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I may have heard this from Tim Ferriss’ book Tools of Titans or Tribe of Mentors, but I understand that when you have several good days in a row, you will feel happy. When you have several bad days in a row or close together, you will feel like life is not as good. The trick then is to make sure you string together enough ‘good’ days so that your mood slowly turns into a positive one.
But what does it mean to have a good day?
I believe that it is all about having a good morning. One of the chapters in my recently self-published book, Essential Habits is all on morning routines and what the most successful entrepreneurs, non-fiction books and articles say are the best way to start your day off right. If you own your mornings, you will own your days. And to help you even further, the order that I propose here is a good order to follow if you are looking to incorporate these activities in your morning.
Hydration
After not having drank anything for 8 hours, your body will be incredibly thirsty. The first thing that you should be doing (if not going to the bathroom) is to drink a glass of water to re-hydrate your body. Drinking water helps wake you up and one of the tricks that I have been using is drinking water spiked with some juice from lemons to help get my metabolism going.
