take-aways

• How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single area of your life.

• The Miracle Morning Life S.A.V.E.R.S.:

  • Silence. Start every morning with a period of purposeful Silence of at least 5 minutes
  • Affirmations. Program yourself to be confident and successful in everything you do
  • Visualization. Imagine what you want to achieve and mentally rehearse what you’ll need to do to achieve it
  • Exercise.
  • Reading. Learn from the experts and model successful people who have already achieved what you want
  • Scribing. Writing enables you to document your insights as well as any areas of opportunity

• How to create your affirmations:

  • What You Want
  • Why You Want It
  • Whom You Are Committed To Being To Create It
  • What You’re Committed To Doing To Attain It
  • Add Inspirational Quotes and Philosophies

• How to visualize:

  • Get Ready
  • Visualize What You Want
  • Visualize Who You Need To Be and What You Need To Do

• How to read:

  • Begin with the end in mind
  • Underline, circle, highlight, and take notes in the margins of books
  • Re-read good personal development books

• Effective Journaling:

  • Choose a format
  • Get a Journal
  • Decide what to write

• Be intentional and aware of what you do every day when it comes to these 12 areas: your attitude, priorities, health, family, thinking, commitment, finances, faith, relationships, generosity, values and growth

• We often want overnight success and want success without paying the price. We think success comes from luck, productivity, recognition, an event, or connections. But the secret to success is based on what you do every day.

How to Wake Up To Your FULL Potential

• To create the levels of personal, professional, and financial success you desire, you must first dedicate time each day to becoming the person you need to be, one who is qualified and capable of consistently attracting, creating, and sustaining the levels of success you want.

• How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single area of your life.

• The Miracle Morning is about recreating the experience of waking up feeling energized and excited and doing it every day for the rest of your life.

• The 5-Step Snooze-Proof Wake-Up Strategy

  • Set Your Intentions Before Bed. Create genuine excitement for the next morning every night before bed
  • Move Your Alarm Clock Across The Room. This forces you to get out of bed and engage your body in movement. Motion creates energy, so when you get up and out of bed, it naturally helps you wake up
  • Brush Your Teeth. Go directly to the bathroom sink to brush your teeth and splash some warm (or cold) water on your face
  • Drink a Full Glass of Water. Hydrate yourself first thing every morning. Fill a glass of water the night before, so it’s already there for you in the morning
  • Get Dressed or Jump In the Shower. Either get dressed in your exercise clothes so you’re ready to leave your bedroom and immediately engage in your Miracle Morning, or jump in the shower

• Miracle Morning Bonus Wake-Up Tips

  • Set a timer for your bedroom light. As your alarm goes off, the lights come on in the room. Or turn your light on first thing when your alarm goes off.
  • Set a timer for your bedroom heater. Keep a bedroom heater on an appliance timer set to go off 15 minutes before waking up, so you’re not tempted to crawl back under the covers to avoid the cold

The Life S.A.V.E.R.S.: Six Practices Guaranteed To Save You From a Life of Unfulfilled Potential

Life S.A.V.E.R.S. S is for Silence

• Start every morning with a period of purposeful Silence of at least 5 minutes.

• Activities to choose from and practice during the period of Silence:

  • Meditation
  • Prayer
  • Reflection
  • Deep Breathing
  • Gratitude
  • Don’t stay in bed for this, and preferably leave your bedroom altogether.

• Miracle Morning Meditation:

  • Prepare your mindset and set your expectations. Let go of your stresses and be fully present in this moment
  • Find a quiet, comfortable place to sit. Sit up straight on the couch, on a chair, on the floor, or sit on a pillow for added comfort
  • Sit upright, cross-legged. Close your eyes or can look down at the ground
  • Begin by focusing on your breath, taking slow, deep breaths. In through the nose, out through the mouth, and be sure to breathe into your belly rather than your chest
  • Now, start pacing your breath; in slowly on a count of 3 seconds, hold it in for 3 seconds, and then breathe out slowly on a count of 3 seconds
  • As you attempt to quiet your mind, thoughts will still come in to pay a visit. Simply acknowledge them, then let them go, always returning your focus to your breath
  • If you have a constant influx of thoughts, it’s helpful to focus on a single word or a phrase and repeat it over and over again to yourself as you inhale and exhale

Life S.A.V.E.R.S. A is for Affirmations

• Use affirmations to start programming yourself to be confident and successful in everything you do. With enough repetition, your subconscious mind will begin to believe what you tell, act upon it, and eventually manifest it in your reality.

