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Becom e W .I .L .D.E.R in the morning!

- Writ ing - Journal first thing in the morning. - Int ent ions - Set your intentions for the day/ week/ month/ year. - List en - Get quiet and listen to what your inner voice has to say. It's almost always powerful stuff. - Drink - Chug some water or sip hot water with lemon. - Exercise - Move and get the blood flowing! This is the best way to get you energized for the day, and to help shed any negative feelings. - Read - Read something inspiring by someone you admire, or study your craft. ?A personal journal is an ideal environment in which to 'become'. It is a perfect place for you to think, feel, discover, expand, remember, and dream.? Brad Wilcox

W i s f or W r i t e M ost of u s h ave h ear d of jou r n al in g in th e m or n in g. Ju l ia Cam er on cal l s th em M or n in g Pages, an d sh e wr ote a won der fu l book abou t it cal l ed The Ar tist's W ay.

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Sh e states, "Writing Morning Pages, we begin to see that each day is made up of myriad ?choice points? and that we have a great deal of freedom to choose exactly how we will live? Like a tough-love friend, Morning Pages nudge us in the direction of needed change. "

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Sel f -Aw ar en ess - It's l ik e h avin g a th er apy session with you r sel f. You m ay n ot r eal ize h ow you feel abou t cer tain th in gs u n til you get th em down on paper. Th is l eads you to th e n ext ben efit... Cl ar i t y - Jou r n al in g wil l pu sh you to th in k th r ou gh you r th ou gh ts an d u n der stan d th em . Cap t u r e I d eas - If you can m an age to jou r n al as soon as you wak e u p, you m ay h ave th e added ben efit of r em em ber in g you r dr eam s, wh ich can l ead to stor y ideas.

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Ben ef i t s of M or n i n g Jou r n al i n g: -

Br ai n Du m p - W r itin g down you r th ou gh ts fir st th in g in th e m or n in g al l ows you to do a br ain du m p, an d get r id of al l th e cr ap th at n or m al l y fl oats ar ou n d in you r h ead al l day.

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Set you r al ar m a few m in u tes ear l ier if you h ave to. Th e best way to jou r n al in th e m or n in g is as soon as you wak e u p. Bu t if you h ave to get coffee an d wak e u p a l ittl e fir st (l ik e I do), th at's fin e. Ju st don 't get cau gh t u p in doin g th e dish es an d for get. W r ite wh atever com es in to you r n oggin , an d don 't cen sor you r sel f. M ak e l ists, com pl ain , wr ite a l etter you 'l l n ever sen d, r em em ber you r dr eam s, or wr ite ou t you r fu tu r e. If you don 't k n ow wh at to wr ite, wr ite "I don 't k n ow wh at to wr ite" over an d over u n til you th in k of som eth in g. On ce you fil l you r jou r n al with m or n in g r am bl in gs, k eep it, h ide it, or toss it. It's u p to you .

I is f or Int ent ion Settin g in ten tion s for th e day wil l set you u p to m ak e sm ar t decision s th r ou gh ou t you r day. Is you r in ten tion to get 1,000 wor ds wr itten in you r n ovel ? Th en wh en you get a cal l fr om a n eigh bor ask in g you to com e over for coffee an d you h aven 't wr itten a wor d, you k n ow h ow to an swer h er. An d if you don 't, ask you r sel f: "Is h an gin g ou t an d dr in k in g coffee a good idea, wh en I h aven 't star ted wr itin g yet?" H avin g al r eady set you r wr itin g in ten tion for th e day is l ik e a big r em in der you h ave goal s you 'r e wor k in g towar ds. Th in k of you r in ten tion as bein g in a bu bbl e. Pr otect th at bu bbl e du r in g th e day, an d you 'l l fin d it easier to say n o to oth er s an d get you r pr ojects fin ish ed.

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Focu si n g on a goal for th e day wil l h el p br in g th is goal in to r eal ity. K n ow i n g w h at y ou w an t to ach ieve in a day can set you u p to say "n o" to wh at won 't ser ve you . You w i l l be h ol d i n g you r sel f accou n tabl e on a dail y basis.

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Ask you r sel f: W h at is m y in ten tion for th e day? - W h at m atter s m ost to you ? - Th in k of wh at you wan t to cr eate or br in g in to th e wor l d. Keep th e in ten tion positive. - In stead of sayin g, "I wan t to stop pr ocr astin atin g," say,"I wil l be pr odu ctive" or "I get m y wr itin g don e fir st becau se it's m ost im por tan t.

L is f or List en You don 't n eed to sit in a yoga pose an d ch an t to h ear you r in n er voice (tr u e voice). You ju st n eed to l isten an d be open to h ear in g it. In n er wisdom can be in th e for m of a th ou gh t, an im age th at pops in to you r m in d, or a feel in g to tak e action .

