When I was in high school, my morning routine took fifteen minutes. Wake up at 7:15. Quick shower. Piece of toast. Walk to school. Done.
Now it takes a lot longer. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Here’s what my morning looks like today: stretching (my lower back isn’t 17 anymore), twenty minutes of meditation, a dog walk, breakfast with my morning tea while I read a few newspapers, the NYT puzzles — Spelling Bee, Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections — journaling for ten to fifteen minutes. And two to three times a week, weights. A few days a week, guitar.
That’s not a burden. That’s the work. The real work. Before any client call, any strategy session, any piece of content I create — this is what makes all of it possible.
