🎯 Today’s Mission:

To successfully complete today’s mission:

✅ Design your ideal morning routine.

✅ [OPTIONAL] Share your morning routine with us in the Morning Routine Challenge Support Group.

✅ Complete the form at the bottom of the page when done.

The Sleekgeek 21-Day Morning Routine Challenge is sponsored by Vitaforce.

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❓ How to complete the mission

Firstly, well done on making it to day 21! In the past 20 days you have accumulated a toolkit of methods that you can use to assist you in creating your ideal morning routine.

Everyone is different and we are sure that there are some habits and rituals that you prefer over others. That was the idea behind this challenge – expose you to a variety of tools and have you decide which ones resonate with you over others. The next step is to now practice it regularly to truly reap the benefits in your life.

Doing more of what works is key. It is also really important to note that many of the practices are cumulative. This is where your ‘work’ comes in. If you want to get strong at the gym you cannot do one workout and then wonder why you are not strong yet. The same principle applies here.

🌅 Your personal morning routine

Before we create your morning routine there are some points we would like you to remember.

Be flexible

The goal is to create a morning routine that creates more productivity and less stress in your life so let go of any expectations of perfection. The most important part of this is the intention you put behind it, not the perfection of your habit.

Be flexible, adapt and adjust as you go.

Be consistent

Remember that consistency is key and our most helpful tools are those we make use of regularly.

Soon your routine will become more natural and a daily part of your life. We want this to become something you look forward to doing so be sure to notice the positive effects it is having on your day and use this as motivation to repeat as often as possible.

Own your devices

Take back ownership over your devices. Smartphones are great tools for productivity if used correctly – if not they can be a waste of our time and energy.

Use your devices to work for you. You decide how your devices, or technology in general, will play a role in your morning routine. Create boundaries around this and stick to them.

Plan at Night

Make your morning easier for future you by preempting the tasks you need to do to successfully complete your morning routine.

Put the book you want to read out on your table, lay out your workout clothes, download the podcast you wanted to listen to etc.

And here we are finally! We are going to create a short maintenance plan for you to carry on practicing the tools that resonated.

Take a piece of paper and draw a Mind Map. In the middle you can write your desired outcome. In this case it is to create a morning routine. (You can use this method for any goal in your life).
Then write down all the potential actions you could take to achieve that goal drawing on your experience of this 21-Day Challenge.
Next place a star next to all the actions that you believe you CAN or are willing and able to do.
You now have clarity on 2-3 actions that you wish to practice over the next 14 days.

Let’s make it a habit

You are what you repeatedly do. Let’s work on converting your actions into habits that you eventually practice automatically.

Track your consistency with the Habit tracker

Track your actions, both on the good days and the bad days, so that you have an objective view of how well you’re doing.

People are terrible at judging how “good” or “bad” they’ve been.

Simply the action of tracking creates awareness and makes you more likely to do it regularly and be more successful.

Download the free Habit Tracker.

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Benefits of tracking your habits:

It’s visible, noticeable, and prompts you to take action every day. Be sure to print out your Sleekgeek Healthy Habit Tracker and put it somewhere that you’ll see it often (mirror, fridge, desk, etc).
It’s motivating and encouraging. Progress can take time, so it helps you have a way to immediately see that you’re moving forward towards your goals. As you fill up your Sleekgeek Healthy Habit Tracker with ticks or crosses, you’ll get a clear view of whether you’re doing things that move you forward or not.
It holds you accountable. We tend to be really good at remembering the times that we were “good” and really bad at remembering the times that we were “bad”. The Sleekgeek Healthy Habit Tracker gives you a Bird’s-Eye View of your current habits so that you can see what’s actually going on.
It’s satisfying. Checking off your habit each day in the Sleekgeek Healthy Habit Tracker feels rewarding and satisfying. You can even take things up a notch by building winning streaks and challenging yourself to tick off as many days in a row as you become more and more consistent.

We recommend that you focus on 1-3 habits at a time (for at least 2 weeks) before adding another 1 habit (for another 2 weeks). This is also dependent on the complexity or difficulty of a specific habit. For example taking some vitamins in the morning is less onerous than exercising daily – so use your discretion as to how much change you an handle at a time.

If you’re struggling with being consistent, make the habit easier, simpler, and more do-able. If you’re winning for 2 weeks or more, see how you can make the habit more challenging or add more habits to your tracker.

You should choose habits that you can do on a daily basis as repetition and frequency are two of the most important parts of building a new habit.

You can repeat this system over and over again and even apply it to any area of your life.

Good luck with your new morning routine!