregular time consistently, then
that will help you consistentlywake up earlier.
Eric (02:44):
Mm-hmm.
Kate (02:45):
On a regular basis.
Eric (02:46):
Regular is the key.
Kate (02:48):
Do you remember when you were making that transition?
Eric (02:50):
I still struggle with it, do you?
Kate (02:51):
really.
Eric (02:51):
Oh, totally Yeah.
Like I feel like I'll be goodat it from Monday through Friday
.
I'm like getting ready for bedat 9, 9.30 and then on Saturday
and Sunday is like, oh, I'm justgoing to slack off and stay up
late.
Kate (03:02):
It's the weekend.
Eric (03:04):
Yeah, yeah.
And then Monday I suffer andI'm like, ah crap.
But I think if you stay like toa strict scheduled Bedtime,
yeah, and you don't deviate fromit, you just you start to get
in a really good groove, yeah.
So number two is Get an alarmclock.
Now that one sounds reallyweird because most of us have
alarms on our phone.
But there's this really coolalarm clock that Kate found.
(03:26):
It's on Amazon.
It's called a light alarm, andwhat's so cool about this light
alarm is it's actually a lightand, let's say, she sets it at
Five, at about 4, 30 or so.
it'll start to slowly light upthe room, almost like a sunrise.
It'll start as a dull red andturn into a brighter yellow.
Kate (03:45):
I can change the settings on that.
You know that the thing.
It's just super customizable,like I can even Start waking up
to the Sun an hour in advance,or just even 10 minutes before
it goes off.
It's pretty cool.
Then I can set, like if it's adeep red or if it's a bright
white.
Eric (03:59):
Yeah, it's pretty neat.
How much better and nicer isthat then we're waking up to the
conventional like And you likejolt away, kind of bed well, at
least it's your heart rate going.
Kate (04:11):
Oh yeah, almost have a heart attack.
Eric (04:12):
Yeah, if you got heart problems, that's.
That's rough on your, that'srough on your body, it's pretty
cool like it has.
Kate (04:18):
Like it, mine has little birds, yeah, that start chirping
at 5 am And it's just lovely.
Like I, i am a snow whiteliving in my little fairy tale.
I'm waking up with my birds.
Eric (04:29):
Yeah, it's pretty great.
It's a peaceful way to wake up.
Kate (04:31):
It is.
It's a spend your alarm clockthough about 50 bucks, maybe
even 60 bucks.
Man, it is a game changer.
If you're not a morning personThey're me being the scientific
Nerdy person that I am there'sactually studies behind to like
the light that wakes you up.
You can see light through youreyelids.
I mean, if you don't believe me, go outside and close your eyes
(04:54):
and look at the Sun you still?
see the Sun, right Yeah, sothat's why that alarm clock
works out so well is becausethat alarm clock is naturally
waking up your body, so you'renot jolted awake by that.
Eric (05:05):
Especially in the winter when, like the Sun, doesn't come
up till 8 am Yeah in the wintertime.
Number three is hitting thesnooze button.
Now, this one's a whammy, andit affects me personally,
because I am kind of a snoozebutton hitter by nature snooze
button press and mother mothertracker.
So I heard this in anotherpodcast, though, where they're
(05:27):
talking about hitting the snoozebutton, and and they were
saying it's it, when You hit thesnooze button, it's like
telling yourself that you'reokay with setting a standard and
then missing that standard.
So the night before you're like, okay, i'm gonna wake up at 6
am, i'm gonna wake up at 6 am,and then the alarm goes off at 6
and you hit the snooze button.
So now you've lowered thatstandard by 10 minutes and you
(05:50):
continue to do that every timeyou hit the snooze button.
And It's interesting becausethat's like a trait, that's
becomes like part of who you areyou're like lying to yourself
Yeah, i'm gonna wake up at 6.
Kate (06:00):
Nah, no, no, i'm not.
I'm gonna wake up at 6, 15.
Eric (06:03):
Mm-hmm.
Kate (06:04):
That was your boy, ed, ed my let Ed my life.
Eric (06:06):
Yeah, that's true.
Kate (06:07):
Yeah, Eric's man crush She's my man crush.
Eric (06:10):
So if you're a snooze button hitter, i think with that
light alarm clock There maybeisn't a snooze button on there
And if it, if there is, put itacross the room like get it away
from you so it's not next toyour bed.
Kate (06:21):
That's another helpful tip to any alarm clock Just sit it
across the room, because if youget out of bed You're less
likely to just thumb tap it anddo snooze and go right back to
bed.