• How to create your affirmations:

  • What You Want. Begin with clarifying, in writing, what you want—your ideal vision for yourself and your life—in each area
  • Why You Want It. Being crystal clear on your deepest whys will give you an unstoppable purpose.
  • Whom You Are Committed To Being To Create It. Get clear on who you need to be and are committed to being to take your life, business, health, marriage, etc., to the next level and beyond
  • What You’re Committed To Doing To Attain It. Specify the actions you will need to take consistently to make your vision for your ideal life. Include frequency (how often), quantity (how many), and precise time frames (what times you’ll begin and end your activities). Start small and take manageable steps
  • Add Inspirational Quotes and Philosophies

• How to upgrade your affirmations:

  • Tap into your emotions while reading them
  • Incorporate purposeful physiology, such as reciting your affirmations while standing tall, taking deep breaths, making a fist, or exercising
  • Keep updating your affirmations. As you continue to learn, grow, and evolve, so should your affirmations.
  • Be consistent with reading your daily affirmations
  • Read positive self-improvement books and articles to program your mind with the thoughts and beliefs that will support you in creating success

Life S.A.V.E.R.S. V is for Visualization

• Visualization is the process of imagining exactly what you want to achieve or attain and then mentally rehearsing what you’ll need to do to achieve or attain it.

• Directly after reading your affirmations—where you took the time to articulate and focus on your goals and who you need to be to take your life to the next level—is the prime time to visualize yourself living in alignment with your affirmations. Start with just five minutes of visualization.

• 3 Simple Steps For Miracle Morning Visualization:

  • Get Ready. Sit up tall in a comfortable position. Breathe deeply. Close your eyes, clear your mind, and get ready to visualize
  • Visualize What You Want. See yourself accomplishing what you set out to accomplish and how good it will feel to have followed through and achieved your goals
  • Visualize Who You Need To Be and What You Need To Do. See yourself engaged in the positive actions you’ll need to do each day, and make sure you see yourself enjoying the process

Life S.A.V.E.R.S. E is for Exercise

• Morning exercise should be a staple in your daily rituals. Exercising for even a few minutes every morning significantly boosts your energy, enhances your health, improves self-confidence and emotional well-being, and enables you to think better and concentrate longer.

Life S.A.V.E.R.S. R is for Reading

• Reading is one of the most immediate methods for acquiring the knowledge, ideas, and strategies you need to achieve Level 10 success in any area of your life.

• The key is to learn from the experts—those who have already done what you want. The fastest way to achieve everything you want is to model successful people who have already achieved it.

• Commit to reading a minimum of 10 pages per day.

• How to read:

  • Begin with the end in mind. Ask yourself why you are reading that book—what you want to gain from it—and keep that outcome in mind
  • You can use your reading time to catch up on religious texts
  • Underline, circle, highlight, and take notes in the margins of books
  • Re-read good personal development books.

• more articles on reading:

  • How to Develop a Reading Habit to Unlock Life Growth
  • How To Focus On Reading: 15 Ways to Improve Your Concentration

Life S.A.V.E.R.S. S is for Scribing

• Scribing=Writing

• Writing enables you to document your insights, ideas, breakthroughs, realizations, successes, lessons learned, and any areas of opportunity, personal growth, or improvement.

• Effective Journaling:

  • Choose a Format. Decide upfront if you want to go with a traditional, physical lined journal or go digital, such as an online journal
  • Get a Journal. Get a nice and durable journal that you enjoy looking at
  • Decide What To Write. You can write about your goals, dreams, plans, family, commitments, lessons learned, and anything else that you feel you need to focus on in your life

The 6-Minute Miracle (For The Busy People)

• Sit quietly in purposeful silence
• Read your affirmations out loud from top to bottom
• Visualize what it will look and feel like when you reach your goals
• Write down some of the things that you’re grateful for, what you’re proud of, and the results you’re committed to creating for that day
• Read a self-help book for 1 minute
• Move your body

How to Form Habits That Will Transform Your Life (In 30 Days)

• Divide the 30-day time frame necessary to implement a positive new habit (or eliminate an old, negative habit) into three 10-day phases.

• [Days 1-10] Phase One: Unbearable

  • The first ten days of implementing any new habit, or ridding yourself of any old habit, can feel almost unbearable.

  • But these seemingly unbearable first ten days are only “temporary.” It only gets easier from here, and the reward is the ability to create everything you want for your life.

