What are some quick confidence-boosting routines for busy mornings?

For a quick confidence boost on busy mornings, start with a power pose for a few minutes to improve your posture and increase testosterone levels. Follow it up with positive affirmations, repeating empowering phrases to yourself like "I am capable" or "I am confident." Put on an outfit that makes you feel good and take a few minutes to visualize yourself succeeding in your day's activities. Finally, listen to upbeat music or a motivational podcast during your commute to set a positive tone for the day ahead.

When starting a 1:1 session with a client the first thing we address is our physiology. Movement always helps us get in the zone. Specific postures impact our thinking and behaviour and the power posture is one of them. When we physically act a certain way, we cannot think differently from that behaviour. Mind and body must connect and match. This is one way to reverse-engineer positive thinking.

Affirmations can help to encourage and stimulate positive thinking and therefore positive behaviour. Positive affirmations alone do not create change. They must be accompanied with action in order to reinforce the idea and turn it in an embodied truth.

Play your favourite piece of music and dance the heck out of it . It is difficult to feel self conscious when you've done the Saturday night fever routine in your kitchen before you first appointment while the kettle boils. Try it - music is life and if you pick something that is good energy and connects you with strong centred memories , it will uplift you for sure .

Visualization is a powerful technique with an array of benefits. One such benefit is envisioning (and deciding) how a certain situation will unfold. By envisioning it and replaying it, you are training your mind to create the outcome according to your desire, increasing the likelihood of it occuring in reality.

The power of the manifestation - keeping a journal next to your bed. Noting down ideas/thoughts that come to you when you least expect it and want to capture it is a great way to make sure it stays relevant. I have beautiful coloured box that has a collection of post it notes that I capture my dreams and aspirations in. Before I set about planning , I go back to the box to remind myself why I am doing this thing, what is the big dream, what will it do for me , why is it important. Eat, sleep, repeat.

Visualization is more than just a goal-setting tool; it taps into the guidance of Philippians 4:8, which tells us to dwell on what's true, noble, and right. Think of it this way: every morning when you close your eyes and picture your successes, you're not just planning your day—you're aligning your thoughts with the very best qualities, like tuning an instrument to the right pitch. It’s not only about seeing where you want to go; it’s about setting your spirit on that path, too. So remember, you're not just imagining the future, you're actively crafting it with the best intentions at heart.

Starting the day with even a small dose of physical activity can transform not just your body, but also your mind and spirit. For example, I incorporate morning walks and Pilates into my daily routine, and it's been a game-changer. These activities not only wake up my body and improve flexibility but also clear my mind, boosting creativity and focus for the day ahead. They say, 'An object in motion stays in motion,' and that's not just physics—it's a great strategy for life!

My go-to is 15-20 min HIIT exercise each morning. This gets the blood flowing, oygen to the brain and gets me out of head and into my body, overcoming the first challenges of the day.

I start off my morning by sitting on the edge of the bed and do a couple leg lifts until the rest of my body wakes up. It strengthen and tone the leg muscles as well as help with the lower abdomen muscles.

You can make this VERY easy, to make the work-out just for 10 or 20 minutes happen ask yourself this question: How can I make this super easy? I work-out in my pyjamas. I have favourite go-to videos avoiding the overwhelm of options. I do it first thing after my son goes to school...

One thing I have found useful is stretching and walking especially if the weathers nice. The simplest of exercises can prepare your body and mind for the day.

Nutrition is key for our health and ensuring we fuel our body and mind with the right properties drastically improves cognitive and physical performance. Some people prefer fasting, some a big breakfast followed by lighter meals. As long as what you do eat is as fresh and local as possible, you're giving yourself the best chances to be healthy. Find what works for you.

I've perfected my morning formula with a combination of LevateYou and ActivatedYou drinks, which provide a nutritional boost, and plenty of water with lemon to kickstart my metabolism and hydration. I also incorporate mushroom coffee into the mix. This isn’t just any coffee—it's infused with medicinal mushrooms like lion’s mane and chaga, known for enhancing cognitive function and supporting immune health. Eating well and supplementing wisely influences how we feel both physically and mentally, boosting confidence and performance in all our business tasks.

It is helpful to write down the 6 action steps that you need to take that will move you closer to your goal. They also need to be prioritized after writing as we tend to do the tasks that we like to do, not the most important. Then work on them. Some days you will make better progress, but always moving forward.

I am a naturally unstructured human but I have mastered structure over my working life. Most creatives, entrepreneurs , strategists, find it difficult to pull back from the ideas, the big dreams and the trip down the road and around the corner when you need to be at times when running a business in the here and now. I don't like mornings ( its a personal thing but just me), so to get me going I do a few things in the morning . One of them is to spend 15 mins or so writing down a few notes in my journal around what I want to get done today, how I would like it to play out, what I would like to delivering for my clients, and then at the end of the day , I spend 15 mins reflecting, celebrating or refreshing what needs to happen tomorrow.

Slowing down can make all the difference. In fact, do you HAVE to have busy mornings? Maybe not.... You might have more power than you think about creating your daily schedule and what you do and when. Just a reminder, nobody says you have to have a busy morning or put the most difficult, uncomfortable tasks first thing in the morning... find out what works for you!

You need to slow down in order to speed up . It sounds counterintuitive but we run run run and expect to never be exhausted. Take time to smell the coffee, breathe in the fresh air, skip to the mailbox, sing while you rearrange your desk - take moments to find gratitude and peace - it will create an opportunity for you to gain clarity and space to make that next big decision, to look at that piece of work that has been staring back at you , to full engage with the next client who totally deserves to speak to the "open" you and that energy will reflected back to you.