Eric (06:32):
Yeah, let's take it across the room.
Kate (06:34):
Yeah, number four.
So this is something that'shelped both of us in different
ways Hydrate and cold water.
I like to drink cold water likehydrate right away in the
morning And you like to splashcold water on your face.
Eric (06:48):
Mm-hmm.
Kate (06:49):
So just any kind of Cold water therapy right away in the
morning I like to hydratebecause you know like I'm
fasting all night long fromdrinking, and Then drinking a
cup of water.
It's like it just wakes up mylittle internal organs and yeah,
what it makes sense?
Eric (07:05):
because your body is mostly water, mm-hmm.
And so if you've been fastingfor eight hours, or however long
you sleep, your body needs that, that water to basically
replace from not drinkinganything all night.
Right, and then the sciencebehind splashing water on your
face.
Some people take cold showers.
That's a huge commitment.
I don't know if I can masterthat.
Kate (07:27):
I don't think you need science backed up to prove it,
just splash some cold water inyour face.
Eric (07:31):
And you'll wake up.
You'll find out real quick.
Yeah, i mean it wakes you.
You like gain.
You gain like 20 minutes backbecause, let's say, you're
groggy.
For 20 minutes If you splashcold water on your face, it's
like boom, like a lightning boltjust macked you.
Good for you.
Yeah, it's nice.
Kate (07:47):
That's one that I haven't committed to, because I like to
have my nice cup of joe and warmup with that with my hands
wrapped around the cup.
Eric (07:55):
Oh, slowly Yeah.
Kate (07:56):
And read, Yep, Read, which brings us into the next one,
number five.
Read or learn something rightaway in the morning.
So yeah, I have my cup of joeand I read for 10, 15 minutes
every morning.
Eric (08:11):
I think that's a good one to talk about, because a lot of
us think there's no time, idon't have time to read, i don't
have time to learn somethingnew, even though I really want
to learn how to play the guitaror learn how to cook or learn
how to invest.
But if you were to take just 10minutes a day and read every
day, you can get through liketwo or three books a month.
(08:32):
And imagine how far you'll bementally, physically, whatever
you're learning about, if youjust read three books a month.
You'd be insane, and I can tellyou from personal experience
it's a game changer.
Kate (08:45):
It is, it is.
It's pretty cool Yeah.
Eric (08:48):
Number six make your bed.
Now, why do you think?
I mean, i'm curious why thatone is so important.
Kate (08:57):
I just don't like looking at our room without a messy bed.
I just don't like messy beds.
Eric (09:04):
Yeah, so you don't have to return to a messy bed.
Yeah.
Kate (09:06):
One plus I do laundry on the bed.
We do a lot of things in thebed.
That's another surface that wecan use during the day.
So I don't know, But why do youthink so?
Eric (09:19):
So I heard.
I don't know, i don't know whoI heard.
I listen to a lot of people andread a lot of things.
Kate (09:24):
Yeah, you do.
Eric (09:24):
They were talking about making your bed, and what's the
reason to do it is because it'sa small win.
It's a small task that youcomplete in the morning and it
kind of it kind of like carriesover to the rest of the tasks in
your day.
If you already get one taskknocked out right away in the
morning, you're already.
You've got some momentum goinginto the day, so the next task
(09:44):
is easier and the next one'seasier, and you're just kind of
succeeding along the way,instead of sloppily rolling out
a bed and then showing up towork late and then everything
else is off.
Kate (09:55):
Yeah making your bed is one of those steps and at least,
if you do have a crappy Monday,hey, at least you, at least you
made your bed.
Yeah, that's true number sevenis Exercise.
Now, i'm not a big meatheadlike Eric is, um, although I'd
like to look with.
Look like him.
I think I could pull off thebeard.
Eric (10:14):
Yeah, the bearded lady, Yeah the bearded, the bearded
lady, we're into some differenttimes right now, so you might be
able to pull that off.
Kate (10:20):
I know, right, um, but some form of exercise, even just
push-ups, sit-ups, something toget your heart rate up, because
when your heart rates up it'shard to fall asleep When you're
at 140 beats per minute.
Eric (10:35):
Yeah, yeah, just getting that blood flow going.
Yeah, lubricating the joints,um.
And the other thing is itdoesn't have to be an hour long,
it doesn't even have to be atthe gym, like just 15 to 20
minutes If you do push-ups,sit-ups.
you like to do yoga in themorning?
I?
Kate (10:51):
do and stretch.
