 The secret to success is consistency. Even if you work hard and you are not consistent, you will not be successful. It is amazing how simple it sounds and yet so ignored. People give up a lot more than they succeed. According to Elizabeth Gilbert, an American journalist, it is a simple and dangerous rule of life that whatever you practice, you will improve at. You need to be consistent in executing your goals and one key way of doing that is by following routines. In today's video, I am going to share with you 15 morning routine habits of successful people. If you are new here, please subscribe to our channel for more awesome videos such as this one. 1. Waking up very early According to BBC, studies have always suggested early rising and success might be linked. People who wake up early are more in sync with the traditional corporate schedule and tend to have more proactive personalities which might lead to better grades in school or higher wages on the job. Waking up early is not a trait of a lot of millennials though. Still, it can help you plan your day better. Success is not a one-off event. It is a journey of wins. Every day counts. Will you wake up early tomorrow? 2. Making your bed This may sound irrelevant to some people, especially those who have people who take care of their homes. However, it helps you coordinate yourself. According to The Spruce, if you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first acts of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another. It is great to start your day with a sense of accomplishment no matter how small. Build from it. Sometimes, it is the little things that brightens a person's day. 3. Drinking a glass of water According to Business Insider, drinking water first thing in the morning immediately helps rehydrate the body. The 6 to 8 hours of recommended nightly sleep is a long period to go without any water consumption. Drinking a glass or 2 of water right when you wake up, however, is a good way to quickly rehydrate your body. Aside from rehydrating your body, it may also make you feel refreshed, drink as many glasses as you can stand and then carry on with your daily activities. Drinking water may also come in especially handy when you rush off to work and forget breakfast. At least, you would not feel too hungry on your way to work. 4. Exercising Successful people engage in a lot of exercises. Some of them jog while some leave to aids. Some might even use a treadmill. Whichever is more comfortable for you. Exercising has immense health benefits that sometimes people enjoy because they make it part of their daily routine. If you are young, it is best to begin now to exercise so that you get used to it. If you don't start now, you may keep procrastinating for a long time. One small jog won't hurt. Work at staying consistent. It will work wonders in your body. 5. Meditating Many successful people find time to meditate. It helps them to clear their minds of all thoughts and worries before stepping into the new day. It doesn't have to be for up to an hour, but it just has to be peaceful. Spend time just thinking about nothing. The more you do this, the better you feel over time. Building a habit of meditation can help you gain new insights into handling challenges and managing stressful situations. According to Business Insider, the mental health benefits of meditation includes better focus and concentration, improved self-awareness and self-esteem, low levels of stress and anxiety, and fostering kindness. If you can make the time, try meditating for at least 30 minutes daily. 6. Write in your journal Journaling is a pretty great habit. It can help you hone your writing, as well as reflect on your daily events. People who write in their journals tend to keep track of things better. The more they write, the better they understand themselves. We are full of unique talents and strengths, but sometimes we feel overwhelmed with too many obligations. Writing how we feel helps us to access ourselves objectively. 7. Writing other tasks for the day It is always advisable to write out each task to be undertaken before heading to work or starting to work. Writing other tasks gives you a clear goal of what you want to achieve for the day. It also helps you stay focused. It is usually ideal to have a task list organized in order of priority so that you can focus on the tasks that really matter, make your list as clear as possible. According to Psych Central, writing vague one-word tasks on your to-do list prevents you from getting the tasks done faster. You've got to think about your to-dos in concrete terms. While writing down a task using non-specific terms may help save you time for now. It holds your progress and does not save you time in the long run. 8. Planning for execution After you have written out your tasks, the next step isn't necessarily to rush into execution. If you do that, you may make costly mistakes that take time and effort to resolve your plan. If you wrote, for example, that you want to close a deal with the CEO of IBM to buy a software you have created, you have to think about how you will approach them. 9. Have breakfast Breakfast is one of the routines of successful people. According to Science Direct, breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day, providing sustenance and energy for whatever activities that lay ahead. Eat a healthy breakfast before beginning work for the day. It can be as simple as a fruit solid or as elaborate as bread, bacon, waffles and pancakes. And sure to add some vegetables too. An apple can help. You need all the vitamins you can get, especially if you don't take zeroes which contain some of the vital vitamins. 10. Connect with loved ones Some successful people never have time during the day to connect with their loved ones. They call them or go to their room to spend some time with them before they head to work. They may also send a quick email if they are far away and not answering their phone because it's too early in the morning. Some of them alternate between their different loved ones. They may reach one on Monday and another on Tuesday. 11. Read the paper Some of them read the paper and try to catch up with global business news and events. Sometimes, they subscribe to different brands and other times, they stick to one. Reading the news is a great way to relax early in the morning. Sometimes, they read with a cup of coffee beside them. It is this reading early when there are no distractions that enable many of them to retain a lot of information. They are also quite consistent because they have developed it into a habit over the years. How does a successful businessman know which companies are performing well and which ones are not? Through reading about them and their performances over time from the news, successful people read a whole lot. 12. Read a book on the boss Some of them don't stop at newspapers. They go on to carry a novel along with them on the morning boss or train and read it. They usually have an up-to-date collection of excellent novels from all over the world. They know reading a book will make them smarter and sharpen their vocabulary and communication skills too. They utilize every opportunity they have to read something. They can choose small novels or relatively big ones. Sometimes, the journey to work is a one-hour train ride and an avid fiction reader can gobble up to 50 pages in less than an hour. 13. Be punctual to work Successful people are never ever late. They instead come earlier than others. Being punctual is one of the positive routines of highly successful people. They know that work emergencies can come up in the morning and they try to be there to lead when the opportunity presents itself. If you have been late all this while, you have to make up your mind to start being early. Punctual people have the opportunity to prepare better for the day and because of that, they tend to perform more excellently than their colleagues. Don't say tomorrow starts the day. 14. Begin working on tasks One of the routines of successful people is to start their tasks immediately they get to work. Nothing is postponed unless later. That lack of procrastination can lead to greater prosperity. If you want to be successful like the people who practice this, set a calendar that synchronizes all your tasks into your devices. It can guide you on which task is more important at every point in time. 15. Take a break This is a very important morning routine. Everyone needs it. It is advisable that you always take a break by noon. If not for anything else, taking a break will help you stretch your legs before you get right back to it. Routines are sometimes perceived as boring, perhaps because they are repetitive. However, as humans, we create habits all the time. Start a healthy and positive routine and stick to it. If you are just starting, get an accountability partner. Stay on track and focused. Do not under any circumstance say you will start later. If you do, you may end up not achieving your objectives. Have a circle of friends who share similar values that will help you stay on track. In all, keep working hard. Be good.