S.A.V.E.R.S.
The Six Morning Habits are best remembered through the S.A.V.E.R.S. acronym. It stands for Silence, Affirmations, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, and Scribing. In this article we will unpack the meaning of these habits and explore how to implement them into your day to day routine.
SILENCE
Take time every morning to sit in silence and meditate. Usually 10 minutes.
Use the silence to figure out the agenda and goals for the day.
Some of the best ideas can come to us in silence.
Set a timer on your phone and don’t check the clock. Feel free to pause timer if you have a good idea. Have a notepad handy to jot down ideas you have.
Make sure you have good posture and sit up straight while meditating.
Benefits: Lower stress and cortisol levels, gain clarity, and tons of scientific studies prove meditation is good for the body.
AFFIRMATIONS
This is a written statement that directs your focus towards something of value
Get a journal to write your affirmations in
Affirm what you’re committed to. Ex: “I want to be a millionaire”
After you affirm what you’re committed to, reinforce the why.
Ask yourself, “Why do I have this goal? Why do I want to be a millionaire?”
Affirm what specifically you’re committed to doing to ensure your success
What activities are you committed to? How will you reach your goals?
When specifically are you committed to implementing those activities?
Set realistic and challenging deadlines
Ex: “When are you going to make those calls? When are you going to go to the gym and lose that weight?”
Benefits: effective affirmations are practical and results oriented and they reinforce the commitments that you need to stick to that achieve results.
VISUALIZATION
Use visualizations to motivate yourself.
Visualize yourself performing optimally and achieving your goals.
Don’t just visualize the end result. Visualize the actual activity.
See yourself getting on the phone to make those calls, opening the computer and typing, going to the gym, etc.
Visualize yourself doing it with a smile on your face and enjoying the activity.
Visualization is especially important if you don’t like doing an activity.
Going there in your mind beforehand will make it easier for your mind to go their when its game time.
Benefits: creates excitement and anticipation for your tasks and activities.
EXERCISE
Exercise in the morning is proven to have a multitude of benefits
Do something every morning even if it is for only 60 seconds
Apps on phone and videos on YouTube offer full body work outs
o 7 Minute Workout
You will feel 10 times more awake and is a perfect way to start your day
READING
Take time everyday to read
It could just be 5 to 10 minutes a day
Every single one of us is one book away from learning a new skill
If you read 10 pages a day then that’s 300 pages a month
SCRIBING
Use your journal to keep a daily log of your goals and thoughts.
App called 5 Minute Journal that is good for this practice. Can write free hand if you prefer.
Use pre-prompted statements and questions.
What are 3 things you are grateful for?
What are 3 most important things that you need to do today to make today a great day?
What task would be best in moving you towards your most important goal?
Act of scribing every morning forces your brain to clarify in writing what top priorities are