Mm-hmm Stretch has been areally great Exercise.
Eric (10:56):
Yeah.
Kate (10:56):
I thought it was just, you know, one of those little
menial tasks that you do afterthe actual exercise.
But no, if you really focus onstretching, like your
flexibility, That mind muscleconnection that you're always
telling me about, Yeah neverreally got it until I was
stretching with intention I'mlike oh wow, that's, that's what
he's talking about.
Eric (11:15):
Yeah, exactly.
The another thing aboutexercise, too, is it makes you
happier.
It releases endorphins and soIt just makes your day like
happier, brighter, cheerier You.
You just have a better start toyour morning if you're able to
get even, like you said, 15, 20minutes of exercise in Mm-hmm.
Feel so good.
It does and it's just to moveyour body and then, and then
(11:37):
you're done with it.
Yeah, like it's done, you don'thave to worry about it after
work.
Kate (11:41):
Yep.
So number eight is meditatingand journaling.
I love journaling And I knowthat, like I never thought that
I would love journaling, butI've got this cool five-year
journal.
Eric (11:54):
It's literally five years five years.
It's a thick textbook.
Kate (11:57):
I've been carrying this thing around for four years.
Now going on, it will be fiveyears in 2024, so that's pretty
exciting.
But it's really neat because Ijust opened up to today's date
And then I get to see all theentries of the previous years on
that date.
So it's cool because I get tosee the growth, the things that
I was struggling with, how muchI was complaining about you that
(12:19):
day classic.
Eric (12:21):
Yeah, it's funny because I just I remember several times
where we're sitting.
I'm sitting down and you'rereading through your journal And
you're like huh, did you knowthat two years ago today, i was
so mad at you because of x, yand z and I'm like, oh great, so
you're just storing up.
I'm mad at you.
What a great start to themorning.
(12:41):
I'm gonna splash some water onmy face, don't disturb me, go
run.
Yeah, Go run away, Yeah um it isa cool journal though It is, we
get to reflect back on where wewere at that time.
Yeah you know, three, fouryears ago.
Kate (12:54):
And and it's, and it's really neat and it's helped me
realize too, like in thoseproblems as I'm facing them,
they just feel so heavy, likethere's such weighted problems,
i'm thinking, oh man, how am Iever gonna get around this or
this is what I'm facing?
um, how may we're gonna, youknow, get past this thing?
and then, a year ago goes by,looking back on at what I was
(13:17):
struggling with over the lastseveral years, it allows me to
Realize and have faith Thateverything works out, for you
know, it always works out.
Eric (13:27):
Yeah, it's so true because we'll look back and be like
dude.
I remember strugglingfinancially, Emotionally we just
had a baby, or whatever thatstruggle was at the time.
Yeah, we had no answer.
We didn't know what was gonnahappen.
And then you're you're likewhoa, this, it worked itself out
.
Kate (13:44):
And all I could do is write it down at the time, and
it's been so, mending for mysoul.
Which then brings me intomeditation and how I think that
these go hand in hand And, uh,if you've never meditated before
, it's pretty simple.
There's like thousands of waysto do it, but just Um.
I think the important part isbe quiet, calm your mind, sit
(14:06):
still for just a few minutes andthen Be grateful.
Eric (14:10):
Mm-hmm.
And also, what might help youguys out is downloading an app
called Calm C-A-L-M.
That helped us get started andit's guided meditation And it's
for all kinds of stuff.
If you have insomnia, if youhave anxiety, depression.
there's a lot of things onthere that it helps with.
Number nine eat food.
(14:32):
Air is favorite Yeah.
I know so many people that skipbreakfast.
I think of it like this ifyou're going to try to take your
car somewhere, you've got tostick gas in the tank, right?
So your body is just like avehicle.
Before you go anywhere and doanything, you've got to put gas
in the tank.
And it's important that thequality of food is a big deal.
(14:52):
So, like the sugary cereals,that's not so helpful.
But if it were fruit, vegetable, have some water and maybe some
oatmeal or something like that.
It also jump starts our—.
Metabolism Yeah it also jumpstarts our metabolism too.
So, believe it or not, you canactually lose weight if you eat
(15:13):
a healthy breakfast.
It's bananas, it's bananas.
Kate (15:16):
Eat a banana.
Eric (15:16):
Eat a banana.
Kate (15:17):
In the morning.
Eric (15:18):
Yeah.
Kate (15:20):
Number ten last but certainly not least, attack your
day with a schedule.
How does that saying go?
