Whether you’re sitting in a coffeeshop working on your startup or down at the gym working on your #bikinibody, this playlist is sure to pump you up and get you motivated just like a big cup of hot French pressed coffee.

Listen to it on Songza here.

I wasn’t sure how I reached my destination but I recall the feeling of Summer whirling through my long wavy locks and the sounds of the traffic whispering by while the sun was setting on the city skyline. For a moment I felt weightless.

This weekend I took a little time off work to evaluate and reflect. I read a lot of success stories and dream very big so it’s nice to sometimes come back to reality and appreciate what I’m doing today rather than always looking at the future – waiting for the next amazing memory to happen. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about where my life will be in 3 years, 5 years, 10 years, or more (and then I start online-shopping for wrinkle cream) no really… and I just have NO idea. I suppose that’s the beauty of today. You never knew what will come but at least you can always make this day, this moment, matter the most. How are you spending this moment? 

The next time you find yourself dreaming of all the places you’ll go, things you’ll see and memories you’ll laugh about later… remember that it all starts with today. Smile. It makes life easier.

Now I leave you with the playlist that is in the background of my thoughts during my early morning jog.

Sunrise Run (on Spotify)

1. Caught Me Thinkin – Bahamas
2. Warrior – Kimbra
3. Fading Flower – Yuna
4. I Am The D.J. – Neon Trees
5. Young Love – Mystery Jets
6. Jumanji – Glass Towers
7. Next In Line – Walk The Moon
8. One Day – Matisyahu
9. Blue Jeans (RAC Mix) – Lana Del Rey
10. Simple Girl – Dale Eanhardt, Jr. Jr.
11. We Own The Sky – M83
12. White Nights – Oh Land
13. Lakehouse – Of Monsters And Men
14. Hardest Of Hearts – Florence + The Machine
15. NYC – Interpol

With all of the travel plans I have this Summer I just had to put together a playlist that I can turn on while I’m jogging on the beach in the Outer Banks, taking photos in Seattle or relaxing by the pool in Mexico. This is just a little snippet of my 258 song Traveling Sunshine playlist. Enjoy!

1. Yuna – Live Your Life
2. Angus & Julia Stone – Just a Boy
3. Neon Trees – Mad Love
4. Bombay Bicycle Club – Always Like This
5. Mystery Jets – Young Love
6. Norah Jones – Say Goodbye
7. Blind Pilot – We Are the Tide
8. Real Estate – It’s Real
9. Andrew Belle – The Ladder
10. Wild Nothing – Summer Holiday
11. Crystal Fighters – Plage
12. Good Old War – Coney Island
13. Yuna – Remember My Name
14. Florence + The Machine – Hardest of Hearts
15. Amy Winehouse – Our Day Will Come

1. In the Dark – DEV
2. Turn Me On – Nicki Minaj, David Guetta
3. Pro Nails (Rusko Remix) – Kid Sister
4. Shake It Out – Florence + The Machine
5. Sail – AWOLNATION
6. God Outsite – Cults
7. Mercy (Remix) – Duffy, The Game
8. Swing Tree – Discovery
9. Buttons – The Weeks
10. Quite Little Voices – We Were Promised Jetpacks
11. Find Yourself – John O’Callaghan
12. Midnight City – M83
13. Howlin For You – The Black Keys
14. Bass Down Low – DEV, The Cataracs
15. My Body – Young the Giant
16. Levels – Avicii
17. Titanium – Sia, David Guetta
18. Obsessions (Ocelot Remix) – Marina and The Diamonds
19. I Can See it in Your Face – Pretty Lights
20. We Are Young – Fun, Janelle Monae

1. My Morning Jacket – Movin’ Away
2. Kate Nash – Navy Taxi
3. Chris Martin – Yellow 
4. Neko Case – I Wish I Was The Moon
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cheated Hearts (acoustic)
6. Adele – Make You Feel My Love
7. Nick Tolford & Company – Running in Circles
8. Ryan Adams – Come Pick Me Up
9. Iron & Wine – Half Moon
10. Death Cab for Cutie – Underneath the Sycamore
11. City and Colour – My Girl
12. Amos Lee – Violin
13. Bahamas – Already Yours