Get Your Ducks in a Row: 30-Minute Morning Kickstart

Start your day focused, clear, and ready for action. In just 30 minutes, we’ll tap into proven productivity principles to organize your priorities and prepare for purposeful work.

### What to Bring

• Your calendar (digital or paper)
• Your organizer or personal planner (digital or paper)
• A journal or scratch pad and writing tool(s) (pen, pencil, etc.)
• Notes, reminders, or intentions from the previous day or week
• Any relevant documents from your work, volunteer roles, or projects

### Schedule

6:30 AM – Fluff the Nest (5 mins)
Hydrate, tidy your physical and digital workspace, and gather your tools.

6:35 AM – Gather Your Flock (20 mins)
🔹 6:35–6:38 – Brain Dump: Capture anything on your mind—tasks, worries, ideas, questions
🔹 6:38–6:41 – Reflect: Review notes, reminders, and insights from the previous day
🔹 6:41–6:45 – Assess: Reconnect with your goals, roles, and current challenges
🔹 6:45–6:50 – Update: Adjust your calendar, task list, and action steps accordingly
🔹 6:50–6:55 – Focus: Identify key priorities and determine what to eliminate, delegate, or defer

6:55 AM – Take the Lead (5 mins)
Set your top intention(s) for the day. Choose one action to start with. Close the session with a big breath, a reminder of what motivates, inspires or centers you and step with clarity into your day.

### Inspiration

Inspired by expert frameworks from:

• Equip Institute with Florence (YouTube channel)
• Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
• The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
• Why Simple Wins by Lisa Bodell