{"id":965,"date":"2017-04-25T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T17:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walkingstickdesign.com\/?p=965"},"modified":"2017-04-25T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T17:13:05","slug":"my-morning-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingstickdesign.com\/my-morning-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"My Morning Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Morning Routine as an Independent Graphic Designer<\/h2>\n

With the exception of being away or being sick, these the things\u00a0I actually do almost every\u00a0morning.<\/h4>\n

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My good friend Brian posted this question to his Fbook page:<\/h3>\n

Brian G. April 17 at 1:04pm
\nQuestion for all you morning gym-goers. Do you eat before or after? What’s your morning schedule look like? I’d love to get my life a tad more organized.<\/h4>\n

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My response, yes, evidently I\u2019m one of \u201cthose\u201d\u00a0people:<\/h3>\n

I prepare my gym bag the night before that includes clothes for the next day. I keep a locker at the YMCA\u00a0that contains my swim gear and a pair of gym shorts and my shower flip-flops.<\/p>\n

My alarm goes off at 4:58am. I make one fried egg, put it in a container with a lid, put my pants on, grab my gym bag and drive to the YMCA, approximately\u00a05:10 a.m. Once parked at the YMCA\u00a0(approximately 5:20 a.m.), I eat my fried egg (that\u2019s cooled off by now). Then I head toward the front door of the YMCA\u00a0(unlocks at 5:30 a.m.).<\/p>\n

Next I head to the locker room, get into my swim jammers and swim a mile. Or if it\u2019s Tuesday or Thursday, I put on gym shorts and lift weights for an hour. At approximately 6:30am I\u2019m done with either my swim mile or with working out. I shower and brush my teeth, then head home.<\/p>\n

I get home a little after 7 a.m. and pray through my ever growing prayer list on my phone. When I\u2019m done praying I read the next Bible study section in my Bible App. The boys wake up at around 7:00 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. I make them and Kacey scrambled eggs and I make my coffee and make two more fried eggs for myself. Then we get Ike ready for school and Kacey or myself walks him across the street to class. By the time I get home from waling Isaac to school it\u2019s almost 9 a.m. Time to work.<\/p>\n

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I hate getting up early.<\/strong> But if I don\u2019t, my spiritual, mental, and physical health suffers. I am not a morning person. Getting up sucks. But before you start complaining, talk to your grandparents about their childhood. Then, suck it up, be an adult, set goals, and work toward achieving them.<\/p>\n

Decide what\u2019s important in your life and make time for it.<\/a> You do that right now anyway, but most folks spend their time instead of investing it. <\/span>I\u2019ve learned that if you\u2019re not working to make your own goals a reality, someone else will always be calling the shots over your schedule<\/span><\/span>. You\u2019ll be stuck building their dreams instead of yours.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is not a \u201cdo exactly what I do\u201d thing. That would be stupid. Everyone has different lives and goals. My point is as I\u2019ve told you before, hard work is the minimum requirement. Focus works.<\/strong> Knowing what your goals are is probably the first step. Then just break the big goals down into small ones and there\u2019s your to-do list. Slay your day!<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian G.:This is perfect. Thanks man!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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