# @oliviamancuso__ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cydo8UALK4f
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57633683-oliviamancuso-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-16T14:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Olivia Mancuso (@oliviamancuso__) — https://gondola.cc/oliviamancuso__

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It’s Monday. Let’s talk morning routines.

The world of entrepreneurship and personal development is brimming with dime-a-dozen gurus.

These “gurus” will tell you that you need to wake up at 5 am, join a CrossFit class, take a cold shower, listen to an entire self-help book, and meditate for two hours before you start your workday. 

They claim their routine the sole route to elevate your life — to earn more money, to secure that house, to find happiness.

It’s easy to tumble into this personal development pitfall because many of us crave a routine — we want detailed, step-by-step guidance from someone who appears to have all the answers.

And that’s precisely what makes these “gurus” so predatory. They grasp your fears and exploit them to peddle their snake oil.

Having transformed my life from earning $12 an hour to steering a 6-figure business in under a year, I’m going to let you in on a genuine secret.

Ready?

Regardless of where you stand in life with your career, living situation, education, or relationships — the most important thing you MUST do in the morning is carve out time for you.

For me, this entails:

•Staying off my phone for an hour post-waking.

•Doing my skincare and making my bed.

•Watering and caring for my plants, and ticking off a few chores like laundry or dishes.

•Snuggling my dogs.

•Reading a few pages of a (fun, not academic) book and enjoying my coffee.

That’s the routine I’ve found optimally primes me for a productive day.

Maybe you’re pressed for time in the morning. Even if it’s just 20 minutes, it’s essential. I don’t care if you spend it catching up on your fave Bravo show— because it’s YOUR time.

Start your mornings by prioritizing yourself. We give so much during the day that by evening, little is left for us. Fill your own cup first before filling others. That’s the real key to elevating your life. Period.

#morningroutines #morningroutinegoals #creativeentrepreneurship #mondaymorningmotivation

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