5 Easy, No-Nonsense Ways to Optimize Your Day for Success

Paul Marsh
High-Performance Lifestyle
8 min readJul 21, 2024

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You don’t have to be a Type A personality to thrive on a daily basis.

A green plant sits beside a white desk with various items on top of it. The phrase, “Punch today in the face,” is displayed above it. A waitress gathers items in the background.
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How are you supposed to make the most of your day if you aren’t a morning person?

That was a question I used to ask myself often. I’d read stories about the importance of maximizing your mornings or see videos from digital influencers dissecting their intense morning routines.

All of this never failed to discourage me. Despite their words and testimonials, I had no desire to wake up at ungodly hours just to jumpstart my day.

Fast forward several years, and I now proudly consider myself a morning person.

In hindsight, I’ve realized you don’t need to be a morning person to make the most of your day — you just need to get the ball rolling whenever you do get out of bed.

Here are five simple ways to jumpstart your day, regardless of what time you get up.

Getting sunlight into your eyes

The Sun rising over mountains and a range of trees during Golden Hour.
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You might’ve recently read or heard about the importance of getting sunlight into your eyes.

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Paul Marsh
High-Performance Lifestyle

Native of Philly now living in the Midwest. Writing has been part of my life for 26 years. Avid reader. Fitness nut. Hopeful romantic. Superb cook. Word nerd.