• [Days 11-20] Phase Two: Uncomfortable

  • The 2nd 10-day phase is considerably easier but still requires discipline and commitment on your part.

  • At this stage, falling back to your old behaviours will still be tempting. Stay committed.

• [Days 21-30] Phase Three: Unstoppable

  • The third 10-day phase is crucial to sustaining your new habit in the long term. The final ten days are when you positively reinforce and associate pleasure with your new habit.

  • Phase Three is also where the actual transformation occurs, as your new habit becomes part of your identity. It transcends the space between something you’re trying and who you’re becoming. You start to see yourself as someone who lives the habit.

misconception of success

• We believe success is impossible – So we criticize it.

• We believe success is mystical – So we search for it. (No Quick Fix)

• We believe success comes from luck – So we hope for it.

• We believe success is productivity – So we work for it.

• We believe success comes from an opportunity – So we wait for it.

• We believe success comes from leverage -So we power up for it.

• We believe success comes from connections – So we network for it.

• We believe success comes from recognition – So we strive for it.

• We believe success is an event – So we schedule it.

• The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. You will succeed if you make a few key decisions and then manage them well in your daily agenda. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.

• You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. Success doesn’t just suddenly occur one day in someone’s life. For that matter, neither does failure. Each is a process. Every day of your life is merely preparation for the next. What you become is the result of what you do today. In other words …YOU ARE PREPARING FOR SOMETHING.

• When it comes to change, there are only three kinds of people:

  • Those who don’t know what to do
  • Those who know what to do but don’t do it
  • Those who know what to do and follow-through

• today is what matters.

  • it’s too late for yesterday, and we can’t depend on tomorrow
  • 2 ingredients to make today great: decision and discipline
    • The most successful people in life are the ones who settle (make decisions) their critical issues early and manage them daily. The earlier you settle the critical issues in your life, the greater your potential for success.
    • discipline: the earlier we start, the greater the compound effect.
    • knowing that you’re doing your preparation for the future today gives you the confidence that all will be alright tomorrow.

The 12 Daily Practices (Daily Dozen)

• pick two strength areas and one weakness and work on them for 60 days, then re-evaluate and move on to something new if you have made significant progress.
• if the area still needs more work, remain focused for another 60 days.
• never work on more than three at a time.
• repeat the process until the daily becomes second nature.
• make your day a masterpiece

Attitude: Choose and display the right attitude daily.

• Your Attitude at the beginning of a task affects its outcome more than anything else. When you approach a task—especially an important one you don’t relish—fix your mind on the facts, not your feelings. Focus on the possibilities, not the problems. That will put your attitude on the right track. And if it starts on the right track, it will likely end up at the right destination.

• Your Attitude towards others often determines their attitude toward you.

• Your attitude is a choice. If you desire to make your day a masterpiece, then you need to have a great attitude. If it’s not good now, you need to change it. Make the decision.

• test your attitude when you spend time with others

  • do they walk away feeling better or worse?
  • do you clear the air, giving them a fresh perspective and positive encouragement, or do they go away feeling gloomy

• Your attitude affects how you start and finish your work. The attitude is contagious, so check to see how others respond to you. If you want a better day, you need to change your attitude. Focus on the possibility instead of the problem. Take responsibility for your attitude, change the bad areas of your attitude and think and talk like the person you want to become. Once you’ve decided to have a positive attitude, it will not take care of itself. You need to attend to it daily by following these disciplines:

  • begin each day with an attitude check and watch for red flags
  • Recognize that your attitude needs adjustment.
  • Find something positive in everything, even amid difficult situations
  • Eliminate negative words in your vocabulary by saying, “I can, I will, I will make time.”
  • express gratitude to others daily.
  • Find positive people.

Priorities: Determine and act on important priorities daily.

• EVALUATE PRIORITIES DAILY

• Priorities don’t stay put; you must revisit them daily. Why? Because conditions continually change. So do methods of getting things done. Your values, once defined, are going to be steady. You will be able to rely on them. But how you carry them out needs to be flexible.

• According to a survey by Day-Timers, Inc., only one-third of American workers plan their daily schedules. And only 9 percent follow through and complete what they planned.6 If you want to be effective, you must be able to transition to planning.

• What if you only had six months left to live? What would you do? Priorities are about focus and concentration. It recognizes that time is our most precious commodity, not money. Eliminate the non-essentials. Ask for feedback, take personality tests and evaluate your personal experiences. Think of the Pareto Principle by focusing on the 20% to get an 80% return in life. Priorities help you eliminate the nonessentials in life and leave things undone. Ask yourself:

  • 1. What is required of me?
  • 2. What gives me the greatest return?
  • 3. What gives me the greatest reward?

