Pod Insights The $100 MBA Show MBA2609 Q&A Wednesday: Can You Recommend a 5-Minute Morning Routine I Can Start? About this episode Ever feel like mornings are just too chaotic to set the tone for your day? Searching for a quick fix to kickstart your routine without spending hours perfecting it? Well, you’re in the right spot because today’s lesson has got you covered. In this episode, Omar tackles a Mary’s question with his powerful five-minute morning […] The post MBA2609 Q&A Wednesday: Can You Recommend a 5-Minute Morning Routine I Can Start? appeared first on The $100 MBA.
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1:26 Speaker 00 Today's question is from Mary, and she asks, "Can you recommend a five-minute routine I could start?" Yes, you can, Mary. And in this episode, I'm going to walk you through a super-effective five-minute routine I personally use that will clear your mind, sharpen your priorities, and keep you moving forward. Let's get into it.
1:49 Speaker 00 Welcome back to the $100 MBA Show. I'm your host, Omar Zenhome, where I deliver practical business lessons three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, to help you start, grow, and scale your business.
2:02 Speaker 00 Just a quick reminder before we dive in, if you've got a question like Mary, head on over to 100mba.net/que to submit yours. We answer listeners' questions every Wednesday. I'm not a fan of long, complicated morning routines. I run a business, I'm busy, you're busy, right? You need something quick but powerful. So here's a five-minute morning routine I recommend to start your day right. My five-minute morning routine is called GPP, gratitude, positive input, and priority. Stay with me. Number one is gratitude. You're gonna spend one minute on this. And what you're gonna do is that you're going to write down three things you are grateful for. You can write them down, you can think about them, you can say them out loud.
2:46 Speaker 00 But I recommend writing them down because it's quite powerful. By the way, I got this from the Five Minute Journal that you can buy and do this along with this morning routine. But basically, you wanna just write down or take note of three things you're grateful for. It could be something as simple like the coffee that's in front of you that you're about to drink in the morning. It could be something like a supportive client that you spoke to yesterday. You're just grateful for that client. Or the fact that you get to build something incredible every single day in your business. It could be something personal, like your partner in life, or maybe your kids. Why does this work? Well, it shifts your brain from scarcity to abundance, instantly changing how you approach challenges. It's very hard for you to be truly grateful and frustrated at the same time. If you are truly grateful, you will start to melt. You start to realize, hey, I can take on anything.
3:31 Speaker 00 It's okay. Number two, positive input. Again, you're gonna spend one minute on this. Most people feed their brain junk the first thing in the morning. Social media, bad news, random distractions, your inbox. Okay, remember, your inbox is other people's to-dos. Instead, I want you to choose one minute of positive input. This could be a quote or an affirmation you love. This could be a paragraph from a book that really inspires you. Or a quick uplifting podcast snippet. For me, I watch about a minute of Jim Rohn. Jim Rohn's like the godfather of personal development. He just really inspires me. I love what he says. Gets me in the right mindset. Think of this as the fuel for your mindset. What you consume shapes how you show up.
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5:59 Speaker 00 All right, number three, the second P in G P P, is priority. And it only takes three minutes to do this, so five minutes in total. And here's where it gets practical. Write down, and really write it down, one thing you will complete today. The one action that will move the needle in your business. Not 10 things. Not your full to-do list, one thing. If there was only one thing you got done today, what would you want it to be? Then take a moment and close your eyes and visualize yourself completing it successfully. And write down, "I will complete this today, no matter what." I will tell you that this alone has helped me tremendously over the last decade, where I write down, "I gotta get this one thing done today."
6:44 Speaker 00 If I do, it's a win today. It's a successful day. And I will do everything I can to make sure I get it done before I go to bed. I don't go to bed until this is done and dusted. Now, the visualization part is important because you actually have to believe you can do it. Okay? They say, "I'll believe it when I see it." Well, in business, it's actually, you'll believe it when you see it in your mind. So you gotta imagine it first and really visualize you completing it, so that you're just expecting this to happen. Here's a bonus tip. Stack it with a habit you already have. Attach this routine to something automatic. Like when you're having your breakfast, this is what I do, right? When you're having your coffee, while your computer boots up, or after brushing your teeth.
7:27 Speaker 00 Just link it to something that will happen no matter what every morning. And the consistency really makes it easy when you link it to something like that. So for example, I link it to my morning coffee because I have morning coffee every day, no matter what I'm doing, where I am, traveling, not traveling, I start the day with coffee. So I know that that's when I do this routine. Mary and everyone else who's wondering, it's not about having the perfect routine. It's about starting your day with intention, not reaction. Making sure you are in control. You are choosing how you start your day. That five minutes, it's a message to yourself. You're in control. You got this. You can do this.
8:08 Speaker 00 And when you start your day like that, the rest of the day unfolds differently and with ease. If you want more simple strategies to grow as an entrepreneur, join my Three Things newsletter. Every week, I'll send you three things. One, something to think about. Two, something to do. And number three, something to learn. It's my way to be able to coach you from afar. Go to 100mba.net and sign up for a free guide, any guide that we have on the site, and you're in. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Omar Zenhome, and I'll see you in the next episode.
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