Ashley Chandler says mornings feel chaotic because you're reacting instead of preparing. She recommends starting before stress hits: get sunlight, move your body, sit quietly. No phone, no emails. Build that foundation first, then face the day.
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My number one job when I wake up is to get myself into the most empowered, authentic, regulated, meaning balanced, not calm necessarily, but balanced place possible because everything builds from that place. So before the noise of the day creeps in, before the stress of the emails, before the requests, Or the questions creep in, or the mental load of everything that's happening in the world, or everything that's on my to-do list, I carve out intentional time for me. There's a window for you. I know there's a window for you too. And so many of us are either sleeping through it, skipping through it, immediately looking at our phone, immediately thinking, oh, I don't have time for exercise, or I don't have time for sunlight, or I don't have time to be still and be quiet.