Writer Stephen King commits to writing two thousand words a day, and he usually does it between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. every day. Swimmer Michael Phelps gets up and warms up and does creative visualization every day before competition. Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey, who had worked 8-hour days at each company, created the “theme” day, in which he worked in one area per day, such as product development. On Saturday he has a day off, and on Sunday he dedicates it to reflection, strategy, feedback and planning for the coming week.
Benjamin Franklin, who helped write the US Constitution and was the inventor of bifocals and the lightning rod, asked two questions every day: “What good will I do today?” and “What good have I done today?” Every day, he also had a morning routine for himself of what he called an ‘air bath’. In which he sat in the very cold air as a way to purify himself and open his imagination.
Albert Einstein, the physicist who developed the Theory of Relativity, walked every day. He lived in the present moment. He concentrated intently on a task at hand. The inventor of Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, looked in the mirror every day and asked himself the same question: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am going to do today? If the answer was no , he would change his intention for the day.Nikola Tesla, the inventor of the electric motor and the laser, walked eight to ten miles a day, avoided acidic foods, and used a creative visualization technique called a mind box, in which he could design and completely manipulate a mental version of your invention to completion before building it.
A daily routine is important as a catalyst, which leads to tasks of productivity and creativity. Your natural rhythm decides the order that works best for you and there is no right or wrong. Instead of thinking about what to do next, put it in your daily schedule. Gary Keller, who founded Keller Williams Realty, stated, “If it’s not on their agenda, it doesn’t exist.”
They consist of daily tasks that are cumulative. Stephen King has written 55 books and several short stories, consistently writing two thousand words a day. Nikola Tesla’s many amazing inventions are still shocking the world.
As a yoga teacher for the last twenty years, I have a daily routine of stretching every morning for ten minutes and then before I go to sleep I do another ten minutes. Every night before I go to bed, I wash my feet, because I think a cleanse flushes out any buildup of negative energy. Along with that habit, I wash under my fingernails and toenails, which I feel has kept me healthy and germ-free.
As a real estate salesperson, I know that every day I have to generate opportunities to earn the income that I want. So I constantly search for owners and businesses to find good phone numbers. I make daily calls, walk and talk with potential owners and sellers. I practice my presentations, to be ready. Every day, I make time to meditate and visualize what I want as results. I also practice, in my mind, how I will feel when I complete the task, and I feel the reward when I complete it. (Win a prize, earn a commission, find a really hard phone number, make a masterful presentation, and get a quote.)
I have always had the ability and desire to write, and now I am making it a daily routine to get up at 5:30 am to write. The writing part doesn’t always happen, because my mind says go back to bed, check your email, read the news because you don’t have anything to write. The alarm goes off and I get to my desk. I am establishing a pattern and a routine. The writing will come. First, I need to be sitting at my desk and not dream. Every day I say, “This is me trusting myself. The work I’m doing is paying off.”
My practice and daily routines make me feel safe, happy and relaxed. Due to daily routines, I have achieved many of my personal goals. If you want more productivity and beat milestones, set up your daily routines. Remember that if it is not on your agenda it does not exist. Time can only do one thing. It will pass to another moment; That becomes another day and another year.
If you have daily habits that are sabotaging, downright unhealthy and dangerous, stop and create new daily habits. Instead of reaching for food, go for a walk, write a journal entry. Give up the daily shot of whiskey, tequila, or a needle and instead pray or meditate, lift light weights, or go outside for air. If you are watching content that is polluting your mind and heart, choose to watch something that is 100% positive, uplifting, and no one gets hurt.
Regular daily routines create the real long-term results. Ordinary moments done on a daily basis are just ordinary. Put everything ordinary together and you might end up with the extraordinary. An extraordinary life, income, practice, and amazing results beyond anything you’ve ever achieved before. At this time, decide on a daily activity and commit to it.
