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Up Your Morning Motivation for an Energetic Day

By Samantha Kellgren

Published September 6, 2023 | 4 min read

Looking for ways to increase your morning motivation so you can get the most out of your day?

Check out this guide with some helpful tips for anyone who wants to start their morning with motivation.

Each day is an opportunity to achieve fulfillment and satisfaction in life.

Starting each morning motivated is an excellent way to get the most productivity out of your day.

Keep reading for helpful tips on how to boost your motivation each morning before you tackle the day!

1. Boost Morning Motivation by Setting an Intention

When you awake, set an intention for your day.

This is not really a goal, but a feeling.

Picture how you want to feel at the end of the day, what you want to get out of the day ahead of you.

Much like in yoga, an intention will help keep you grounded and focused when you become distracted and start to lose motivation.

When you feel overwhelmed and unmotivated, bring yourself back to your intention and think of a small action you can take, or something from the present moment you can use to get closer to that intention.

A few of my favorites include an intention to:

Go forward with confidence
I accept myself without judgment
Live fearlessly
Lift up others

2. Create an Actionable, Realistic To-Do List

For a to-do list to be actionable, and therefore useful, each item needs to be a specific thing you can reasonably do.

If you’re going on a 10-day tropical vacation which includes renting a car, booking a hotel, and securing scuba-diving lessons, writing “plan vacation” on your list is not reasonable.

It won’t get done in one day and there are so many things to do you’ll be overwhelmed with where to start.

Instead, write, “Get rental car and plane ticket quotes.”

This is specific and can be accomplished that day.

Either write your to-do list before you go to bed or first thing when you get up.

Here’s the kicker, only write – or star – 3 items.

This serves two purposes; you have instant clarity on what you should be working on and if you have a packed day and can only do 3 small things, you’ll feel accomplished because you got the pre-determined most important tasks done.

With that said, these 3 tasks should be things you can actually accomplish that day.

Set yourself up for success by truly accounting for the time they will take.

It’s unmotivating to not completely finish something and be unsure where to start or what you should be working towards.

3. Boost Motivation by Moving in a Way You Love

According to the Mayo Clinic, exercise has been shown to decrease stress in a number of ways, from increasing self-confidence to bumping the feel-good neurotransmitters or endorphins.

Sounds like a great way to start your morning motivation to me!

It’s understandable if you don’t have time to go to BodyPump or get a run in before your day really gets going, but don’t think of this advice only in terms of traditional heart-pumping exercises.

Instead, find a way to move at the start of your day that you truly enjoy.

A half-hour walk with the dog or 15 minutes of yoga can boost your endorphins, get your creative juices flowing, and leave you motivated to take on the rest of the day!