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I t m ov es y ou for war d in a good way. I t l ead s y ou on a p at h th at's in l in e with you r dr eam s. I t cu t s t h r ou gh th e bu l l sh it an d saves you fr om doin g th e wr on g th in g. It al so saves you tim e. I t p r ot ect s y ou . Ever get an in tu ition war n in g you n ot to do som eth in g? Th at's you r in n er voice.

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?Your inner voice whispers, but speaks the loudest.? Matshona Dhliwayo

M editate - Be stil l an d l isten . I do th is wh il e stil l in bed in th e m or n in g. I'l l ask a sim pl e qu estion l ik e, "W h at can I cr eate today to ser ve oth er s?" or "W h y is m y ch ar acter actin g so weir d?" Pr actice Listen in g Dail y

D i s f or Dr i n k It's n o secr et th at dr in k in g water fir st th in g in th e m or n in g is good for you for m an y r eason s. If you don 't l ik e pl ain water tr y addin g l em on or appl e cider vin egar if you 'r e feel in g dar in g. I l ik e h ot water with l em on , h on ey,an d, if I'm star tin g to com e down with a col d, gar l ic. Th e Japan ese bel ieve dr in k in g water h as th e abil ity to cu r e a n u m ber of diseases. Con sider in g Japan h as th e over al l gr eatest l on gevity,I wou l dn 't dou bt it.

Ben ef i t s of Dr i n k i n g W at er Fi r st Th i n g i n t h e M or n i n g: -

I t f l u sh es ou t t ox i n s. I t h y d r at es y ou after goin g 8 or so h ou r s with ou t water. I t can cu r b y ou r ap p et i t e to give you tim e to accom pl ish oth er th in gs fir st th in g in th e m or n in g, l ik e in ten tion settin g an d wr itin g. You can dr in k wh il e you do th ese th in gs!

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Dr in k water ! - At l east 16 ou n ces r igh t wh en you wak e u p. - I l ik e to do wh at An th on y Robbin s su ggests an d "Ever y day, dr ink half of your body weight in ounces daily."

E i s f or Ex er ci se An oth er easy on e we'r e h opefu l l y al l doin g ever y day. I don 't h ave a set exer cise r ou tin e, bu t I am h om e with two l ittl e k ids al l day h om esch ool in g, ch asin g th em (l iter al l y), pl ayin g ou tside, an d cl ean in g. Of cou r se, I do sit on m y bu tt a l ot to wr ite. I n eed to get on e of th ose tr eadm il l s wh er e I can wal k an d wr ite. On secon d th ou gh t, th at sou n ds dan ger ou s.

Ben ef i t s of Ex er ci si n g: Ther e's a ton but her e's a few: -

I n cr eases l i f esp an . Red u ces can cer r i sk . I m p r ov es m em or y. Red u ces r i sk of d i abet es. St r en gt h en s h ear t . Boost s y ou r m ood . H el p s m ai n t ai n i d eal bod y w ei gh t . Cr eat es m or e sel f -con f i d en ce. I n cr eases bet t er sl eep .

Action Steps: Th er e ar e so m an y ways to get m ovin g. M y favor ite way to exer cise is str etch in g. It's pr obabl y fr om sittin g at th e com pu ter so often , bu t it feel s so good to str etch m y l egs, back , an d ar m s ever y m or n in g. -

W al k in g H ik in g Str etch in g Ru n n in g Dan cin g Bik in g M ar tial Ar ts

R i s f or Read It is a l u xu r y th at r eadin g is con sider ed stu dyin g m y cr aft. Not on l y do I get to r ead book s on cr im e an d wr itin g, bu t I get to r ead you n g adu l t book s sin ce th at's wh at I wr ite. I u su al l y save r eadin g n ovel s for wh en I'm in bed at n igh t. Bu t du r in g th e day th er e's n o better way for m e to stu dy th e cr aft of wr itin g. I'm ar m ed with a pen an d a h igh l igh ter an d get to wor k stu dyin g. Even a few m in u tes of r eadin g a book l ik e Steven Pr essfiel d's W ar of Ar t. Th at book can 't be r ead en ou gh . Th er e's is al ways som eth in g to l ear n .

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K n ow l ed ge i s k ey wh en you wan t to l ear n ever yth in g you can abou t you r cr aft. M en t al st i m u l at i on can h el p sl ow th e pr ocess of (or h el p pr even t) Al zh eim er ?s an d Dem en tia. Read i n g bu i l d s y ou r sel f -est eem by m ak in g you better in for m ed an d k n owl edgeabl e on th e topics you 'r e in ter ested in . L ear n on t h e go sin ce book s ar e Kin dl es an d ar e so easil y por tabl e. Read i n g can ch an ge y ou r l i f e by givin g you th e tool s you n eed to su cceed.

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Read an yth in g an d ever yth in g on eith er th e topic you 'r e in ter ested in , or wh atever in spir es you . - I r ead Kat Loter zo's em ail s ever y m or n in g for a k ick in th e bu tt m otivation . Sh e n ever fail s. Read som e m or e.