Great question Chris. Mon-Fri 5:00a.m. club mandatory and weekends give yourself some grace. Give yourself permission throughout the week to take a 10-20 min nap sometime during the day. Warning: Careful of sleeping past 8:00 a.m. on Sunday–because it will be harder to get to bed and start the day early on Monday. If there is a day you sleep in–it’s Saturday.

Hey Christina:

Thanks so much for watching the video. I have actually gotten this question a lot over the years from many of my personal clients – who are parents themselves. The consensus from what I have seen is although kids definitely add an element of spontaneity in the mix (you never know what they are going to do next)—I have still seen many of my clients schedule time for their morning rhythms with some creativity and it has worked (on most days). Some things I have heard – trying to wake up 30 mins before the kids to provide the time to do what they want—from stretching, moving, meditating, reading the paper/or something inspirational, to even as something crazy as leveraging your bathroom relief time in am to listen to the 5-7 podcast. Haha… I have also heard on the other hand that some have talked to their kids (obviously older) and told them they need a few mins every morning for “me” time—and will keep the kids occupied with a spouse, a nanny, a grandparent, a show, a toy, breakfast, etc.

At the end of the day, each family and each child is so different—but as a coach I have always believed when you really want something to happen, you make it happen. I love the idea with starting out with music on your alarm clock—make sure it’s something that puts an extra step in your game. Music is one of my key sources of inspiration.

I know this can be a sensitive issue for many, so I appreciate your comments and hope that other parents respond too and discuss their creative ways of creating morning rhythms to help the FYCcommunity of parents—which there are many! Thanks again for your comments and looking forward to many more.