Sadie Salazar, therapist and COO of wise therapy, considers himself a type A perfectionist, who can be subject to anxiety. To have the best possible day, she uses her mornings to blend.
“What I found that works really well for me is to make sure that I get up early so that I really feel like I have time for me,” Salazar told CNBC.
“If I do not wake up on time, that goes everything, then he compresses in the morning so that I feel rushed and chaotic. I think it’s the biggest ritual. No matter what, I get up when the alarm is triggered.”
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Salazar likes to use the additional time she accumulates in her mornings for activities that are not linked to work or household chores. “Maybe it’s reading a chapter of a book or listening to a little podcast, or taking a little more time to walk my dog,” she said.
As a mom with a new baby, Salazar notes that waking up at 7 am gives her time to prioritize personal care.
But to avoid doing too much pressure, she does not try to stick to a routine that makes the same appearance every morning.
Anyway, I get up when the alarm is triggered.
Sadie Salazar
Therapist and COO of wise therapy
“A great thing is to give permission to other routines and rituals to reflect and sink. I would like to be the kind of person who makes a training every morning or listens to a podcast or a book or something, but I personally find it difficult to stay with a routine,” says Salazar.
“No one wants to start their day by feeling as if you have already failed something.”
Her only commitment is to get up early, then Salazar decides how she would like to spend her creative hour at the moment.
“It is less structured. It gives me the opportunity to really generate creativity and to do part of my day that feels rejuvenating, instead of this routine that I rush to continue, like all the other tasks of the day,” she said.
She also aims to dress for work to help her stay concentrated, even if she works at home.
“There is so much temptation to wear our comfortable clothes and just a little living room, and I found very quickly that I just didn’t feel as motivated or creative,” said Salazar.
“I try to resist the temptation to stay in pajamas and to really prepare for the day [to] I have the impression that I will really work. [And] In fact, getting out of the house is really useful, especially for the days when I work remotely. “”
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