How to Own Your Days Like a CEO
Whenever we enter a new year or season, I find myself wanting to refresh my routine…
In business, there’s a lot of pressure to be consistent with our habits and routines. However, I’ve realized that not every day of mine looks the same - whose does?
My energy levels change on the regular (hello being a woman), my call schedule is different, my workloads vary, and my personal life needs attention too.
With that in mind, I gave up on trying to find the perfect daily routine that I could copy and paste 365 days a year. I don't need the pressure of finding a routine and the self-criticism to follow when I have to adjust it three days later.
With that said, I have prioritized a few daily habits that make me feel like a successful leader through the ebbs and flows of each season.
If you're looking for some inspiration, keep reading to learn about my favorite CEO routines!
1. Luxe morning self-care
I updated my skincare routine this month, inspired by this amazing article from Hannah Baxter at The Zoe Report.
Does seven steps of skincare take longer than three? Yes. Is my skin glowing every damn day? Also yes.
For me, it is worth the extra seven minutes in the bathroom to apply hydrating and plumping products and give myself a five-minute gua sha treatment. By 9 am feel like I've already started on the right foot.
2. “Money Church” each morning
I've talked about dedicating time to getting familiar with my money, or “Money Church” as Rachel Rodgers calls it, to my email list. I've added the simple habit of checking my bank accounts right after I scan my email each morning, so there are no excuses.
As a business owner, it's important I am familiar with our profit and loss, where our income streams stand, and where there is room for growth or even more flow.
3. Leaving white space in my calendar
I used to time block my whole calendar so there were dedicated hours for everything. But I found I frequently had to move things, and I didn't leave much room for creative free time.
This month I deleted my time blocks, set up boundaries instead (like no new biz calls on Mondays or Tuesdays), and got a lot more white space back in my calendar.
It's already translated into more creativity and inspiration.
4. Flexible log-off time.
Corporate Meg loved a closing time. I liked to have scheduled work hours so my brain could fit in the things I wanted to do around work.
In December and January, I've thought more about logging off when I'm satisfied with the work I've done for the day. Sometimes thats 5:15 pm, sometimes it's 6 pm, sometimes it's 3:30 pm if it's a Friday.
Again, this leaves more space to actually get the work done and not worry about “how many hours did I work this week?”
What are some CEO habits you’ll be adding this season? If you're not sure, leave a comment or email team@megandrosigliopr.com. I would love to brainstorm with you!
