MY DAILY ROUTINE
4:30 AM 6:40 AM
FIRST ALARM SOUNDS. PRAY AND MEDITATE. AFTER RETURNING
HOME I GO IN MY PRIVATE STUDY FOR
4:45 AM QUIET TIME WITH THE LORD. WHAT I DO
SECOND ALARM SOUNDS. I GET UP. DURING THIS TIME IS TOTALLY OPEN TO
BRUSH TEETH. PUSH PLAY AND LISTEN THE LORD. SOMETIMES I READ THE BIBLE,
TO MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES WHILE I JOURNAL MY GRATITUDE, WORSHIP HIM,
PUT ON MY WORKOUT CLOTHES, A JOURNAL WHAT I HEAR IN MY SPIRIT, PRAY
LITTLE MAKEUP (DEFINITELY MASCARA), OVER MY DREAMS AND GOALS AND/OR
AND FIX A PONYTAIL. MAKE POSITIVE DECLARATIONS. OR
SOMETIMES I JUST SIT QUIETLY AND
5:10 AM LISTEN FOR HOWEVER LONG I FEEL IS
I’M IN THE KITCHEN TAKING VITAMINS, NECESSARY. MOST DAYS IT’S 20 MINUTES,
EATING SOMETHING LIGHT, DRINKING BUT SOME DAYS IT COULD BE HOURS. I
WATER, AND READY TO GO WORK OUT. TRY TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE LORD AND
WHAT I FEEL HE’S DESIRING OF ME.
5:15 AM
LEAVE FOR THE GYM. DURING MY 7:00 AM
10-MINUTE COMMUTE, I SPEND TIME READ.
PRAYING, WORSHIPING GOD AND
MAKING POSITIVE DECLARATIONS. 7:20 AM
GET DRESSED AND READY TO GO.
5:25 AM
WORK OUT. I’LL DO 30 MINUTES OF 8:00 AM
WEIGHT-TRAINING AND 30 MINUTES I’M OUT THE DOOR!
OF CARDIO WHILE LISTENING TO
MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES ON
MY PHONE.
THIS IS WHAT I STICK TO ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN I’M HOME. YES, THINGS MAY VARY 5-15 MINUTES FROM
TIME-TO-TIME, BUT I’M PRETTY RIGID ABOUT KEEPING THIS SCHEDULE. WHEN I TRAVEL FOR CONFERENCES AND
EVENTS, I AM NOT USUALLY IN BED AS EARLY AS I AM WHEN I’M HOME, SO MY WAKE TIME ISN’T ALWAYS 4:45 A.M.
HOWEVER, WHATEVER TIME I NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE, I TYPICALLY ALLOW THREE HOURS TO INVEST IN MYSELF
BEFORE I INVEST IN OTHERS. IF I NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE AT 10:00 A.M., I SET THE ALARM TO 6:45/7:00 A.M.
I AM VERY PROTECTIVE OF THIS SCHEDULE. I GUARD MY TIME STRICTLY. GOD HAS BLESSED ME SO MUCH, AND
DRASTICALLY CHANGED ME AND EVERYTHING AROUND ME. I VIEW THIS ROUTINE AS PRECIOUS AND PRICELESS.
IT’S SOMETHING I’M HONORED TO DO RATHER THAN I’M FORCED TO DO. GETTING UP EACH DAY TO INVEST IN
YOURSELF IS AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT AN OBLIGATION. THIS PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING.