Hey James, Me again! 👋🤪 I've just realised that I am also free on Thursday mornings. Are your calls usually co-working or brainstorming/chatting?

I'm curious, what time does everyone's routine look like in the morning, do you even have a routine, and what time do you start work ? I dont have a specific set routine, but most days seem to work like: 6.30am - Wake Up & make a coffee. 7am - Check Emails, Calendar & meetings 7.45am - Take kids to school. 8.15am - Another coffee. 8.30am - Start Insta for clients. However, looking at this, I also recognise that there's no exercise in there at all, and no real buffer before I start working, just wake up, caffeine, react to emails, school run, more caffeine, straight into client work. Maybe this explains why some mornings my brain feels like it's already running, before I've even chosen a direction. 🤪 So here's a question 👉 Does anyone else's 'routine' look more like a sequence of reactions than an actual plan? and if you do build in movement or a proper start-of-day ritual, what does that look like, and did it actually help?

It was great to catch up today @James Sopp Thank you both for all your ideas and suggestions - lots to think about!

NeuThinking was always about supporting those who thought differently, and whilst it was created with good intentions, the intentions didn't always sit right. But now they do, and they're alot clearer. Because of this, you might start noticing a few changes, and hopefully, you'll like them. If not, I fully understand that this might not be the group that you initially signed up for, and trust me, the ethos will still remain the same, but at the same time, I understand if you want to step out. Meanwhile, I would love to know what you think of the new NeuThinking styles ?

So, I'm gonna be honest.. I've not always told the truth, and I've not always followed the rules. 🤫 I know, it might come as a bit of a shock, but in my past, I've been known as a bit of a blagger and an occasional rule breaker, but I promise, there was usually a good reason. For example, one of my first jobs was in a music store in a small but busy shopping arcade. Because the arcade was full of other stores, we had a strict rule that the volume was not to go above 6 or 7 (🤷🏻‍♂️🤣) out of respect for other shops and shoppers. However, occasionally, I might have gone past this point. I certainly remember when The Prodigy's Music For The Jilted Generation came out. I unwrapped the CD with such excitement, put it in the tray, and pressed play. Volume at 10 !! 😈 Granted, there were some disapproving looks, and my manager glared at me, but then I asked him to watch. Within a few minutes, I could see the security guards standing outside the store start flexing in their uniforms. I could see shoppers in the fashion store opposite, planning what outfits they were going to purchase for the night out that they hadn't even planned yet. I saw the kids outside the store, dancing, as older couples would smile at them having a good time, and would then try and shuffle themselves. People who were in the store, but weren't used to this style of music, would subconsciously start nodding their heads to the beat. Shoppers would come in, ask me what was playing, and even though I couldn't actually hear them, I only had to point at the "Now Playing" stand, with the CD's stacked below. That day, we sold out. We had over 100 copies of that album. Other store managers came in and told me and my boss, that they had more sales that day than an average weekend before, and from that day on, every Saturday, I became known for regularly getting told off by my boss, but also celebrated for everyone selling more than before. That also started my desire to become a DJ, which followed one year later.