Have you been struggling with setting and staying consistent with new routines? 

Today’s conversation is such a sweet mix of truth, love, grace, and vision. Emily walks us through her thoughts on the importance of routines, a glimpse into what she’s implemented in her own life to create rhythms, and how to go about finding and staying consistent with your own. She shares her thoughts around routines and motherhood, setting words for each year so we have clarity of what we’re prioritizing and more. We even dive into a discussion around boundaries, eliminating distractions, and more so you can make space to fully focus on what you’re doing in each moment. 

 

Emily’s Story 

Emily Ley is the founder of Simplified, a brand of planners and organizational tools for busy women. Emily has been featured in Forbes, Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens, Glamour and Good Housekeeping. Emily and her team collaborated with AT-A-GLANCE to create gift and planning collections carried in Office Depot, Staples, Walmart, and Target. Emily is the author of national bestselling books Grace, Not Perfection, When Less Becomes More, and Sure as the Sunrise. Now, as an author, entrepreneur, wife and mother to three, Emily lives in Pensacola, Florida, with her husband, Bryan, their 3 wonderful kids.

 

Sure as the Sunrise 

It was 2020 and it was groundhogs day, every day was a repeat. She was trying to run a company around planners when everyone’s plans suddenly got canceled. Emily started telling herself the things that she knew were true and for sure every morning. That was where Sure as a Sunrise came from. God you can count on, the way He is going to show up in your life you can count on. 

 

Emily’s Morning Routine: 

Emily has been doing this routine since she was thirteen. She wakes up around 6 and gets out of bed at 6:20 am she will go and let the dog out and make a cup of coffee and go and take a bath. Every single morning Emily loves her bath time. 

Then she will get the kids out the door and if she has time get a workout in after and then she will start her day. It’s not complicated, it’s as simple as that. 

 

Sticking with Routines 

When you set it up for yourself you can’t borrow someone else’s. You have to think about the things that make you happy. When you think about the things that light you up you want to be those small habits. 

It helps if you write it down. It can be a visual cue/reminder for you. It takes 21 days for a task to become a habit. 

 

Struggling to be consistent with a new routine

Give yourself grace. If you are hitting the mark 80% of the time, that is still a win. But you also have to stop making excuses. Sometimes we need tough love so that we do stay consistent. 

 

Word of the Year

It helps narrow your focus. If you don’t you might try to do too many things at one time and then nothing gets done. Choosing the word should be something that is really on your heart and makes you slightly uncomfortable. It’s a growth area, it’s God kind of nudging. It’s whatever is that gut feeling. 

 

What is your favorite book you’ve read recently?

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson 

 

What is the biggest lesson you have learned in business? 

The hustle part is necessary but also seasonally and it has to be. 

 

 

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