Taking care of yourself, developing a personal project, engaging in sports, cultural, or creative activities—could the before-work routine, or morning routine, be the ideal tool for reconciling professional success and personal fulfillment Without neglecting your sleep, planning an activity in your diary for an available slot in the morning can boost your energy for the entire day by giving it a positive boost. And practicing this ritual every day unlocks our potential, refocuses us, and encourages us to go even further. Want to perform even better? Enjoy the joys of the morning to improve your morale and, above all, your quality of work.
The Hal Elrod Method
“The early bird catches the worm,” they say. And this is especially true for those who practice the before-work routine, a method popularized in 2015 by Hal Elrod, author of the best-selling book “The Miracle Morning.”
What is “before work”?
The idea? Get up earlier to dedicate time to activities that make us happy, resulting in a much more efficient day. This routine allows us to focus on ourselves while everyone else is still asleep, so we’re not interrupted by outside demands.
Depending on your desires and needs, without any obligation, choose the activity or activities you want to devote yourself to. In addition to creating a special moment for yourself, you’re also giving yourself a much more pleasant transition than getting out of bed and heading straight to the office.
In the long run, this habit provides excellent conditions for starting the day well, feeling like you’ve already accomplished things before everyone else.
The benefits of before work
Have a fulfilling life..
By creating a morning routine, we unleash our full potential and refocus on our main goal: to have a more fulfilling life. We wake up with goals, we know exactly what we’re going to do and why we’re doing it. In addition to being beneficial for ourselves, this special moment is also an excellent way to nurture our careers.
Learn to organize your ti..me
You learn to organize your time so that your professional life doesn’t always encroach on your personal life. You break your habits, which helps you escape your usual thought processes and opens you up to new perspectives, especially the small worries of everyday life. We often talk about the beneficial effects of sport on our personal development: relaxation, optimism, confidence, performance, etc.
Finding your balance
This is exactly the desired effect of the before-work activity: no matter the activity, it should reflect your personality, make you happy, and allow you to clear your mind and let it wander freely. Because it’s the balance between professional and private life that will ensure everyone’s happiness and performance.
This is one of the reasons why EDHEC Online includes a coaching component in its training courses, and supports your career development with a personal development path to find a good balance between professional and personal life.
How to create your morning routine?
Getting up at dawn… or not!
It’s up to you to organize and create the routine that works for you. There’s no need to get up at 5 a.m. if you’re a night owl. Know that even getting up half an hour earlier can help you start your day with a light and energetic mind.
List the activities you like to do
Take advantage of this extra time to do what you want! For example, you can:
- Finally do that workout you often put off until tomorrow,
- introduce you to meditation or yoga,
- Listen to your favorite show, a podcast
- Or simply take the time to prepare a great breakfast for yourself.
A time to get organized
You can also decide to get a head start on your day to start your day in a more relaxed way. Morning is the perfect time to make decisions, plan your actions, check and sort your emails by importance, keep up with your news, or network over coffee. The list goes on.
Ideas for inspiration
Partying in the morning?
While the initiative originated in Anglo-Saxon countries, waking up early and adopting a morning routine is becoming increasingly common in France. Although it’s often practiced alone at home, some communities have chosen to create large-scale activities. This is the case with the fiery parties organized by Daybreaker , a morning dance community whose motto is none other than “Wake up and Dance.”
Meditate, do sports
You can also find group sports or meditation sessions, or participate in networking breakfasts organized between entrepreneurs to develop your network and boost your professional development.
Conferences
For example, the She is Morning association organizes inspiring conferences to develop soft skills.
Finally, the Creative Morning communityy organizes monthly morning conferences to exchange ideas, launch projects, or simply enjoy breakfast. Aware of the positive impact these pre-work events have on employees, they inspire companies, which also want to foster the emergence of a philosophy of well-being and individual growth within the company.