If you don't know where you'regoing, it doesn't matter where,
you'll just end up anywhere andsee, i don't know, i'm terrible
with those things.
Something, help me out, captain.
Eric (15:35):
It's an Arnold Schwarzenegger saying, and he
says a person without a goal islike a ship without a captain.
If you don't know where you'regoing, you're going to end up
washed up on some shore,deserted, basically with—you're
just wherever the waves take you.
But if you have a schedule andyou have a set goal, what you're
trying to accomplish that day,that week, that month, even that
(15:57):
year, then you're going to endup in a destination.
You're going to actually makeprogress and end up where you're
going.
Kate (16:04):
Yeah, because you don't just accidentally trip on your
goals.
I don't think I've ever heardanybody say, oh yeah, i just
happened to get to this goalthat I wanted on accident, even
though I didn't do—I didn't knowI wanted it.
It just doesn't happen.
You have to have an aim and thebest way to get there is having
a schedule to get there.
Eric (16:24):
So we've been living on a schedule on the Google Calendar
since we started our real estateteam and it's been probably six
years or so now and that haschanged our lives dramatically.
Because one instance I canthink of in particular is when
something pops in your head like, oh, i really need to do this
thing.
Instead of just writing it downand never finding that sticky
(16:46):
note again, i just put it in mycalendar for whatever date it is
, and then it shows up and likeoh yeah, i got to record this
podcast.
Oh yeah, i have to do my taxes.
Yeah, i even put—I puteverything in there.
I put when I eat in there, weput when we work out in there.
Kate (17:04):
Addy has her own little schedule too.
We got.
Eric (17:05):
Addy on a schedule.
It's weird because it soundslike we don't have freedom, but
I honestly I think we have morefreedom with that schedule.
It allows us to have morefreedom.
Kate (17:18):
I agree.
And just more certainty withhow the day is going to roll out
too.
I hate uncertainty, so likewhen I wake up and I don't know
what's on the agenda for the day, or if my Google calendar just
disappeared.
I would be genuinely scared.
Eric (17:36):
All right.
So we talked about 10 ways todominate your morning, to
basically dominate the rest ofyour day.
These are all things that wepractice.
We're not perfect by any means.
There's days that we screw up,but I think it's important to
start small and especially ifyou're a late riser like I am,
starting small by justincrementally waking up earlier
(17:57):
and earlier, so like settingyour alarm back 10 minutes and
send it back 10 minutes afterthat next week and just keep
going.
That is a great way to at leastget started.
Kate (18:06):
Yeah, and if you haven't checked out the book already The
Miracle Morning, check it out.
I know he takes an entire hourfor his routine, but he also
says that he can take his entireroutine and just condense it
down to even 10 minutes.
Eric (18:19):
Yeah.
Kate (18:20):
So you can just wake up 10 minutes earlier and do
important things that'll set youup for the success of your rest
of the day.
Why wouldn't you do that?
Eric (18:28):
Mm-hmm Boo-yah.
Kate (18:30):
Boo-freaking-yah.
Eric (18:33):
Thanks for listening, everybody.
We'll see you next time.
Adios, bye.
This is the Dream Chaser Show.
What's going on everybody?
This is Eric and Kate with theDream Chaser Show Dream.
Kate (00:12):
Chaser.
Eric (00:14):
I was so glad to have you guys here and we got a great one
lined up for you.
Yeah, today we're going to betalking about some morning
routines and how to win your dayby winning your morning.
Kate (00:26):
These are proven success that morning people are more
effective, more productive,happier, healthier individuals.
Eric (00:33):
This is backed by science.
It's not just philosophy, it'sscience.
It's science, dude.
Kate (00:38):
So take that nighttime owls, you people who can stay up
past 9 pm.
Eric (00:43):
Let's cool it on the finger point, because that's me.
I know In my heart That's likewho I am.
I think that's like animportant thing to talk about
real quickly.
There actually is a distinctdifference between a night owl
and a morning bird.
That's a real thing.
Kate (00:58):
Yeah.
Eric (00:59):
We're all different, just like our metabolisms are
different.
So I believe that some peoplereally are night people And
others really are morning people.
Kate (01:07):
And there's nothing wrong with it, other than I envy you
to my core To be a night person?
Eric (01:13):
Yeah, why.
Kate (01:14):
It'd be so nice.
Remember when we used to havefriends and we'd hang out with
them.
And do you remember pumpkinBrittany?
It was funny because pumpkinBrittany and I had the same
thing in common that we wouldturn into pumpkins.
