My 6-step Morning Routine and the Alignment Exercise

Aaron wrote about his 10-step morning routine the other day and it’s a really inspiring post. There are several ideas in it that I’m going to experiment with the next few weeks and maybe include in my own routine.

My 6-Step Morning Personal Success Routine

1. Get 7-8 hours of sleep, which usually means waking up between 6 and 7 am.
2. Take a shower.
3. Make myself a smoothie and some matcha tea (I really love this stuff!)
4. Do my alignment exercise, writing down any inspirations.
5. Decide on today’s 3 most important tasks.
6. Start working.

One thing that has really made a difference in my routine has been doing the alignment exercise. It’s a simple meditation that allows me to release myself from any lower states of worry, stress, etc. and get myself into a state of awareness while aligning myself with the work I’m about to do. It goes something like this…

Alignment exercise

1. I close my eyes, feel my feet against the floor, take a few deep breaths and relax.
2. I open my heart, I feel love for myself, for others and for the work I’m going to do today.
3. I visualize the vision I have for the work I’m about to do. It could for example be a website I’m working on, like this blog. When I see it clearly, I fill it with energy by visualizing a stream of love and power flowing into it and surrounding it.
4. Finally I sit in silence for a few moments. Usually important insights or ideas for the project come to me at this point and I make sure to write them down right away.

When I’m done with this exercise I feel alert and at peace. It has a dramatic effect on the work I do the rest of the day, especially if I make an effort to connect with that energy of awareness from time to time.

The steps are not important, they are what currently work for me. Experiment and come up with your own exercise of alignment. The important thing is to connect with yourself at a deeper level and then let love and awareness flow into your work from that place of higher vibration.