Hi everybody, I'm Kendra and this is the Lazy Genius Podcast. I'm here to help you

be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't. This

month we're focusing on routine. This thing we do most every day that help us get stuff

done, feel like a person and not lose our minds. You're listening to the first episode

in that series, the Lazy Genius Morning routine. A morning routine is pretty obvious. It's

a collection of pre-made choices you do most every morning. So in this episode, we'll

go through why a morning routine is worth building. What yours might look like, how to

create it, and I'll share at the end a quick overview of what my current morning routine

is. So let's begin with why a morning routine is worth building. You actually already have

a morning routine. It might be tangible, like you wake up, start the coffee, check your

email, get out cereal for breakfast, any number of things. Or if you're thinking, my

mornings are never the same, I always feel like I'm playing catch-up. Guess what? You

have a mental morning routine. It's possible you're saying the same messages to yourself

every morning, like I'll never get the kids just go on time. I'll never be able to

drink coffee when it's actually ready. Why I'm always rushed in the morning, that kind

of thing. You might have kind of a regular script that you don't realize is in your brain,

expecting how you move through the morning. So no matter where you are in this morning routine

business, you likely already have some form of repetition in your morning, whether it's

played out by your physical choices, or all happening on the inside. So if that's the

case, if we already have something that's happening repeatedly, why not make an exchange?

Let's trade those crazy thoughts and hurried mornings for something you intend, something

that makes you feel like you're not losing your mind. It's possible that right now you're

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