Eric (01:24):
Like seven Yeah.
Kate (01:25):
Yeah, and we knew like we would just be the tired ones on
game night yawning and it's likeafter dinner time.
Eric (01:32):
Yeah.
Kate (01:33):
We're like can we just go to bed now, yeah.
Eric (01:36):
The reality is, when you get up early in the morning, you
can get so many things done,and that's what this show is
about.
Today, we're going to talk toyou guys about 10 ways to
basically, when you're morningbecause that's the morning times
when you have free time and noone's bugging you You don't have
to answer emails, text, phonecalls At least you shouldn't,
you shouldn't have to Yeah.
(01:56):
Yeah.
Kate (01:58):
And that's the like, the best way to set up the rest of
your day.
If you have a good morning,you're going to have a good day.
Eric (02:03):
Yeah, yeah.
Kate (02:05):
So let's get to it.
Eric (02:06):
Let's jump in, okay.
Kate (02:09):
So we're going to break down the 10 ways to have a
successful morning and become amorning person.
So the first one and the 10principles is setting a regular
bedtime.
There's this crazy thing calleda circadian rhythm and it's
what your natural clock is foryour body.
Like, you just have an internalclock that tells you when to
(02:31):
wake up, when to eat, when to godo all of the things.
Like, your body is just set onan internal clock.
So if you go to bed at aregular time consistently, then
that will help you consistentlywake up earlier.
Eric (02:44):
Mm-hmm.
Kate (02:45):
On a regular basis.
Eric (02:46):
Regular is the key.
Kate (02:48):
Do you remember when you were making that transition?
Eric (02:50):
I still struggle with it, do you?
Kate (02:51):
really.
Eric (02:51):
Oh, totally Yeah.
Like I feel like I'll be goodat it from Monday through Friday
.
I'm like getting ready for bedat 9, 9.30 and then on Saturday
and Sunday is like, oh, I'm justgoing to slack off and stay up
late.
Kate (03:02):
It's the weekend.
Eric (03:04):
Yeah, yeah.
And then Monday I suffer andI'm like, ah crap.
But I think if you stay like toa strict scheduled Bedtime,
yeah, and you don't deviate fromit, you just you start to get
in a really good groove, yeah.
So number two is Get an alarmclock.
Now that one sounds reallyweird because most of us have
alarms on our phone.
But there's this really coolalarm clock that Kate found.
(03:26):
It's on Amazon.
It's called a light alarm, andwhat's so cool about this light
alarm is it's actually a lightand, let's say, she sets it at
Five, at about 4, 30 or so.
it'll start to slowly light upthe room, almost like a sunrise.
It'll start as a dull red andturn into a brighter yellow.
Kate (03:45):
I can change the settings on that.
You know that the thing.
It's just super customizable,like I can even Start waking up
to the Sun an hour in advance,or just even 10 minutes before
it goes off.
It's pretty cool.
Then I can set, like if it's adeep red or if it's a bright
white.
Eric (03:59):
Yeah, it's pretty neat.
How much better and nicer isthat then we're waking up to the
conventional like And you likejolt away, kind of bed well, at
least it's your heart rate going.
Kate (04:11):
Oh yeah, almost have a heart attack.
Eric (04:12):
Yeah, if you got heart problems, that's.
That's rough on your, that'srough on your body, it's pretty
cool like it has.
Kate (04:18):
Like it, mine has little birds, yeah, that start chirping
at 5 am And it's just lovely.
Like I, i am a snow whiteliving in my little fairy tale.
I'm waking up with my birds.
Eric (04:29):
Yeah, it's pretty great.
It's a peaceful way to wake up.
Kate (04:31):
It is.
It's a spend your alarm clockthough about 50 bucks, maybe
even 60 bucks.
Man, it is a game changer.
If you're not a morning personThey're me being the scientific
Nerdy person that I am there'sactually studies behind to like
the light that wakes you up.
You can see light through youreyelids.
I mean, if you don't believe me, go outside and close your eyes
(04:54):
and look at the Sun you still?
see the Sun, right Yeah, sothat's why that alarm clock
works out so well is becausethat alarm clock is naturally
waking up your body, so you'renot jolted awake by that.
Eric (05:05):
Especially in the winter when, like the Sun, doesn't come
up till 8 am Yeah in the wintertime.
Number three is hitting thesnooze button.
Now, this one's a whammy, andit affects me personally,
because I am kind of a snoozebutton hitter by nature snooze
button press and mother mothertracker.
