Ask the Team: What Part of Your Morning Routine Sets You Up for a Great Day?

The way we begin our mornings can shape the rhythm of the entire day. Thoughtful routines help create consistency, support mental health, and make more space for focus, energy, and calm before the demands of the day begin. From movement and quiet time to coffee, connection, or a few moments of reflection, these small habits can have a meaningful impact—so we asked our team: what part of your morning routine sets you up for a great day? See their responses and our composite team morning routine below!

Caitlin 
"I like to start my day doing little brain puzzles like sudoku, Wordle, or the New York Times puzzles. I feel like it revs up my brain for the day."

Diana
"My hope and goal every day is to do everything the night before, so my mornings are more peaceful. And it gives me time to have my first cup of coffee with no craziness!”

Elliott
“My favorite part of my morning routine is cuddling with my cat as soon as I wake up - she will not let me skip it!”

Kassie
“My husband takes care of the breakfast stuff while our son sleeps. So, I will get on, knock out my HubSpot tasks to start the day really prepared, and then when our son wakes up we all have breakfast together.”

Kayla
“I love to roll over and see my sweet baby smiling and giggling at me! We play shadow puppets and snuggle in bed and then begin our day!”

Kristen
“My favorite part of my morning routine setting me up for a great day is my morning run, whether listening to a great podcast on health OR running in silence for a more meditative start to my day. Makes me feel like I got some 'me time' before I dig into the rest of my day!”

Liane
“Getting outside! I love a morning walk, some sunshine, and music to start the day.”

Michele
“My sacred morning ritual is getting up two hours before everybody and having some peace and quiet. I’ll put on a podcast, make lunches, get backpacks ready, do some skincare– it's that time just for myself before my family wakes up, and it's a crazy morning.”

MK
"I like to read for pleasure for 20 minutes while I enjoy my first cup of coffee."

Nicole B.
"Definitely coffee. I need my coffee first thing in the morning. Ideally, my morning would be like sleeping in because I'm not a morning person. But yes, normally, coffee and doggy snuggles."

Nicole P.
“I think my days feel successful when I have unscheduled focused time with my boys in the morning. The rest of my day is so scheduled until 7:30 PM, so it is time where we can just be without tech and without needing to be anywhere.”

Reed
 “Mine is my puppy Hector knocking on my door, waking me up. And then, coffee time.”

Scout
“I always have my morning movement time, bright and early, so before everyone else is up and I have to do morning care things. That is usually running or if there is weather about doing morning inside dance time."