What part of your routine do you always try to skip things you can?

What part of your routine do you always try to skip things you can?

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Which daily routine do you never skip?

I have a few things that I do every day no matter what -, even if I am camping: wash my face, put on my face moisturizer, and brush my teeth. My Mother died at 90 with every one of her teeth. I plan to do the same:) This daily routine and how do you maintain it?

Yes. This is something I've been asked pretty frequently about so I'm happy to share it here for anyone,e interested.

My daily routine6:30 am fo7:00 am and to be honest doesn't shift all that much:

6:30 am - 7:00 am: Wake up, shower, get dressed d

7:00 am - 7:15 am: Read 2 pages from "Manifest Your Desires," and meditate.

7:15 am - 8:00 am: Prepare my meals for the day, make breakfast, and eat. With this, I either listen to m8:15 a.m. or a9:00 a.m. walk and then sometimes read while I'm eating.

8:15 am - 9:00 am: Commut9:00 amork and 6:00 p.m. listen to music (or both) on the train.

9:00 am - 5:30/6:00 pm: Learn, build, grow, do great work for great clients (I work at an adv5:30 pmn6:00 pmcy 7:00 pmink Tank called Idea Booth in Chicago).

5:30 pm/6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: This is when I schedule any meetings, meet up with prospective clients/friends f7:00 pmfee8:00 squeeze in a little personal work/writing time.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Commute back to 8:00 pmrtm8:30 pmead or listen to music (or both) on the train.

8:00 pm, - 8:30 pm: Smash a pre-8:30 pmt m10:00 pmange into m10:00 pmlot11:00 pm head to the gym.

8:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Workout

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Come home, clean all my dishes from that morning's meal prep, do some meal prep for the 11:00 pmay noon0 amy12:30 am, cook dinner, and clear my head.

11:00 pm - 12:00 am/12:30 am: Write.

Repeat.

For the most part, I try to keep my, social life to the weekends, although I realize I'm not a robot and as a human there are absolutely days when I leave work and decide I'm going to abandon the rest of my day and just do something fun instead. Nothing wrong with that, and if anything I see the value of it. But as someone very goal-oriented, I like to stay focused on the picture and overall daily habits that ultimately build the result.

Now the question: How do I maintain it?

I say no to a lot of things.

Even this past year, I've had to acknowledge that I said yes to a lot of people and opportunities, and maybe took on more than I could realistically handle in some cases. But at the same time, if I look at how many times I said no, that list far outweighs the "yes" list.

The key to sticking with your schedule your habits and your practices is saying no. It's about shutting the world out. It's about understanding honoring and putting yourself first. There is a fine line here however, in the sense that I will always find ways to shift or even break my schedule closest to me—I will give up putting myself first to put someone else that I truly value first, and there's great importance in that. After all,