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Good morning. This is Laura.

Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the new world of work,

where location and hours are more flexible than in the past.

Today's tip is for those mornings when you are dragging and when bellening out of bed to tackle your to-do list

feels about as doable as running a marathon in a heat wave.

You could get up and go full force to work anyway.

That's what we did when we worked in traditional offices.

However, we felt, we showered and made our way to work by a specified time.

And that's not necessarily a bad idea.

But today's tip is about a different approach, one that's an option for many remote workers.

On mornings when you're struggling to get going, try a gentle start, followed by a strong start.

Here's what I mean for a gentle start.

Lower the demands of what it means to get out of bed and get going.

Instead of treating getting up as synonymous with going full steam, just ease out from under the covers.

Have a cup of coffee.

Process a few easy emails and maybe read some easy newsletters.

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