I Was A Grumpy B#$%h Until I Started Doing This

Morning Chaos is Real!

I can function on little sleep, but let's be honest - I can also be a bit of a grumpy b#$%h in the morning.

I can already feel my wife nodding in agreement as I write this.

As a parent morning times can be extremely stressful.

You have to get yourself ready

- Check lunches are ready

- Shout at your child to hurry up

- Get breakfast

- Shout again at said child to hurry up

- Drink caffeine for the benefit of everyone

- Send said child back upstairs because mismatched socks and those trousers are a crime against fashion

- Load everyone into the car

By the time you've got the kids ready for school and started work, you feel more frazzled than a Starbucks barista on their first day trying to figure out what a vente frapa mocha fappy do dah is.

One way to help move past this and get yourself into your zone is to set your intention for the day.

6 Question Morning Reset

To reset my frazzled brain and actually feel in control of my day, I ask myself these six questions:

1. What do I want to accomplish today?

2. How do I want to feel today?

3. What could stop me being that person today?

4. How can I remove those barriers?

5. Who needs me at my best today?

6. Is there anything else I need to think about?

These questions force you to get clear on what actually matters.

- The first question sets your focus

- The second gets you intentional about how you feel - whether that's energized, calm, or even fired up to tackle something hard.

- The third helps you anticipate roadblocks.

- The fourth, you figure out how to handle them.

- The fifth is a game changer - some days your family needs the best of you. Other days it's your team at work.

- The last one makes sure nothing important slips through the cracks.

Let me know how it goes! Which questions worked best for you?

Cheering you on,

Dan