How I Start My Day: Sahar Gharachorlo

Mark Twain had said: “The way to get ahead is to start”. I believe the way to get ahead is to start right. Our life is made or destroyed by our everyday actions or inactions. Setting a morning routine is a great way of living a purposeful life.
1. Start your day a night before: Make your to-do list before going to sleep, affirm that tomorrow is going to be a beautiful day before you hit the pillow.
2.Have a glass of hot water, lemon, honey right after waking up.
3. Wake up every day at the same time: Don’t have different waking hours on your holidays or off days.
4. The 20+ 10+ 10 rule: Do 20 minutes of stretching/yoga. Then 10 minutes of breathing exercise and 10 minutes of journaling. Do this twice a week.
5. While sipping your morning drink, go through the to-do list.
6. While in shower, affirm that you’d be happy. Habits are essential but once in a while move out of our comfort zone. Every day, do any one or two things differently – it can be as small as switching your morning drink or using a new route to work.
Sahar Gharachorlo
Life Coach
(As told to Nona Walia)