Reach the World<\/a>, an educational nonprofit that connects classrooms in schools to college students all around the world, is always on the go.<\/p>\nWe chatted with Fulton Center member Alice Forsythe for this edition of First Hour. Below, Alice shares how she spends the early hours of her day.<\/p>\n
WeWork Magazine: Are you a morning person?<\/h3>\n
Alice Forsythe: I totally am! I know what it\u2019s like to come into the office before the coffee is made and the lights are even on.<\/p>\n
WWM: What time do you normally wake up?<\/h3>\n
AF: I wake up at 6 or 7. If it\u2019s my morning to walk the dog and make coffee, then 7. If it\u2019s my morning to get up and run, then 6. I run three to four days a week.<\/p>\n
WWM: Why do you think morning is your most productive time?<\/h3>\n
AF: I get a fresh start, and it\u2019s when I have a lot of mental clarity. I know that what I accomplish in the morning can really impact the way the rest of the day, week, or month goes.<\/p>\n
WWM: What are your first thoughts when you wake up?<\/h3>\n
AF: I run through my agenda for the day to see what I have ahead of me. Often, I start my day at a school, conference or career fair, so I don\u2019t always start at the office. I need to make sure that I\u2019m getting on the right subway at the right time to arrive where I need to be.<\/p>\n
WWM: What gets you up in the morning?<\/h3>\n
AF: I like knowing that everything I’m going to work on that day will really have an impact on reaching our overall mission. We are a small staff, and yet we work with a large group of students across the city. Everything I do to coach our teams in the field will ultimately have a direct impact on the students we work with and put us closer to achieving our mission and goals. Nonprofit work asks a lot of you and the satisfaction or inspiration isn’t driven by a dollar, profit, or bottom line. It’s driven by working toward a mission you wholeheartedly believe in. Each morning I remember our mission and begin with whatever the day has in store!<\/p>\n
WWM: Describe your morning routine.<\/h3>\n
AF: On a morning where I don\u2019t run, I\u2019ll get up and the first thing I do is feed the dog, and take him out. We go for a walk in Central Park where he gets to run around, and it\u2019s really fun. Then, I drink two cups of coffee as I get ready and pack my lunch. I also save 10 minutes for myself to eat breakfast, and then I\u2019m out the door.<\/p>\n
WWM: What do you do on your morning commute?<\/h3>\n
AF: On the subway, I read The New Yorker because it makes my train rides feel very fast. We work in Title I school systems, and the neighborhoods we travel to aren\u2019t always the safest. So having something as simple as a magazine out and reading it feels a lot safer to me than a piece of technology.<\/p>\n
WWM: What\u2019s the first thing you do when you arrive at your office?<\/h3>\n
AF: I usually set a task list so that I know what I need to accomplish before lunch. If I know I\u2019m going to be skirting around the city, it\u2019s important that I get things completed before doing so. I also go through my email for 10 to 15 minutes and then log out to work on my bigger projects for the day. I find it can be very distracting if I always have an email window open because I can never really focus on the things I have to do.<\/p>\n
WWM: What does your ideal day look like?<\/h3>\n
AF: I like having at least part of my day where I\u2019m interacting with other people. I am a program manager, so I do a lot of one-on-one communication. I don\u2019t like to spend the day hiding behind the computer; I find that it really drains me. I\u2019d like to spend a couple hours a day coaching teachers or working with students and interns. As long as I\u2019m interacting with people throughout the day, I\u2019m happy.<\/p>\n
Photographs by Lauren Kallen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mornings aren\u2019t for everybody. But in addition to mornings, Alice Forsythe has a special admiration for Mondays and the first day of the month. \u201cI feel like there\u2019s a lot of opportunity on those days because they are a blank slate,\u201d she says. \u201cYou have everything in front of you; do what you want with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1208,"featured_media":8209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43903,43911],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-stories","category-member-spotlight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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