To win the year, you must win the season.
To win the season, you must win the month.
To win the month, you must win the week.
To win the week, you must win the day.
The only way to win the day is to win the morning.
The early bird catches the worm.
This is an adage that still holds much value in contemporary society. Winning the morning means consistency in the time that you wake and in what you do. Those first few hours after we awake are crucial for shaping our days and essentially shaping our lives. What do you do in those first few moments of your morning? Here are some suggestions:
- Prayer or Meditation
Very cliché, but it works. Starting your morning in prayer or meditation helps to centre you and prepare you for the day ahead.
- A Daily Plan
Planning out your day and what you hope to accomplish, helps to keep you on track and accountable to yourself.
- Do Something Creative
I try to do something creative in the morning, to get me energized. For e.g. I create dad joke graphics.
- Read, listen or watch something uplifting.
Look at a positive video or something that lifts your spirits in the morning.
- Avoid using your phone.
Try not to use your phone for at least the first 30 minutes of your day. I recommend not using it until you have finished your prayer/meditation.
- Stretch or light exercise.
In the spirit of transparency, I rarely do this on a morning, but it works for many people, so it is something to consider.
What are some of your morning rituals that work for you?
Published by Darrion “Theatrics” Narine
Darrion M. Narine was born in Trinidad and Tobago but considers himself to be a global citizen. He is a social development specialist and a performing artiste. He is currently the programme manager of the Archdiocese’s Ministry for Migrants, working alongside UN agencies and grassroots organizations in Trinidad and Tobago to cater towards the educational, psychosocial, health and physiological needs of over 30,000 migrants and refugees.
Darrion was also the chair of the CHOGM CYF taskforce responsible for executing the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Kigali, Rwanda in June 2022. He managed a 21-member taskforce made up of people from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The taskforce was responsible for the planning, programme development and execution of the CHOGM CYF 2022 which hosted over 500 delegate from across the globe. His work in these fields have allowed him to develop his resource mobilization skills since he has been able to raise additional money for the support of several projects. which he manages.
Additionally, Darrion was the former Vice Chairperson for Inclusion and Engagement on the Commonwealth Youth Council, which serves 1.2 billion youth across the globe. His work focused on youth development, global socio-economic development and global social policy development. During his tenure he was able to launch and co-partner on several programmes. He co-founded the RACE campaign which allowed for healthy conversations around race and race relations. He was also a key founding director of the Youth Voice Matters campaign which promoted the increase in youth political participation. He holds a BSc in Psychology (Special) with a minor in Theatre Arts and a MA in Cultural Studies from the University of the West Indies (U.W.I). He is the former President of the U.W.I Guild of Students 2018/19, where he represented the students at all major university meetings and external advocacy movements and is a National Youth Award recipient for Leadership from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. In addition to this, he was a board member on the Global Coalition for Youth Employment (under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and National Service) and has served as a board member on the Chancellor’s Commission on Governance for the University of the West Indies reviewing the University’s governance structures and making recommendations for overall improvement of its systems and operations.
Darrion is also a cultural advocate, poet , writer and performer. He has taught techniques in performance, public speaking drama and networking to hundreds of young people across Trinidad and Tobago. He has also done skills development training at various schools across the country and region. Furthermore, he is an actor with DCShell Theatre, a singer, a poet and a writer. He has a collection of music and poetry and has performed across the globe. He believes strongly that education is liberation, and the key to a progressive population.
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