• To set priorities, you need to:

  • 1. Evaluate priorities daily.
  • 2. Plan your time carefully.
  • 3. Follow your plan.
  • 4. Delegate whenever possible.
  • 5. Spend/invest your time wisely with the right people daily.

Health: Know and follow healthy guidelines daily.

• your health impacts you emotionally, spiritually and intellectually.

• If you make bad decisions for your health, it will affect other areas of your life. Young people tend to spend their health on wealth. Get enough exercise and eat well. To take care of your health, you need to:

  • 1. Have a purpose worth living for.
  • 2. Do work you enjoy. So it won’t wear you off.
  • 3. Find your own pace.
    • if you take life more slowly than your energy level is capable of, you can become lazy
    • if you continually run at a pace faster than you are capable of, you can burn out.
  • 4. Accept your worth. Eat right and exercise.
  • 5. Laugh. It helps handle stress.

Family: Communicate with and care for my family daily.

• family life has a profound impact on how you live; it moulds your character and the character of your family members; since your family is the primary environment, it influences the choices to make and the habits you cultivate every day.

• while you can’t do much about your ancestors, you can influence your descendants greatly.

• When you have a strong family life, you receive the message that you are loved, cared for, and important. The positive intake of love, affection and respect… gives you inner resources to deal with life more successfully.

• Family is a haven in a storm. Family can be a source of stability and strength. But we often don’t give them enough of our time. You can choose how long and how to spend time with them. Put your family on your calendar first, and don’t let them have the leftovers in your schedule. Rewrite your definition of success: to be close and care for your family. Make them part of your non-negotiables in your schedule.

  • create and maintain family traditions
  • find ways to spend time together
  • express appreciation for each other
  • resolve conflict as quickly as possible.

Thinking: Practice and develop good thinking daily.

• Success doesn’t come by accident. People don’t repeatedly stumble into achievement and then figure it out afterward. Whether you’re a doctor, a businessperson, a carpenter, a teacher, or a parent, your level of success will increase dramatically if you place a high value on your thinking. The greater your thinking, the greater your potential.

• Good thinking can increase all value and serve as assets. There are many types of thinking which include: big-picture thinking, focus thinking, creative thinking, realistic thinking, strategic thinking, possibility thinking, reflecting thinking, questioning popular thinking, shared thinking, unselfish thinking and bottom-line thinking. You don’t need to be a master at all the thinking types but simply find people who can compensate for the weak areas. every day, set aside a certain time to think, find a thinking place and have a system/process that works for you. To think better, you need to:

  • 1. Focus on the positive.
  • 2. Gather good input, capture your thoughts
  • 3. Spend time with good thinkers.

Commitment: Make and keep proper commitments daily.

• Anyone who desires to achieve and become successful must be like a fine craftsman: committed to excellence. A great craftsman wants you to inspect his work, to look closely at its finest details. In contrast, sloppy people hide their work. And if anyone finds fault with it, shoddy workers find fault with their tools. Which are you most like? Excellence means doing your very best in everything, in every way. That kind of commitment will take you where halfhearted people will never go.

• In general, people approach daily commitment in one of two ways. They focus on the external or the internal. Those who focus on the external expect conditions to determine whether they keep their commitments. Because conditions are so transitory, their commitment level changes like the wind. In contrast, people who base their actions on the internal usually focus on their choices. Each choice is a crossroad that will either confirm or compromise their commitments.

• Expect that commitment will be a struggle, but it is worth it. Focus on your choices and stick with them. This requires hard work and dedication. It helps you go when life gets rough, and the pain becomes great.

• don’t rely on talent alone. Add a strong work ethic to it.

• do what’s right even when you don’t feel like it.

Finances: Earn and properly manage finances daily.

• Recognize that money won’t necessarily make you happy. Debt itself will likely make you unhappy as well. And having a financial margin gives you more options. You need to learn how to make money, remain grateful and not compare yourself to others. The author personally lives by this rule: 10% to church and charity, 80% to living expenses and 10% to investments. When it comes to financing, ask yourself:

  • 1. Am I preoccupied with things?
  • 2. Am I envious of others?
  • 3. Do I fight for my values?
  • 4. Do I believe money will make me happy?
  • 5. Do I keep wanting more?
  • If you answered yes to one of these, you need to do soul searching. Materialism is an obsession and mindset.

