When I wake up depends on where I am.

I travel so much at the moment, but if I'm at home with the family, I like to exercise at the start of the day—six to seven am—before the school prep starts (I have three kids under the age of nine). On those days, my alarm gets me reluctantly out of bed around 5:40 am. When I am traveling, I'll get a little extra sleep and exercise a bit later around seven or eight.

I feel so conflicted about sleep.

I have every intention of trying to get eight hours a night, which I know I should do, but the realities of life at the moment mean it's usually between six and seven instead. I use the sleep tracker Sleep Cycle as my alarm and I find it has the nicest chime of any alarm I have come across, and the data is useful too.

I’d call myself a “forced,” not a natural, morning person.

I wake up early, but don't find it very easy. I know it's not healthy, but I find looking at my phone first thing as the most effective way to wake me up. I check and reply to emails in bed, then get into my gym clothes and head to the kitchen.

First thing, I take my supplements.

When we created ASYSTEM, I learned that your body's natural production of hormones spikes within the first 30 minutes of waking up—so this is the optimal time to take any supplements. So right away, I'll get a glass of water with fresh lemon and take our Superhuman Supplements. Then I'm ready to work out / run with friends / whatever is happening that day. Otherwise, I'll start making the kids' breakfast before all the household morning chaos erupts.

I find exercise very meditative.

It's a time when I both am in the moment, and am also able to think about challenges ahead in the day. Forcing myself into an early start and getting exercise done first thing, I find this sets me up and gives me time to mentally prepare and enter the day in a much calmer and more thoughtful way.

I’m on the Bullet coffee routine.

About two years ago I started it and haven't looked back. We always make our own. A French press of coffee, mixed with Cacao butter, MCT oil and some collagen powder in the VitaMix. The key is to mix it for a good 30 seconds so it gets nice and frothy.