Maximizing your daily Potential

Getting the most out of your day can be hard. Let me show you a few ways that I know how to maximize your daily potential.

Some days there aren’t enough hours. Others, you don’t feel like getting anything done at all. It’s a situation that has been exacerbated by the shapeless years of the pandemic, but with things getting back to normal, it might be time to rethink how you approach your time.

Designed to make you more focused, rested, supple and – crucially – happier, this guide takes you from waking up to bedding down at night.

Give it a go, it might make you more efficient and productive, but it will help you reclaim some time yourself. Because that’s the most important thing, after all.

Do a quick body stretch when you wake up

I like to stretch in bed when I wake up to help with my blood circulation and mobility. Allow your body to open, reach and breathe through body and skin to start your day.

Visualize success before you leave the house

So often we rush out of the house, our heads full of everything we must do that day. This isn’t great for our anxiety or stress levels as it puts us in a state of pre-emptive alert before we’ve even got to the office. You want to break this cycle by taking five minutes to focus on a few specific goals you want to achieve that day.

Think about what you would feel happy and fulfilled to have achieved by the end of the day. Try to write down your three most important goals before you leave the house.

Listen to this on your commute

Your commute isn’t dead time, it’s a great opportunity to take time for yourself. I suggest listening to engaging podcasts, listening to a podcast on your communication has countless benefits.

Undeck yourself at lunchtime

Sitting all day is bad. The key is to get on your feet and take a walk. If you need do some simple joint rotations and stretches as needed. The important thing is that you do it.

Recharge through the slump

Feeling of fatigue at 3 pm is normal, and a result of your blood sugar levels dipping. Rather than reaching for a sugary snack, I suggest boosting your alertness could come down to something as simple as adjusting your computer monitor.

Upright or reclining your body position is when seated, this will impact your level of alertness, with sitting upright increasing your focus and slumping decreasing it. Good ergonomics will have a knock-on effect on postural health and inspire more of an upright or what I call ‘power posture’ which inadvertently will impact focus, concentration, and energy levels. Making sure your monitor is at eye level, then, is key.

Do this to wind down when you get home

Fitting in a gym session before family commitments can be near-impossible, but often we want to burn off some of the stress of the day before settling down for the evening.

Do a quick circuit! Ten squats, crunches, press-ups, then finish with ten leg raises. A simple and effective way to get the blood flowing and that cortisol is banished.

Read this before bed

We know screen time before bed isn’t conducive to a good night’s sleep. So how about you read instead? Bedtime is not the time for non-fiction or self-improvement books. We need to give our brains a chance to switch off and relax. Fiction can be beneficial because it takes us into a different world, one which needs our imagination and creativity to see. This helps stop the rumination around our worries which can prevent sleep and build anxiety. Sleep tight.