I started a small habit about three months ago that uh, completely changed my life schedule which is getting up 30 minutes earlier every morning and drink a glass of water and stretch. Um, before making this shift I always did rush it. Um, I used to lose my alarm until the last minutes and I scroll through social media in bed and then hurry to get ready. This left me feeling tired and anxious before my day even started. I realized I needed um, a calmer morning to fix my energy level and reduce stress to implement it without giving up. I kept the transition simple. So first I moved my phone across the room so I had to physically get out of my bed to turn off the alarm. And second, I placed a large water bottle on my desk before going to sleep so that I can easily get to my um, water cup. So um, the third is I um, do um, 5-10m minutes of lie stretch rather than an intense workout to ah, wake myself up. This simple change had a huge effect on my daily life. Uh, so it relieved the stiffness in my neck and back from sitting at dark uh, at a deck all day. Most importantly, it gave me a quiet peaceful start of a day. So I stopped rushing and became relaxed and much more productive in the morning and stay a better mood.
Band 7+: Describe a small change you made that had a big impact. You should say: - What the change was - When and why you made it - How difficult it was to implement - And explain the positive effects it had on your life.
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I started a small habit about three months ago that completely changed my daily schedule, which is getting up 30 minutes earlier every morning, drinking a glass of water, and stretching. Before making this shift, I always rushed. I used to snooze my alarm until the last minute and scroll through social media in bed, then hurry to get ready. This left me feeling tired and anxious before my day even started. I realized I needed a calmer morning to fix my energy level and reduce stress. To implement it without giving up, I kept the transition simple. First, I moved my phone across the room so I had to physically get out of bed to turn off the alarm. Second, I placed a large water bottle on my desk before going to sleep so that I could easily get to my water cup. Third, I do 5-10 minutes of light stretching rather than an intense workout to wake myself up. This simple change had a huge effect on my daily life. It relieved the stiffness in my neck and back from sitting at a desk all day. Most importantly, it gave me a quiet, peaceful start to the day. I stopped rushing, became relaxed, and was much more productive in the morning and stayed in a better mood.
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