The Miracle Morning

The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8AM

Hal Elrod

• Publisher: John Murray One
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781473632165
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Personal Success

What's being widely regarded as "one of the most life changing books ever written" may be the simplest approach to achieving everything you've ever wanted, and faster than you ever thought possible 'Hal Elrod is a genius and his book The Miracle Morning has been magical in my life' Robert Kiyosaki, bestselling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad What if you could wake up tomorrow and any - or EVERY - area of your life was beginning to transform? What would you change? The Miracle Morning is already transforming the lives of tens of thousands of people around the world by showing them how to wake up each day with more ENERGY, MOTIVATION, and FOCUS to take your life to the next level. It's been right here in front of us all along, but this book has finally brought it to life. Are you ready? The next chapter of YOUR life-the most extraordinary life you've ever imagined-is about to begin. It's time to WAKE UP to your full potential...'Every once in a while, you read a book that changes the way you look at life, but it is so rare to find a book that changes the way you live your life' Tim Sanders, New York Times bestselling author of The Likeability Factor 'To read The Miracle Morning is to give yourself the gift of waking up each day to your full potential. It's time to stop putting off creating the life you want and deserve to live. Read this book and find out how' Dr Ivan Misner, CEO and Founder of BNI®

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It’s time to wake up to your FULL potential

‘Life’s too short’ is repeated often enough to be a cliché, but this time it’s true. You don’t have enough time to be both unhappy and mediocre. It’s not just pointless; it’s painful.

Seth Godin

You’ve got to wake up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.

George Lorimer

Why is it that when a baby is born, we often refer to them as ‘the miracle of life’, but then go on to accept mediocrity for our own lives? Where along the way did we lose sight of the miracle that we are living?

When you were born, everyone assured you that you could do, have, and be anything you wanted when you grew up. So, now that you’ve grown up, are you doing, having, and being anything and everything you’ve ever wanted? Or somewhere along the way, did you redefine ‘anything and everything’ to include settling for less than you truly want?

I recently read an alarming statistic: The average American is 20 lb overweight, $10,000 in debt, slightly depressed, dislikes his or her job, and has less than one close friend. Even if only a fraction of this statistic is true, Americans need some serious waking up.

What about you? Are you maximizing your potential and creating the levels of success that you truly want – in every area of your life? Or are there areas of your life where you’re settling for less than you really want? Are you settling for less than you’re capable of, and then justifying that it’s okay? Or are you ready to stop settling, so you can start living your best life – you know, the life of your dreams?

Creating your ‘Level 10’ life

One of my favourite sentiments ever shared by Oprah was when she said, ‘The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.’ I couldn’t agree more. Sadly, so few people ever come close to living the life of their dreams that the phrase itself has become cliché. Most people resign themselves to a life of mediocrity, passively accepting whatever life gives them. Even achievers, who are highly successful in one area, such as business, tend to settle for mediocrity in another area, such as their health or relationships. As bestselling author, Seth Godin so eloquently put it, ‘Is there a difference between average and mediocre? Not so much.’

There is nothing that says you have to settle for less than you truly want in any area, just because most people do. Even if most people includes your friends, family, and colleagues. You can become one of the few people that actually achieve extraordinary success in EVERY area of your life, simultaneously. Happiness. Health. Money. Freedom. Success. Love. You really can have it all.

If we’re measuring success, satisfaction, and fulfillment in any area of our lives on a scale of one to ten, we all want Level 10, right? I’ve never met anyone who said, ‘Nah, I just want Level 7 health. I don’t want to be too healthy and have too much energy.’ Or, ‘You know, I’m really okay with a Level 5 relationship. I don’t really mind fighting with my significant other, not having my needs met, and I definitely don’t want us to be one of those couples who are so happy that we annoy other couples.’

What you’re about to find out is that achieving Level 10 success in every area is not only possible, it’s simple. It’s simply dedicating purposeful time each day to become a Level 10 person that is capable of creating, attracting, achieving, and sustaining Level 10 success in every area.

What if I told you that it all starts with how you wake up in the morning, and that there are small, simple steps you can start taking today that will enable you to become the person you need to be to create the levels of success you truly want and deserve – in every area of your life? Would you get excited? Would you even believe me? Some won’t. Too many people have been jaded. They’ve tried everything under the sun to fix their lives, their relationships, and they’re still not where they want to be. I understand. I’ve been there. Then, over time, I learned a few things that changed everything. I’m offering you my hand and inviting you to the other side, the side where life is not only good, it’s extraordinary in a way we have only imagined it could be.

This book builds three imperative arguments:

1 You are just as worthy, deserving, and capable of creating and sustaining extraordinary health, wealth, happiness, love, and success in your life, as any other person on earth. It is absolutely crucial – not only for the quality of your life, but for the impact you make on your family, friends, clients, co-workers, children, community, and anyone whose life you touch – that you start living in alignment with that truth.