• Materialism is not about possession—it’s an obsession. I’ve known materialistic people with no money and nonmaterialistic people who possess lots of money.

• money is nothing but a tool that gives you options

  • focus on your financial game plan so that you have more, not fewer, options to earn every day.
  • become a good earner
  • don’t compare yourself to others
  • give as much as you can.
  • be grateful for what you have.

Faith: Deepen and live out my faith daily.

• faith is trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse.

• This gives strength and reduces stress. Studies have shown that people with faith are less likely to fall ill than non-believers. Everyone has faith, including both religious people and Atheists.

  • 1. Embrace the value of faith.
  • 2. Put God in the picture.
  • 3. Explore and deepen faith.
  • 4. associate with people of faith

• Faith not only can help you through a crisis, but it can also help you to approach life after the hard times with a whole new perspective. It can help you adopt an outlook of hope and courage through faith to face reality.

• In the past, many people hoped that science would provide all the answers to life’s questions. But science cannot do that. Ironically, what is embraced as scientific fact changes from generation to generation? Just look at the way scientists have viewed our solar system. Ptolemy believed the earth was at its center. Copernicus asserted that the sun was at its center, and the planets moved in circular orbits around it. Kepler proved that the orbits were elliptical. Today, scientists no longer argue about the solar system’s structure, but ideas about how it was formed change continually.

Relationships: Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.

• Most people give away their relational energy on a first-come, first-served basis. Whoever gets their attention first gobbles up their time and relational energy. That’s why the squeaky wheels instead of the high producers at work consume so much attention and why so many people have nothing left to give when they get home from work.

  • When people don’t like you… they’ll try to hurt you.
  • If they can’t hurt you… they won’t help you.
  • If they have to help you… they won’t hope you succeed.
  • When they hope you don’t succeed… life’s victories feel hollow.

• If you desire to improve your understanding of people so that you can build positive relationships, then keep in mind the following truths about people—and actions you can take to bridge the gap often caused by them:

  • People are insecure … give them confidence.
  • People want to feel special … sincerely compliment them.
  • People desire a better tomorrow … show them hope.
  • People need to be understood … listen to them.
  • People are selfish … speak to their needs first.
  • People get emotionally low … encourage them.
  • People want to be associated with success … help them win.

• You will get far in life if you like people because the likable person always wins. Refer to “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. Place a high value on people, expect the best from them, learn to understand them, listen to people, compliment them, listen to them, speak to their needs and encourage them to win.

  • give respect freely but expect to earn it from others.
  • add value to others without expect to receive value in return.
  • express love and appreciation often.
  • don’t carry emotional baggage

Generosity: Plan for and model generosity daily.

• True generosity isn’t a function of income—it begins with the heart. It’s about serving others and looking for ways to add value to them. That’s the way to achieve significance in your life.

• People love givers rather than self-centred people. Giving turns your focus outward, adds value to others and helps the giver. You usually feel good after giving. So give others your money, time, and energy. Make yourself valuable but also value others.

• the purpose of life is not to win but to grow and share.

• to plan for and model generosity daily

  • don’t wait for prosperity to become generous; change your heart.
  • find a reason to give every day.
  • find people to receive every day.

Values: Embrace and practice good values daily.

• Discrepancies between values and practices create chaos in a person’s life. If you talk about your values but neglect to walk them, then you will continually undermine your integrity and credibility. And that will happen even if you are unaware of your behaviour and are not doing it intentionally.

• Values serve as an anchor, faithful friend and your north star. Many things in life will stand in the way of your values.

  • every day, reflect and review your values. Articulate and embrace your values every day.
  • See how you can apply and practice your values. Compare your values to your practices daily.
  • live out your values regardless of your feelings

• values are the principles that guide your life. Your values are the deeply held beliefs that authentically describe your soul. They become a companion to you throughout your life and don’t change.

Growth: Desire and experience improvements daily.

• Often, the most difficult part of the upward growth climb is putting into practice what you learn. Yet that is where the true value is. The final test of any learning is always application. If what you’re learning can be used to help and improve you or others, then it is worth the effort.

• We think our bodies and minds will take care of themselves automatically. We also think knowledge, information and experience are signs of growth. But it’s about reflecting on the experience and applying the knowledge learned. This prevents stagnation in life. We also need to focus on internal change rather than external change.

  • Develop and follow a personal growth plan by setting growth goals and putting yourself in an environment that supports growth. Keep asking yourself: “what is my potential?”
  • document what you learn and apply it.
  • learn to enjoy the journey.

