At 6 am, I am up and at it! I drink my water and make my coffee with a little coconut oil, four drops of liquid stevia, and cinnamon to two shots of espresso. Then I take my cup of happiness and into my morning ritual I go!

Lately, there's a lot of hype around meditation and manifestation. It seems like everyone and anyone is a guru and it's impossible to know who the real deal is....until now. I support people who go through hell and back, and then want to teach others how to do the same. A little while ago, I found this ebook on manifesting written by a woman that overcame PTSD from child abuse, sexual trauma, racism, and more. And she went on to become one of the greatest teachers on living a joyful, abundant, and grateful life. I was freaking amazed at her story, and how she has manifested such a successful life. Her book contains the exact blueprint that she has used to help thousands of people manifest their dream life. She didn't let her awful and traumatic circumstances destroy her life. Instead, she turned it all around and uses it for good. My success morning routine is the exact routine that she shares in her book. I highly recommend you get both book and journal and do ALL the steps she talks about.

This routine is something I haven't shared before but I love it because it helps me keep a positive mindset which leads to a positive life. Staying positive can be hard in general, but now more than ever it’s necessary. We need to make 2021 a better year for ourselves but no one can do that for you. YOU have to put in the work and dedication to learn new things that help you grow and with that growth, a better life is born.

We are all a work in progress, every day, from the day we are born till the day we die we should always be growing. Anyone that thinks they don’t have anymore learning or growing or improving to do is selling themselves short.

Your Turn: Go check out the secret morning ritual I'm doing to uplevel my mindset and by connection, my life, and commit to it for the next 30 days. After 30 days, reply to this email and share with me how adopting this morning routine has changed your life. I know it will because it did for me. Success leaves clues and it's been PROVEN that people with morning rituals, routines, or habits are MORE successful, happier, and healthier than those without.

Now that I primed my mindset, and I feel amazing, it's time to work out! When life is challenging everything, it’s important to take control of everything you can, and that means taking control of your nutrition, fitness, mindset, and health, so you can respond to anything else life throws your way! If I skipped my coffee, need a little extra oomph, or am doing my workout several hours later (depends on if I had an early meeting or not) then I drink my energize so I can crush one of my new, 9 Week Control Freak workouts. Now it depends on the day. Usually, I try to get in a morning workout, but life gets in the way sometimes! And when that happens, my workout gets done later in the day, but guess what? I STILL do it! I do it because I always feel AMAZING after I'm done! No matter what happens in the day, good or bad, my workout has the power to change my mood and make it a good day! Exercise is a metaphor for life, you do hard things in your workout and show yourself you can do hard things in life. It doesn’t just make you strong physically it makes you strong mentally but it starts with you taking control.

Being in control of my nutrition is not about being obsessive, but rather, it's about making sure that I eat the foods that help me FEEL good so I can LIVE good. I eat about every 3 hours. I love starting my day with my gluten-free steel-cut oatmeal with a teaspoon of natural almond butter, cinnamon, and banana. Lunch may be quinoa with salmon and Brussels sprouts around noon. Last night's dinner was a burger with brown rice on top of mixed greens drizzled with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

I am a true Shakeology junkie and never miss a day. Shakeology has too many good things in it to pass up! I usually have it for a snack because it re-energizes me and is an essential part of living healthy. There are no real quick fixes. There’s no workaround to eating like crap and still being healthy. Focus on healthy habits that build a healthy lifestyle and that will build a healthy, fit body. I eat a variety of things that is too much to list here, but they all usually come from my recipes on The Monthly Fix. If you want to eat what I do, The Monthly Fix contains all of my everyday recipes.

Your Turn: Commit To Moving Your Body & Dial in your nutrition. Remember that what you put in your body consistently, will determine how you feel and show up for your day. Don't make it ONLY about what the outside looks like. Choose workouts and food and drinks that are in alignment with FEELING good!

Every day changes, but on a typical day, I will take Dom to his horse riding lessons, have a conference call with Beachbody, responded to more and more emails, and help my dad unpack his new place. My day is really a compilation of answering emails, doing videos, being a mom to Dom, taking business meetings, and lately (and secretly), meeting with my team because we are working on a super secretive project! Seriously! I will be announcing it next week and emailing you first, so you will know before anyone else! No one else is going to know about this just you and other Team AC Members! Get excited about it, because you won't even be able to GUESS what I will be announcing!  

Your Turn: Busy is a mindset not an actual state of being. We make time for the things that are important to us. I’m sure we can all think of a few times where despite having a lot to do we made time, found time for something we really wanted to do. Adjust your mindset around the concept. Take control of your schedule, plan for the things that matter most and there will always be time. What are you making time for today?

As we start this new year, let’s let go of the excuses and embrace the tools that help improve our health and wellness. I have shared some of those tools here. A better and healthier life happens one day at a time and one choice at a time. What are you choosing to do differently today to bring you one small step closer to a goal you have?

The only thing that stands between you and what you want out of life is the will to try and the faith to believe it’s possible. Go out there and earn what’s yours.

Your Partner In Health,

Autumn