Rise and Shine

At some point during our last project, I happened on to an inspirational speech by William H. McRaven. It’s called, Change The World, and the very first paragraph struck me as an ideal prospect for your next project.

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and will encourage you to do another task, and another, and another. By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Make your bed will also reinforce the fact that the little things in life matter. If you can’t do the little things right, you’ll never be able to do the big things right. If, by chance, you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made. That you made. And a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.

I thought how easy it might be… to simply make a commitment that I would begin each morning by making the bed.

I would love it if you would join me as I explore this idea. My plan is to find and post something simple every day, maybe some “wake up” memes, or quote. There might be some cute gifs on the subject of mornings. I’m calling this project “Rise and Shine” and it will begin on Oct 1st.

Already in the habit of making the bed, why not commit to another simple task?  I would recommend that it be easy, and something that you could do every morning no matter what, so it’s probably best that it not take much time or effort. Ideally, the task would be visible and concrete, something you could see and enjoy at the end of a long day.