By Deborah Joy Block, Certified Life Coach, Back to Basics
Get 8 hours sleep. Wake up 3 hours before your work day
Say a morning gratitude prayer and write in a gratitude journal and give charity.
Make the bed
Exercise – 6 days a week
Hot & Cold Shower
Dress – consider hiring a stylist to design a capsule wardrobe so you can efficiently shop your closet
Breakfast – eat organic and homemade, avoid processed foods
Daily commute – ride a bike or walk to work for extra exercise, listen to audio books or a podcast, create to do list, write thank you notes, write in a “push” journal, watch a documentary or read during your commute to work or work remotely to save time, money and energy
Work
Lunch break – eat, meditation, yoga stretches, power nap, network, go for a walk in nature
Work
Gratitude prayer and eat dinner – network or socialize with others
Evenings and weekends – Take a break from technology an hour before bed, hobby, charity work, Side Hustle, Spirituality, Light Housework, Family Time, Soothing bath with dead sea salt or epsom salt. Hire a cleaning service to outsource heavy housework or do it yourself and invest the savings. Batch meals and freeze them on the weekends in advance, use a slow cooker or get meal kits to streamline meal preparation. Get weekly deep tissue massages. Take at least one day off from work each week.
Bedtime – Read a book, meditate, yoga stretches, night time prayer