How busy people can win the day before breakfast

Create a morning routine that (actually) works for you

I am not much of a morning person. This sometimes surprises people, because my most well-known book is called What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast. I host a podcast called “Before Breakfast” and I’ve written about lots of other people’s elaborate morning routines.

I, on the other hand, do not generally wake up before I need to get up. However, I do think that good mornings can lead to good days. If we take a more expansive view of morning routines, it’s quite possible to incorporate some pleasurable elements into the beginning of the day, even without a pre-dawn alarm. Here are some of my favorite ways that busy people can win the day before breakfast.