Quotes

“People without values are adrift on the ocean of life. When the waves come crashing down, they have no place to rest. Any big storm can threaten to put them under. Any current is liable to take them places they don’t want to go. However, when you have strong values, you have something that holds you steady, even when the weather gets nasty.”

“Methods are many, Values are few. Methods always change, Values never do.”

“Today, 2.5 percent of our income goes to charitable giving. That’s lower than it was during the Great Depression (2.9 percent). And 80 percent of Americans who earn at least $1 million a year leave nothing to charity in their wills.”

“Greatness is not defined by what a person receives, but by what that person gives.”

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of home and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson

“If you have one true friend in life, you are very fortunate. If you have two real friends, it is highly unusual.”

“Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.”

“A faith that hasn’t been tested can’t be trusted”

“Having money may not make people happy, but owing money is sure to make them miserable”

“If you owe $1,000, you’re a piker. If you owe $100,000, you’re a businessman. If you owe $1 million, you’re a tycoon. If you owe $1 billion, you’re a magnate. If you owe $100 billion, you’re the government.” – Rose Sand

“Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them, day after day. What you promise today must be renewed and redecided tomorrow and each day that stretches out before you.” – Arthur Gordon

“Every time a person puts an idea across, he finds ten people who thought about it before he did—but they only thought about it.” Ideas, put into action, give an advantage.” – Alfred Montapert

“Before going to War—pray once. Before going to Sea—pray twice. Before getting Married—pray three times.” – Russian Proverb

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists of the elimination of nonessentials.” – Lin Yutang

“Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.” British prime minister William Gladstone said,

“He is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is wiser still who from among the things he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best.”

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – “John Wooden

“All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins.”

“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.” -Benjamin Disraeli.

“How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single area of your life”. “By simply changing the way you wake up in the morning, you can transform any area of your life, faster than you ever thought possible”.

“Every day you and I wake up, we face the same universal challenge: to overcome mediocrity and live to our full potential”.

“Always remember that where you are is a result of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be, from this moment on”.

“We must realize that the real impact and consequence of each of our choices and actions—and even our thoughts—is monumental, because every single thought, choice, and action is determining who we are becoming, which will ultimately determine the quality of our lives. As T. Harv Eker said in his best-selling book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, ‘How you do anything is how you do everything’.”

“Every time you choose to do the easy thing, instead of the right thing, you are shaping your identity, becoming the type of person who does what’s easy, rather than what’s right”.

“When you do choose to do the right thing and follow through with your commitments—especially when you don’t feel like it—you are developing the extraordinary discipline (which most people never develop) necessary for creating extraordinary results in your life. As my good friend, Peter Voogd, often teaches his clients: ‘Discipline creates lifestyle’.”

“When the alarm clock goes off, and we hit the snooze button (the easy thing), most people mistakenly assume that this action is only affecting that moment. The reality is that this type of action is programming our subconscious mind with the instructions that it is okay for us to not follow through with the things we intended to do”.

“Always remember that who you’re becoming is far more important than what you’re doing, and yet it is what you’re doing that is determining who you’re becoming”.

“Virtually all highly successful people—from CEOs to professional athletes to the President of the United States—embrace a high degree of accountability”.

“Accountability is the act of being responsible to someone else for some action or result”.

“Here’s the problem: accountability was never something you and I asked for, but rather something that we endured as children, teens, and young adults. As it was forced upon us by adults, most of us unconsciously grew to resist and resent accountability altogether”.

“Our levels of success will rarely exceed our level of personal development, because success is something we attract by who we become”.

“Remember this truth: now matters more than any other time in your life, because it’s what you are doing today that is determining who you’re becoming, and who you’re becoming will always determine the quality and direction of your life”.

“Every time you hit the snooze button, you’re in a state of resistance to your day, to your life, and to waking up and creating the life you say you want”.

“It’s been said that nobody actually likes waking up early, but everyone loves the feeling of having woken up early.The first key to waking up is to remember [to set your intentions before bed]: Your first thought in the morning is usually the last thought you had before you went to bed”.

“If you keep your alarm clock next to your bed, then you are still in a partial sleep-state when the alarm goes off, and it makes it much more difficult to wake yourself up”.

“It’s crucial that you hydrate yourself first thing every morning. After 6-8 hours without water, you’ll naturally be mildly dehydrated, and dehydration causes fatigue”.

References

• https://dansilvestre.com/miracle-morning/
• https://www.getstoryshots.com/books/the-miracle-morning-summary/