“You’ve got to wake up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”
– Hal Elrod
Not everyone is a morning person. But they may be losing out.
In his book, The Miracle Morning [1], Hal Elrod makes the case that the way you spend your mornings, significantly determines your quality of life.
You can start your day off optimally and impact the rest of your day and ultimately your life. The best way to do this, is to actually plan your mornings and incorporate specific practices, daily.
Miracle Morning S.A.V.E.R.S.
Hal outlines 6 key Miracle Morning practices, under the acronym SAVERS. These are actually pretty simple and you can get started doing them tomorrow.
In his words, these are “six of the most effective, proven practices which combine to make up The Miracle Morning and are guaranteed to save you from missing out on the extraordinary life you deserve to live.”
Interestingly, these practices aren’t just about achieving success in one form or another; they also afford tangible health benefits.
Silence
“Silence is one of the best ways to immediately reduce stress, while increasing your self-awareness and gaining the clarity that will allow you to maintain your focus on your goals, priorities, and what’s most important for your life.”
Affirmations
“Your self-talk has dramatic influence on your level of success in every aspect of your life—confidence, health, happiness, wealth, relationships, etc. Your affirmations are either working for or against you, depending on how you are using them.”
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.”
Exercise
“When you exercise for even a few minutes every morning it significantly boosts your energy, enhances your health, improves self-confidence and emotional well-being, and enables you to think better and concentrate longer.”
Reading
Reading is important, “whether you’d like to transform your relationships, increase your self-confidence, improve your communication or persuasion skills, learn how to become wealthy, or improve any area of your life.”
Scribing
This just means writing. One form of scribing is journaling. According to Hal, “Writing in a journal each day, with a structured, strategic process … allows you to direct your focus to what you did accomplish, what you’re grateful for, and what you’re committed to doing better tomorrow. Thus, you more deeply enjoy your journey each day, feel good about any forward progress you made, and use a heightened level of clarity …”
The Miracle Morning has become quite popular and for good reason. Practicing the SAVERS can be beneficial to your health and contribute to your success. And the good news is that you can personalize and customize the SAVERS to your specific circumstances.
How do you see yourself implementing The Miracle Morning in your life?
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[1] The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM).