Aligning Your Routines with Your Goals and Desires
This week, I discuss the power of creating effective and sustainable routines–emphasizing the importance of being intentional with our routines and ensuring that they align with our goals and desires. I also provide tips on how to create SMART goals, use calendars effectively, and silence the noise in order to focus on our priorities; encouraging listeners to reflect on their current routines and make adjustments as needed.
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SUMMARY:
“Routines are composed of a sequence of actions regularly followed and can be automatic or intentional.”
“It’s important to assess whether our current routines are effective and adding value to our lives.”
“Creating SMART goals and using calendars effectively can help us stay focused and achieve our desired routines.
“Silencing the noise and removing distractions can help us prioritize our goals and tasks.”
“Reflecting on our routines and making adjustments as needed is crucial for personal growth and success.”
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In order to pour into others, we must first pour into ourselves. This analogy reminds me of when we're about to lift off and the flight attendants are conducting the safety instructions. One of the first things that they mention is securing your airbag first before anyone else's. This isn't a selfish act. It is a life saving one. I also think the same about actions that promote a healthy and wealthy life.
It is your divine right to be able to choose you first, pouring generously into your life and then allowing your life to be an expression of abundance, authenticity, beauty, generosity, love and lived experiences. This way we can inspire and be of useful service to others.
If we focus on something as important as the creation of effective and sustainable routines, we then have a command of our lives that will free us up to have the much deserved you time or our time that we deserve.
Hello, beautiful people. Welcome to Sincerely, Sherrise™ a podcast or shall I say a platform centered around wellness, self -care, personal development, creating a positive mindset and growth. I'm your host Sherrise Marshalleck, author of I AM AND I WILL: The A-Z of Positive Affirmations and Call to Actions. Consider me your friend and confidant. Ooh, Join me each and every Monday for your weekly dose of
positivity. Let's go. Let's get it. Aye! How are you doing? How are you feeling? Please say that you're feeling dutiful, optimistic and self actualized. Let me know. Feel free to comment down below how you're feeling. In the past few weeks, we have covered some amazing topics:
Finding and living through your purpose or Ikigai. We have also dived into simplifying your life, followed by living with intentions and making yourself a priority, as well as how to use your T .I M .E. wisely. So let's continue to work on creating the life of our desires and start exploring the power of creating effective
and sustainable routines. Are you ready? Please say YES ooh! Routines are composed of a sequence of actions regularly followed. In other words, the things that we do consistently on a constant basis or consistent basis. For instance, washing our hair, brushing our teeth, having a Sunday Roast if you're into the grubbing or journaling.
at least once or twice a day.
Sometimes our routines become second nature to us and we act upon them without even noticing or registering that we're doing them. We can refer to those routines as automatic routines, but today we'll be focusing on intentional routines.
Take a few seconds to think about something that you do on a consistent or daily basis. Please comment down below and let us know what that is.
Ask yourself, are the routines that I'm currently utilizing effective and or adding value to my life? Can my routines be enhanced or improved? Are there any routines that I can simplify or remove from my life? Have I inherited routines that no longer best serve me? Please take a few seconds or a few minutes even to think about these questions and answer them honestly if you feel compelled to.
You don't have to share your answers with anyone. If you want to though, you can comment down below or send us an email. All of the information is in the description.
Let's calm our minds and indulge in some breath work. If you're seated, sit with your hands in your lap. If you're laying down, lay with your arms to the sides of your body. If you're sitting, you can also sit with your arms to the sides too. Gently lighten your gaze and close your eyes. Take a deep breath, inhaling deeply for four to five.
seconds and exhale gently for four to five seconds also. Inhale for one, two, three, four, five and exhale for one, two, three, four, five. And as you inhale deeply and exhale gently, take in the current moment.
Acknowledge the calmness of this moment. As you continue to inhale deeply and exhale gently, channel the power of now. How does it feel to be present? Explore the feeling. Inhale for one.
two, three, four, five, and exhale for one, two, three, four, five.
As you inhale deeply, welcome joy and positivity into your life. And as you exhale gently, release anything that takes you away from happiness and serenity. Continue inhaling deeply and exhaling gently. Focus your efforts on your breathing and on inner peace, gratitude, happiness, joy.
positivity and the fulfilling moment you're currently experiencing channeling the power of now. Be present in this moment and every moment that follows. Be grateful for this moment of stillness and presence. Before opening your eyes, if and when you're ready, thank your mind, body and spirit for their loyalty.
