Morning Pages to Start
Your Day as a Small Business Owner
A morning
ritual that I teach to small business owners and use in my small business is to
clear your mind of clutter. When you first wake up in the morning, take
ideally fifteen minutes to write down anything that is muddying up your head.
Write three pages in an easy no pressure stream of consciousness. Write down
any thoughts or feelings that are clogging your brain. This is not refined
perfect creative writing. It’s musings, lists, to dos, dreams, worries, and
sometime just junk. Dump thoughts out on the page the way you dump out the
trash. Now your mind is clear and you can accomplish much more in your day.
There may be times when you are too busy, but I know that when I am stressed or
need to be especially creative I go back to morning pages. I have written three
books while doing morning pages. Screen
Writer and Entrepreneur Julia Cameron calls the pages, morning
pages and describes the benefits in her book, “The Artists Way.”
I
am a professional speaker, body language expert and author. I speak around the
country to groups of small businesses owners.
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
