 Hey guys, welcome back to the channel. Today I wanted to walk you through my typical morning routine and my life as a doctor. Now being a doctor can vary between very crazy fluxes and hours. For example, my first year in residency was common to try to get to hospitals early as 5.30 and other days as late as 9. But now that my first year is behind me, thank god, my schedule typically requires me to get into the hospital anywhere between 6.30 and 9am depending on what service I'm actively on. But nevertheless, my morning routine is pretty similar. I typically wake up around 2-3 hours before I have to get to the hospital. So for example, today I have to leave for the hospital at 8am, so I'm waking up around 4.30 and finally getting out of bed around 5am. And don't worry, I don't wake up this early all the time, but I do enjoy spending some time on myself before going into doctor mode. And the first thing I do every morning is to get a nice warm shower in. Maybe in the future I'll be one of those cold shower experimenters, but for now those warm showers aren't going anywhere. They're also where the acoustics are the best. Next I get ready and check my daily weights. I keep a mental note on my personal health. And I'll then get the rest to myself ready and move on to the core part of my morning routine. The first thing I get ready without a hiccup is my morning cup of coffee. My wife and I currently love this ninja coffee machine and we combined this with amazing fresh coffee grounds from our favorite coffee shop. And while the coffee is brewing, I spend the next 10-20 minutes in my daily prayer. For me, my current morning prayer is very much grounded within spirituality and religion, but even before this I was practicing guided meditation. And both were built into my morning routine to help me stop focusing on the chaotic thousand and one things that we're trying to grab my attention. And by the time that my daily meditation is over, not only is my coffee ready, but it's waiting for me at the perfect drinking temperature. And just add a bit of creamer and sugar. Ooh, that looks nice. Okay, bam, boom, let's do this time to work. Now today I woke up early enough and I plan to get a morning workout in, but first I want to enjoy this cup of coffee. So I spent about 15 to 20 minutes reading the next book on my reading list. And today that selected book is Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss. I find this reading time of non-medical topics to be the best time where I can pick up on ideas for both the channel, as well as my personal life and growth. And after getting through a good chunk of my morning routine, it's about 5.40 a.m. and it's time to get some movement in. And now that I've finished about half my coffee, I'm energized enough and ready to go for the gym. Now currently I'm training for a half marathon in about two months of the plan is to get some running in first and then do a back workout with whatever time I have left. And no, I'm not a runner by heart, but the best way to get motivated to run is have some bright shoes like these that you really can't wear for anything else but running. And once I'm all laced up, I drive to my near apartment gym and get started on today's workout, which is a four mile run, followed by a quick back and bicep routine. Now this workout part of my morning routine doesn't always happen, especially when I'm on a busy rotation like ICU, but on days like today where my schedule starts much later, I prefer to get a good solid workout in. It's just another instance of my morning routine where I can feel like I've had a small victory regardless of how the rest of the day goes. And today's workout took me about an hour and it's now about 7am, so I have about an hour to get back home and get ready for work. And definitely can't be seeing patients early in the morning with this stank, so it's time to get another quick shower and get fresh and ready once again. And it's also always nice to smell nice, so I love alternating between some of my favorite cologne. Today we're going to go with dolce and cabana. Mmm, that smells nice. Now with about 45 minutes left, I try to use the rest of my morning routine to just get some house chores out of the way so my wife and I don't have to do them later on. I'm a big fan of putting dishes up in the morning, it's kind of meditative, and also feels like another small win for the day. And next I'll transition to tidying up any messes in our kitchen and our living room. And once that's completed, that makes the rest of my morning all about this guy. This is Coby, he's my mini golden doodle and practically my child. He's about one and a half years, he's the absolute best. I spend the last moments of my morning routine taking him down when my wife gets ready for work and setting up his playpen for the day. And it's also a great excuse to catch this amazing sunrise. Next I'll make sure that he gets his breakfast for the day and it's finally time for me to get ready for work. And thankfully I'm a big fan of scrubs so getting ready is super quick. Which coincidentally I'll need today because I'll be working at the local VA which is about a 40 minute drive for me. And I also often get traffic just like this. But as I head to work I make sure that the last part of my morning routine is getting mentally in the zone to be a doctor and to take care of my patients. So I like to listen to podcasts about medicine or cold cases which get me in that right headspace. But that guys is my morning routine as a full time doctor. Hopefully you guys enjoyed today's video and episode. Make sure you comment down below and let me know what you incorporate on your day to day. 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