Let's continue to have the concept and vision of our ideal lives at the forefront of our minds. We have a desire to explore the Infinite possibilities of Meaningful or memorable Experiences and live our best lives. In order to do that, though, we have to take action.
Today is the day that we start to think about the routines that can elevate our daily Experiences and welcome the reduction of stress, the creation of healthy boundaries of a healthy lifestyle, a wealthy lifestyle, a lifestyle filled with abundance and prioritizing ourselves.
In order to pour into others, we must first pour into ourselves. This analogy reminds me of when we're about to lift off and the flight attendants are conducting the safety instructions. One of the first things that they mention is securing your airbag first before anyone else's. This isn't a selfish act. It is a life saving one. I also think the same about actions that promote a healthy and wealthy life.
It is your divine right to be able to choose you first, pouring generously into your life and then allowing your life to be an expression of abundance, authenticity, beauty, generosity, love and lived experiences. This way we can inspire and be of useful service to others.
If we focus on something as important as the creation of effective and sustainable routines, we then have a command of our lives that will free us up to have the much deserved you time or our time that we deserve.
Let's pay attention to how we utilize our time.
During last week's episode, we learned that we all value time so differently. For some, time is a precious commodity. For others, it's an illusion. And most noticeably, in society, it's a social construct that governs the masses. Let's capitalize on this construct and explore how the utilization of time can work to our advantage.
through the creation of effective and sustainable routines, let's explore the 24 -hour concept. In the modern world, we have an understanding that 24 hours make up a day. It's recommended that eight of the 24 hours should be used or utilized for restful sleep, which leaves us with 16 hours. A general workday averages approximately
eight hours. Now we have eight hours remaining. So let's deduct any travel time to get to and from work if necessary. We're now left with whatever that amount is for you. And I'll call it your disposable or recreational hours.
Say the final count is six hours a day for personal recreation, whether that means indulging in a meal or a few, spending time with loved ones or self -caring. We've just established that if we're following this model, the 24 hour model of life, we have only a quarter of our day to indulge in recreational time.
Not to mention, the more we eat, the more hours we spend digesting our foods and potentially being too tired or lethargic to indulge in the active recreational activities that we can use in our recreational hours.
The point I'm making is this. We have to have a good command of our time to take control of our lives. The strategy is not to obsess over time, but to create systems in place to allow us to have a seamless existence without the need to continuously be governed by time. Creating systems, processes, and in this case, routines,
That will help us to appreciate each moment that is presented to us while being intentional and present in our daily existence. Honoring The Infinite Possibilities of) Meaningful or Memorable Experiences.
There are a variety of reasons why people create routines, whether they're trying to achieve fitness goals, to stay organized, to improve skincare regimes, or be more health conscious. As an example, today we're exploring the concept of creating effective and sustainable routines that are designed for our specific needs in mind, which will promote a life well lived.
It's important that I mention setting SMART goals, having an action plan or few, and applying discipline activates the creation of routines and accelerates the process of successful gain of your goals.
I'll give an example. A few weeks back, I mentioned that I set a SMART goal to have a four day work week and a three day week end in order to indulge in Sherrise time, family time and recreational time free of work and other obligations. It has taken me years to get here because I have a lot of disciplines and enjoy creating limitlessly.
However, in the season I'm currently in, I am working on being excellent and producing a higher quality of output. And in order to do that, I have and need to double down on a few disciplines in order to thrive. I knew that in order for me to succeed and actualize the four -day work week, three -day week end, SMART goal, I had to honor the affirmation, desire and vision by being disciplined.
creating an action plan and immediately putting it into action. In surrendering to the process and acting fast, I have benefited from The Infinite Meaningful Experiences,
including creating a mixxx that was two times longer than any other mixxx on the platform. I was granted with what feels like endless time to create free of obligations. And I'm able to show up even more energetically and enthusiastically to each occasion with premium fuel in my tank.
I am more electric than ever before because I have had the opportunity of creating a routine that also consists of prioritizing my knowledge, inner knowing, health and wealth across all principles.
I am now an active participant in my life and a generous contributor in the lives of others. And you can do the same starting from today. Are you ready for the weekly challenge to help you create an effective and sustainable routine? Please say yes.
Evaluate your current routines. Think back to the questions you answered or reflected upon earlier. Create a list of at least five routines that you practice daily and identify whether they are automatic or intentional. Let us know in the comments down below what your routines are. Please and thank you. We look forward to seeing what they are.
