Writer Stephen King commits to writing two thousand words a day, and he usually does it between 8 am and 11:30 am every day. Swimmer Michael Phelps gets up and does warm-ups and creative visualization exercises every day before competition. Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey, who had worked 8-hour days at each company, created the “theme” day, where he worked in one area per day, such as product development. Saturday is one day off, and Sunday is dedicated to reflection, strategy, feedback and planning for the coming week.

Benjamin Franklin, who helped write the US Constitution and was the inventor of bifocals and the lightning rod, asked two questions every day: “What good will I do today?” and “What good have I done today?” Every day, he also had a morning routine for himself of what he called an ‘air bath’. In which he would sit in the very cold air as a way to purify himself and open up his imagination.

Albert Einstein, the physicist who developed the Theory of Relativity, walked every day. He lived in the present moment. He concentrated intently on a task at hand. The inventor of Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, looked in the mirror every day and asked himself the same question: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am going to do today? If the answer was no , would change his intention for the day.Nikola Tesla, the inventor of the electric motor and laser, would walk eight to ten miles a day, avoid acidic foods, and use a creative visualization technique called a mind box, in which he could design and fully manipulate a mental version of your invention to complete it before building it.

A daily routine is important as a catalyst, which leads to tasks of productivity and creativity. Your natural rhythm decides the order that works best for you and there is no right or wrong. Instead of thinking about what to do next, put it in your daily schedule. Gary Keller, who founded Keller Williams Realty, stated, “If it’s not on your agenda, it doesn’t exist.”

They consist of daily tasks that are cumulative. Stephen King, has written 55 books and several short stories, consistently writing two thousand words a day. Nikola Tesla’s many amazing inventions are still shocking the world.

As a yoga teacher for the last twenty years, I have a daily routine of stretching every morning for ten minutes and then before I go to sleep I do another ten minutes. Every night before I go to bed, I wash my feet, because I believe that a cleanse discharges any negative energy buildup. Along with that habit, I wash under my fingernails and toenails, which I feel has kept me healthy and germ-free.

As a real estate salesperson, I know that every day I have to create opportunities to earn the income I want. So I’m constantly looking for landlords and businesses to find good phone numbers. I make daily calls, walk and talk with prospective owners and sellers. I practice my presentations, to be ready. Every day, I make time to meditate and visualize what I want as results. I also practice, in my mind, how I will feel when I complete the task, and feel rewarded when I finish it. (Win an award, earn a commission, find a really hard phone number, give a masterful presentation, and get a quote.)

I have always had the ability and desire to write, and now I am making it a daily routine to get up at 5:30 am to write. The writing part doesn’t always happen, because my mind says go back to bed, check your email, read the news because you don’t have anything to write. The alarm sounds and I reach my desk. I am establishing a pattern and a routine. The writing will come. First, I need to be sitting at my desk and not dream. Every day I say: “This is me trusting myself. The work I’m doing is paying off.”

My practice and daily routines make me feel safe, happy and relaxed. Due to the daily routines, I have achieved many of my personal goals. If you want more productivity and hitting milestones, set up your daily routines. Remember that if it is not in your agenda it does not exist. Time can only do one thing. It will pass to another time; That turns into another day and another year.

If you have daily habits that are sabotaging, downright unhealthy, and dangerous, stop and create new daily habits. Instead of reaching for food, go for a walk, write a journal entry. Put down the daily shot of whiskey, tequila, or a needle and instead pray or meditate, lift light weights, or get outside for fresh air. If you are watching content that is polluting your mind and heart, choose to watch something that is 100% positive, uplifting, and nobody gets hurt.

Regular daily routines create the real results in the long run. Ordinary moments made daily are just ordinary. Put all the ordinary together and you could end up with the extraordinary. An extraordinary life, income, practice and amazing results beyond anything you have ever achieved before. Right now, decide on one daily activity and commit to it.