192 - Morning Routines For The Modern Day Woman
In this week's podcast episode, I talk all about productivity and morning routines.
You'll discover why my morning routine is different than everyone else's and why I make no apologies for that!
Two years ago, I recorded a podcast episode where I talked all about my morning and evening routines at that time. If you would like to hear it, click here.
In that episode, I focused on decision fatigue and how setting up routines that you can run on auto-pilot will minimize the number of decisions you need to make. It's amazing the difference a well-planned morning routine can make!
This week's episode continues to build on that topic with a focus on productivity.
I love productivity.
I'm a productivity nut. If there is any way that I can save 5 seconds a day, I'll figure it out and I'll save those 5 seconds, whether I put them to good use or not!
Wasting time is one of my biggest pet peeves. So, I love to study how to be more productive.
However, just recently I noticed that the majority of the productivity gurus that I have been following – those with podcasts, books, blogs, etc. on productivity – are all men.
I've tried to change this and seek out female leaders in the productivity field, but they are hard to find.
Even though I am a very productive person, it's hard not to feel like I'm not as productive as I could be when comparing myself to someone so different than me. There are many differences between the productivity schedule of a man and a woman. There are also key differences between the schedule of a Gen X and Gen Y person. There are HUGE differences between the productivity schedule of people with and without kids!
Many of the male gurus I have been listening to want you to get up early (before 5am), have an ice cold shower, exercise, meditate… this is not for me. I've tried aspects of it. I even found myself in the gym at 6am…it DID NOT work out well for me!
I realized, I was comparing myself to people with such different lives, goals, and challenges than mine.
We all strive for balance.
As women, we are always trying to seek balance in our lives. But you know what… balance is boring!
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