So I heard this in anotherpodcast, though, where they're
(05:27):
talking about hitting the snoozebutton, and and they were
saying it's it, when You hit thesnooze button, it's like
telling yourself that you'reokay with setting a standard and
then missing that standard.
So the night before you're like, okay, i'm gonna wake up at 6
am, i'm gonna wake up at 6 am,and then the alarm goes off at 6
and you hit the snooze button.
So now you've lowered thatstandard by 10 minutes and you
(05:50):
continue to do that every timeyou hit the snooze button.
And It's interesting becausethat's like a trait, that's
becomes like part of who you areyou're like lying to yourself
Yeah, i'm gonna wake up at 6.
Kate (06:00):
Nah, no, no, i'm not.
I'm gonna wake up at 6, 15.
Eric (06:03):
Mm-hmm.
Kate (06:04):
That was your boy, ed, ed my let Ed my life.
Eric (06:06):
Yeah, that's true.
Kate (06:07):
Yeah, Eric's man crush She's my man crush.
Eric (06:10):
So if you're a snooze button hitter, i think with that
light alarm clock There maybeisn't a snooze button on there
And if it, if there is, put itacross the room like get it away
from you so it's not next toyour bed.
Kate (06:21):
That's another helpful tip to any alarm clock Just sit it
across the room, because if youget out of bed You're less
likely to just thumb tap it anddo snooze and go right back to
bed.
Eric (06:32):
Yeah, let's take it across the room.
Kate (06:34):
Yeah, number four.
So this is something that'shelped both of us in different
ways Hydrate and cold water.
I like to drink cold water likehydrate right away in the
morning And you like to splashcold water on your face.
Eric (06:48):
Mm-hmm.
Kate (06:49):
So just any kind of Cold water therapy right away in the
morning I like to hydratebecause you know like I'm
fasting all night long fromdrinking, and Then drinking a
cup of water.
It's like it just wakes up mylittle internal organs and yeah,
what it makes sense?
Eric (07:05):
because your body is mostly water, mm-hmm.
And so if you've been fastingfor eight hours, or however long
you sleep, your body needs that, that water to basically
replace from not drinkinganything all night.
Right, and then the sciencebehind splashing water on your
face.
Some people take cold showers.
That's a huge commitment.
I don't know if I can masterthat.
Kate (07:27):
I don't think you need science backed up to prove it,
just splash some cold water inyour face.
Eric (07:31):
And you'll wake up.
You'll find out real quick.
Yeah, i mean it wakes you.
You like gain.
You gain like 20 minutes backbecause, let's say, you're
groggy.
For 20 minutes If you splashcold water on your face, it's
like boom, like a lightning boltjust macked you.
Good for you.
Yeah, it's nice.
Kate (07:47):
That's one that I haven't committed to, because I like to
have my nice cup of joe and warmup with that with my hands
wrapped around the cup.
Eric (07:55):
Oh, slowly Yeah.
Kate (07:56):
And read, Yep, Read, which brings us into the next one,
number five.
Read or learn something rightaway in the morning.
So yeah, I have my cup of joeand I read for 10, 15 minutes
every morning.
Eric (08:11):
I think that's a good one to talk about, because a lot of
us think there's no time, idon't have time to read, i don't
have time to learn somethingnew, even though I really want
to learn how to play the guitaror learn how to cook or learn
how to invest.
But if you were to take just 10minutes a day and read every
day, you can get through liketwo or three books a month.
(08:32):
And imagine how far you'll bementally, physically, whatever
you're learning about, if youjust read three books a month.
You'd be insane, and I can tellyou from personal experience
it's a game changer.
Kate (08:45):
It is, it is.
It's pretty cool Yeah.
Eric (08:48):
Number six make your bed.
Now, why do you think?
I mean, i'm curious why thatone is so important.
Kate (08:57):
I just don't like looking at our room without a messy bed.
I just don't like messy beds.
Eric (09:04):
Yeah, so you don't have to return to a messy bed.
Yeah.
Kate (09:06):
One plus I do laundry on the bed.
We do a lot of things in thebed.
That's another surface that wecan use during the day.
So I don't know, But why do youthink so?
Eric (09:19):
So I heard.
I don't know, i don't know whoI heard.
I listen to a lot of people andread a lot of things.
Kate (09:24):
Yeah, you do.
Eric (09:24):
They were talking about making your bed, and what's the
reason to do it is because it'sa small win.
