Think you're not a morning person? Think again.
This week, Tess sits down with Amy Landino, bestselling author, content creator, and founder of Vlog Boss Studios. Together, they blow up everything you think you know about morning routines, productivity, and what it actually means to start your day on your own terms.
Amy's newly expanded book, Good Morning, Good Life, isn't about waking up at 5am or turning your morning into an Instagram aesthetic. It's about reclaiming ownership of your day before the world gets a vote, and her simple three-bucket framework (Movement, Mindfulness, and Mastery) makes that possible for anyone, in any season of life.
Tess and Amy also get into the messy generational stuff: why Millennials were conditioned to believe "work harder" was always the answer, why a six-figure business might actually be the wrong goal, and the moment Amy told her dad she'd already made $90K that year and watched him go completely speechless.
In this episode:
- Why your morning routine is probably built around someone else's agenda
- The key difference between starting your day "on offense" vs. "on defense"
- Amy's three-bucket framework: Movement, Mindfulness & Mastery explained simply
- The real reason you're "not a morning person" (it's not what you think)
- Why a six-figure business might be the worst goal you're chasing right now
- The Millennial financial reality: student loans, a broken housing market, and boomer advice that no longer applies
- How self-compassion and accountability actually work together, not against each other
Amy Landino's book Good Morning, Good Life is available now. DM Amy on Instagram @AmyLandino the word "Tess" to receive her free Extraordinary Action Framework.
CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Welcome & Amy Landino introduction
01:00 — Amy's origin story: moving out at 18 and the "there's gotta be a better way" mindset
04:00 — The wedding video that started everything — and how YouTube changed her life
07:00 — What people get wrong about morning routines (hint: Instagram flex culture)
09:30 — Checking email vs. checking your goals: offense vs. defense
12:00 — Why you apologize for not replying fast enough — and why you need to stop
13:15 — Is Good Morning, Good Life the Gen Z version of Miracle Morning? Tess makes the case
16:45 — The three-bucket framework: Movement, Mindfulness & Mastery
19:20 — Tess's morning confession: sitting with her dogs, and finally giving herself permission
21:00 — "I'm not a morning person" — the #1 objection, completely reframed
24:00 — "But I have kids" — excuse #2, and Amy's surprisingly honest answer
28:45 — The Extraordinary Action Framework: DM Amy on Instagram to get it free
29:20 — Self-compassion + accountability: why they're not opposites
33:45 — Screw "realistic" — why shooting for the unrealistic actually makes sense
34:45 — Hot take: Why Amy tells clients with six-figure businesses to just go get a job
40:00 — Generational spotlight: Millennials as the internet's guinea pigs
42:30 — Student loans, the housing market, and what Millennials actually inherited
47:20 — Boomer advice vs. Millennial reality — a tension that's very, very real
48:00 — The $90K moment: Amy's dad, and why the people who love you don't always know what's possible for you
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