Wake up early - according to Laura Vanderkam, 90% of executives wake up before 6am on weekdays. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, for example, wakes at 4am and is in the office no later than 7am. Meanwhile, Disney CEO Bob Iger gets up at 4:30 to read, and Twitter and Square CEO Jack¹ Dorsey is up at 5:30 to jog.

 

Drink water instead of coffee. Drinking water in the morning apparently² helps you feel more alert, rehydrates your body, and kickstarts your metabolism³.

 

Exercise - beyond the fact that exercising in the morning means they can’t later run out of time, Vanderkam says a pre-breakfast workout helps reduce stress later in the day, counteracts⁴ the effects of high-fat diet, and improves sleep.

 

Work on a top-priority business project

 

Work on a personal-passion project

 

Invest in family time, like reading stories to the kids or cooking a big breakfast together.

 

Connect with spouses before you are tired from the day's activities

 

Make your bed - this leads to a happier and more productive day

 

Network over coffee

 

Meditate to clear your mind

 

Write down things you're grateful for

 

Plan and strategise for the day ahead - Using the mornings to do big-picture thinking helps you prioritize and set the trajectory of the day

 

Check your email

 

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