It's a small task that youcomplete in the morning and it
kind of it kind of like carriesover to the rest of the tasks in
your day.
If you already get one taskknocked out right away in the
morning, you're already.
You've got some momentum goinginto the day, so the next task
(09:44):
is easier and the next one'seasier, and you're just kind of
succeeding along the way,instead of sloppily rolling out
a bed and then showing up towork late and then everything
else is off.
Kate (09:55):
Yeah making your bed is one of those steps and at least,
if you do have a crappy Monday,hey, at least you, at least you
made your bed.
Yeah, that's true number sevenis Exercise.
Now, i'm not a big meatheadlike Eric is, um, although I'd
like to look with.
Look like him.
I think I could pull off thebeard.
Eric (10:14):
Yeah, the bearded lady, Yeah the bearded, the bearded
lady, we're into some differenttimes right now, so you might be
able to pull that off.
Kate (10:20):
I know, right, um, but some form of exercise, even just
push-ups, sit-ups, something toget your heart rate up, because
when your heart rates up it'shard to fall asleep When you're
at 140 beats per minute.
Eric (10:35):
Yeah, yeah, just getting that blood flow going.
Yeah, lubricating the joints,um.
And the other thing is itdoesn't have to be an hour long,
it doesn't even have to be atthe gym, like just 15 to 20
minutes If you do push-ups,sit-ups.
you like to do yoga in themorning?
I?
Kate (10:51):
do and stretch.
Mm-hmm Stretch has been areally great Exercise.
Eric (10:56):
Yeah.
Kate (10:56):
I thought it was just, you know, one of those little
menial tasks that you do afterthe actual exercise.
But no, if you really focus onstretching, like your
flexibility, That mind muscleconnection that you're always
telling me about, Yeah neverreally got it until I was
stretching with intention I'mlike oh wow, that's, that's what
he's talking about.
Eric (11:15):
Yeah, exactly.
The another thing aboutexercise, too, is it makes you
happier.
It releases endorphins and soIt just makes your day like
happier, brighter, cheerier You.
You just have a better start toyour morning if you're able to
get even, like you said, 15, 20minutes of exercise in Mm-hmm.
Feel so good.
It does and it's just to moveyour body and then, and then
(11:37):
you're done with it.
Yeah, like it's done, you don'thave to worry about it after
work.
Kate (11:41):
Yep.
So number eight is meditatingand journaling.
I love journaling And I knowthat, like I never thought that
I would love journaling, butI've got this cool five-year
journal.
Eric (11:54):
It's literally five years five years.
It's a thick textbook.
Kate (11:57):
I've been carrying this thing around for four years.
Now going on, it will be fiveyears in 2024, so that's pretty
exciting.
But it's really neat because Ijust opened up to today's date
And then I get to see all theentries of the previous years on
that date.
So it's cool because I get tosee the growth, the things that
I was struggling with, how muchI was complaining about you that
(12:19):
day classic.
Eric (12:21):
Yeah, it's funny because I just I remember several times
where we're sitting.
I'm sitting down and you'rereading through your journal And
you're like huh, did you knowthat two years ago today, i was
so mad at you because of x, yand z and I'm like, oh great, so
you're just storing up.
I'm mad at you.
What a great start to themorning.
(12:41):
I'm gonna splash some water onmy face, don't disturb me, go
run.
Yeah, Go run away, Yeah um it isa cool journal though It is, we
get to reflect back on where wewere at that time.
Yeah you know, three, fouryears ago.
Kate (12:54):
And and it's, and it's really neat and it's helped me
realize too, like in thoseproblems as I'm facing them,
they just feel so heavy, likethere's such weighted problems,
i'm thinking, oh man, how am Iever gonna get around this or
this is what I'm facing?
um, how may we're gonna, youknow, get past this thing?
and then, a year ago goes by,looking back on at what I was
(13:17):
struggling with over the lastseveral years, it allows me to
Realize and have faith Thateverything works out, for you
know, it always works out.
Eric (13:27):
Yeah, it's so true because we'll look back and be like
dude.
I remember strugglingfinancially, Emotionally we just
had a baby, or whatever thatstruggle was at the time.
Yeah, we had no answer.
We didn't know what was gonnahappen.
And then you're you're likewhoa, this, it worked itself out
.
Kate (13:44):
And all I could do is write it down at the time, and
it's been so, mending for mysoul.
Which then brings me intomeditation and how I think that
these go hand in hand And, uh,if you've never meditated before
, it's pretty simple.
There's like thousands of waysto do it, but just Um.