2 In order for you to stop settling for less than you deserve – in any area of your life – and 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.

3 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. Focused, productive, successful mornings generate focused, productive, successful days – which inevitably create a successful life – in the same way that unfocused, unproductive, and mediocre mornings generate unfocused, unproductive, and mediocre days, and ultimately a mediocre quality of 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.

But Hal, I am NOT a ‘morning person’

What if you’ve already tried waking up earlier, and it hasn’t worked?

‘I’m not a morning person,’ you say.

‘I’m a night owl.’

‘There’s not enough time in the day.’ ‘Besides, I need more sleep, not less!’

That was all true for me, too, before The Miracle Morning. If you read the opening page of this book, you’ll see that it was also true for top achievers (and now Miracle Morning practitioners), Pat Flynn and MJ DeMarco. Regardless of your past experiences – even if you’ve had trouble waking up and getting going in the morning for your entire life – things are about to change.

The Miracle Morning has been proven to work for everyone’s lifestyle (you’ll see how you can make it work for YOU in Chapter 8). These newbie ‘early risers’ – from entrepreneurs, salespeople, and CEOs, to teachers, real estate agents, stay-at-home moms, high school and college students, and everyone in between – have been so excited about the profound changes they’ve experienced that many are even posting videos about their results on YouTube, and then sharing them with their friends on Facebook and Twitter.

Just read a few of the success stories in the opening pages of this book, and you will see the profound effects. You’ll see real-life results, such as, ‘My life is changing so fast, I can’t keep up … My business was struggling, but after I started The Miracle Morning, I was amazed at how, just by working on myself every day, I was able to turn it all around.’

And, ‘I’m on day 79 of The Miracle Morning and haven’t missed a single day. This is the FIRST time I’ve ever set out to do something and actually stuck with it longer than a few days or weeks.’

Even, ‘Since starting The Miracle Morning, ten months ago, my income has more than doubled and I am in the best shape of my life.’

And one of my favourites: ‘I’ve lost 25 lb using The Miracle Morning!” Increased income, improved quality of life, more discipline, less stress, and even weight loss – it’s all available to you.

In the next chapter, I’m going to walk you through exactly how I used The Miracle Morning to go from my lowest point – a failing business, drowning in $425,000 of personal debt, deeply depressed, and physically in the worst shape of my life – to building multiple successful businesses, more than doubling my income, paying off 100% of my debt, and achieving my dreams of becoming an international keynote speaker, having my story featured in the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, being interviewed on radio and TV shows across the country, and performing at my mental and physical peak by completing a 52-mile ultra-marathon – all in less than 12 months. You’ll also discover some ‘not-so-obvious secrets’ that will make your success virtually guaranteed.

The Miracle Morning is not only simple, it’s extremely enjoyable, and something you’ll soon be able to do effortlessly, for the rest of your life. And, while you can still sleep in any time you want, you might be surprised to find you no longer want to. I can’t tell you how many people have told me that they now wake up early – even on the weekends – simply because they feel better and get more done when they do. Imagine that.

Time and time again, practitioners of The Miracle Morning have compared doing it each day to the feeling they had as a kid, waking up on Christmas morning. It feels that good! If you don’t celebrate Christmas, think back to a time where you were excited to wake up – maybe your first day of school, your birthday, or to go on holiday. Imagine how great it will be to start every single day like that.

Here are some of the most common, yet profound benefits you can expect to gain:

• Wake up every day with more energy, and empowered with the structure and strategy to start maximizing your potential.

• Lower your stress.

• Gain the clarity to quickly overcome any challenge, adversity or limiting beliefs that have been holding you back.

• Improve your overall health, lose weight (if desired), and get in the best physical shape of your life.

• Increase your productivity and enhance your ability to maintain laser focus on your top priorities.

• Experience more gratitude and less worry.

• Significantly increase your ability to earn and attract more monetary wealth.

• Uncover and begin living your life’s purpose.

• Stop settling for less than you truly desire and deserve (in any area of your life) and start living in alignment with your vision for the most extraordinary life you can imagine.

• I realize that I’m making a lot of bold claims here, and it might come across as ‘hype’ or overpromising – a little too good to be true, right? But I assure you there is no hyperbole here. The Miracle Morning is going to give you uninterrupted time each day to become the person you need to be to improve any area of your life.

I’m also going to give you the Life S.A.V.E.R.S. – six powerful, 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 – the one which, statistically, 95% of our society will sadly never experience (more on that in Chapter 3). With your help, I believe we can change that statistic.

Finally, you’ll be ready to embark on The Miracle Morning 30-Day Life Transformation Challenge which will develop the mindset and cement the habits you’ll need to easily and c...