First name / Babe, you know what question has always made me cringe?
“What does your daily routine look like?”
And not because I think having routines are over the top… it's because I've never been capable of creating a routine and actually sticking to it (surprising for a Type 3, right)?
I've always been calculated, but when it comes to ‘routines' I'm more of an act-on-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of person. I base my day on my intuition, “How am I feeling,” “What do I have time for today” “How much wine did I drink last night?” 🥴
And although none of those are inherently “bad,” they're not conducive to results. Especially when those results require discipline.
Ask me to plan a site-seeing day trip in New Orleans, and I've got locations mapped, events coordinated, and parking ready. But ask me to stick to a morning routine, and I'm about as useless as the ice cream machine at McDonald's.
I've always been this way, but after having kids it all intensified. How the hell can I plan a routine when I have no idea what my 2-year old is going to be screaming at by 9am? Sticking to a routine (whether it's am/pm/skincare/wellness/etc.) feels like you're asking me to become the next Gerald Cotten Crypto King (hint hint: it's never going to happen).
But the older I'm getting and the more taste of success I get with life and business, the more I crave a routine – the more I see the insane benefits of being consistent.
Because if there's anything I've learned about results it's this: consistency breeds results.