I think the important part isbe quiet, calm your mind, sit
(14:06):
still for just a few minutes andthen Be grateful.
Eric (14:10):
Mm-hmm.
And also, what might help youguys out is downloading an app
called Calm C-A-L-M.
That helped us get started andit's guided meditation And it's
for all kinds of stuff.
If you have insomnia, if youhave anxiety, depression.
there's a lot of things onthere that it helps with.
Number nine eat food.
(14:32):
Air is favorite Yeah.
I know so many people that skipbreakfast.
I think of it like this ifyou're going to try to take your
car somewhere, you've got tostick gas in the tank, right?
So your body is just like avehicle.
Before you go anywhere and doanything, you've got to put gas
in the tank.
And it's important that thequality of food is a big deal.
(14:52):
So, like the sugary cereals,that's not so helpful.
But if it were fruit, vegetable, have some water and maybe some
oatmeal or something like that.
It also jump starts our—.
Metabolism Yeah it also jumpstarts our metabolism too.
So, believe it or not, you canactually lose weight if you eat
(15:13):
a healthy breakfast.
It's bananas, it's bananas.
Kate (15:16):
Eat a banana.
Eric (15:16):
Eat a banana.
Kate (15:17):
In the morning.
Eric (15:18):
Yeah.
Kate (15:20):
Number ten last but certainly not least, attack your
day with a schedule.
How does that saying go?
If you don't know where you'regoing, it doesn't matter where,
you'll just end up anywhere andsee, i don't know, i'm terrible
with those things.
Something, help me out, captain.
Eric (15:35):
It's an Arnold Schwarzenegger saying, and he
says a person without a goal islike a ship without a captain.
If you don't know where you'regoing, you're going to end up
washed up on some shore,deserted, basically with—you're
just wherever the waves take you.
But if you have a schedule andyou have a set goal, what you're
trying to accomplish that day,that week, that month, even that
(15:57):
year, then you're going to endup in a destination.
You're going to actually makeprogress and end up where you're
going.
Kate (16:04):
Yeah, because you don't just accidentally trip on your
goals.
I don't think I've ever heardanybody say, oh yeah, i just
happened to get to this goalthat I wanted on accident, even
though I didn't do—I didn't knowI wanted it.
It just doesn't happen.
You have to have an aim and thebest way to get there is having
a schedule to get there.
Eric (16:24):
So we've been living on a schedule on the Google Calendar
since we started our real estateteam and it's been probably six
years or so now and that haschanged our lives dramatically.
Because one instance I canthink of in particular is when
something pops in your head like, oh, i really need to do this
thing.
Instead of just writing it downand never finding that sticky
(16:46):
note again, i just put it in mycalendar for whatever date it is
, and then it shows up and likeoh yeah, i got to record this
podcast.
Oh yeah, i have to do my taxes.
Yeah, i even put—I puteverything in there.
I put when I eat in there, weput when we work out in there.
Kate (17:04):
Addy has her own little schedule too.
We got.
Eric (17:05):
Addy on a schedule.
It's weird because it soundslike we don't have freedom, but
I honestly I think we have morefreedom with that schedule.
It allows us to have morefreedom.
Kate (17:18):
I agree.
And just more certainty withhow the day is going to roll out
too.
I hate uncertainty, so likewhen I wake up and I don't know
what's on the agenda for the day, or if my Google calendar just
disappeared.
I would be genuinely scared.
Eric (17:36):
All right.
So we talked about 10 ways todominate your morning, to
basically dominate the rest ofyour day.
These are all things that wepractice.
We're not perfect by any means.
There's days that we screw up,but I think it's important to
start small and especially ifyou're a late riser like I am,
starting small by justincrementally waking up earlier
(17:57):
and earlier, so like settingyour alarm back 10 minutes and
send it back 10 minutes afterthat next week and just keep
going.
That is a great way to at leastget started.
Kate (18:06):
Yeah, and if you haven't checked out the book already The
Miracle Morning, check it out.
I know he takes an entire hourfor his routine, but he also
says that he can take his entireroutine and just condense it
down to even 10 minutes.
Eric (18:19):
Yeah.
Kate (18:20):
So you can just wake up 10 minutes earlier and do
important things that'll set youup for the success of your rest
of the day.
Why wouldn't you do that?
Eric (18:28):
Mm-hmm Boo-yah.
Kate (18:30):
Boo-freaking-yah.
Eric (18:33):
Thanks for listening, everybody.
We'll see you next time.
Adios, bye.
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