8 Useful Blocks to Design Your Perfect Morning Ritual

What Is the Best Way to Clear Your Mind Every Morning and Start a Productive Day?

Michał Stawicki
7 min readNov 24, 2017

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The best way is your way. I always repeat that.

“Don’t be follower, be a student.” — Jim Rohn

I created my own morning routine by studying the routines of successful people, but it’s not like any of the routines I studied.

It’s mine.

If you want a truly personalized and effective routine, you must design your own and test it by trial and error.

Here is how my morning routine looks and what it does for me.

1. Personal Mission Statement.

I open my eyes and start repeating my personal mission statement. I do it simultaneously with reaching for my mobile to silence the alarm clock.

However, the trigger for it is opening my eyes. Sometimes on weekends I don’t set an alarm to wake up. So my true trigger for this habit is opening my eyes, not the alarm.

I say there is no better way to start your day, every day, but to begin with your why. If your motives are right, no obstacles matter. Whether your mind is clear or you are groggy, whether you feel like doing anything or not, your…

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Michał Stawicki

Authorpreneur. Progress fanatic. I help people change their lives… even if they don’t believe they can. I blog on http://ExpandBeyondYourself.com/