Think about the routines that best serve you and others that you may need to walk away from. The big question here is, do the routines that I am performing help me to achieve the life of my desires? Are they on brand? Know your big goal.
and create smaller, SMART goals that will help you to achieve your larger goal. Sometimes our desires are grandoise as they should be. And we have a vision of our life or an experience that we'd like to see come to fruition that is larger than life. However, we sometimes get overwhelmed thinking about how we'll be able to achieve that thing or bring it to life.
The beauty is when we create our vision, we can craft it however we desire. The process is something to marvel at. This includes creating Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, or Realistic Time-Bound goals that get us closer to the bigger goal.
I was reading a really cool hack regarding accomplishing and creating goals. And the hack was that every time we create a goal, we should have a reward for the completion of the goal. So for instance, when I was creating the latest mixxx, I put my phone on Do Not Disturb and placed it somewhere random in the house. And so the only way I could get back to my phone and have access to my phone is when I completed the mixxx.
But the crux was I was in the middle of a juicy conversation and I purposely disciplined myself to not be able to continue the conversation until I was done with the main goal of the day and that was creating and finalizing the Sincerely, Sherrise™ mixxx, which is called IntoSept So make sure that you check that out! Note also that not all of the rewards that we set ourselves have to be monetary or lavish.
Be creative and enjoy the process of setting goals and having a reward. Could be a cheeky snack, who knows? Get handy with your calendar. Add each of your daily tasks and desires onto your calendar. I'll share mine on the screen so you can see my calendar for today. And the funny thing is, I was chatting with a loved one the other day and joking that I use my calendar like it's a to -do list.
And after that conversation, I saw a quote that read, use calendars for scheduling instead of to -do lists. And I thought, am I onto something or what? Like when you're tapped in, tuned in, the instincts come, the inner knowing, the knowledge is presented to you without you even having to go anywhere. So try it and let me know how it works for you to have your to -do list in your calendar. Silence the noise.
Take some time to think about one of your SMART goals for the day and dedicate your efforts to completing that goal or those tasks free of distractions. For me, it's turning my phone off or putting it on Do Not Disturb and leaving it in a room while I get active and do the things that need my undivided attention in that moment. Whether it's having an uninterrupted conversation, cooking, laying on the floor.
and welcoming stillness into my life, which I do frequently or grounding. Comment down below, let us know what you do to silence the noise
Feel free to check out the 7 Steps to Inner Peace Unleashing the Power of Solitude which is an episode on the Sincerely, Sherrise™ platform. We're going to add the card up there and then we'll also put all of the relevant information in the show's...
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How you start and end your day truly matters. Create a routine that works with the lifestyle you desire.
Do you desire to be the fittest you've ever been? Or to have more time with your loved ones? Maybe you'd like to read for an additional hour every single day. this happen and create SMART goals that will hold you to this standard. For instance, if your desire is to be the fittest you've ever been, you may start with your diet.
Maybe it's something as small as taking one less spoon of rice a day or drinking one more glass of water a day. Maybe you desire to have a more organized schedule. It may help to add objectives into your calendar from the night before to set yourself up more successfully for the following day.
You can take small steps and gradually add to them. Please don't overwhelm yourself with doing too much at once. Do what you can handle.
Be of excellence. The beauty of crafting the life of your desires is creating and setting your own standards. No matter what they are and how they present themselves, be of excellence. We've learned that there is no such thing as perfection, but excellence is a close contender.
And you are excellent. Therefore you will be of excellence in all that you do.
Let's pick up I am and I will, the A to Z or positive affirmations and read the following affirmation. I AM... Exceptional AND I WILL... Value my greatness, intelligence, skills and wisdom.
Let's go. Let's get it. It's your time. It's your time to be excellent. It's your time to be great. You have got this.
It's time to reflect. Think about the routines that you've created. Think about the routines that you will be removing from your life. What did you do well?
How can you improve your new and existing routines? What SMART goals did you set for yourself? And what do you need more assistance with?
Please feel free to let us know if you need a one -on -one consultancy. You have the opportunity and the option to do so by filling out the contact form on SherriseMarshalleck.com/connect or emailing my team and I directly at info@SherriseMarshalleck.com. All of the relevant information can be found in the show's description. We would love to be of useful help and assistance to you.
It's important that I note that the key to effective routines and sustaining them is consistency.
Be consistent and use the tools and resources available to you. Be creative. What could be even more helpful is working on your routine with a reliable loved one or share at least one of your SMART goals with a trusted accountability partner. For instance, I made a passing statement during a conversation with my mentor recently, and he has been intentionally affirming my desires and planting the seeds that I actually didn't realize were seeds, which are now flourishing.
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and you say it with me, we have a PSA. Are you ready?
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