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S – Silence – This is a few minutes of silent reflection, meditation and/or prayer.
This
has helped me to set apart a time when I can think and reflect on my life and thank
God for his many blessings to me and my family.
A – Affirmations – The book gives you a series of questions you can ask yourself to
develop your own personal affirmations. I have written out a few that help me think
positively about myself, my finances, my marriage and my business. These
affirmations also give me a chance to reflect on how true to my affirmations I was the
previous day and see if I need t course-correct in any direction.
V – Vision – This is just a time to think about where you want to be in a year or 5 or
10. Dream big and see yourself meeting your goals and being successful. I have to
confess, before this book my biggest goal was just getting the bills paid each month.
This has allowed me to think a little bigger.
E – Exercise – This has been SOOO important to me. I really needed some time to be
set aside where I could do a little exercise. At first a found a yoga video and worked
up to where I could finish it and for the last week I’ve been alternating between yoga
in the morning and riding my bike in the afternoon. Our bodies are meant to be
moved and I’ve pretty much just been using it to sit in front of the computer and work.
R – Reading – Pick a book and start reading. So far this month I’m about halfway
through Good Calorie, Bad Calorie by Gary Taubes and I never would have found the
time to read it if not for the Miracle Morning.
S – Scribing – Scribing is a fancy word for Journaling, the author needed a word that
started with S for the acronym. I have to confess, this is the only that comes the
hardest to me. I downloaded an app called Diaro to write in and while I do it every
morning, they a short entries unworthy of ever being re-read. I hope this improves
over time.
Here are my takeaways from The Miracle Morning:
1. Don’t isolate incidences in your life.

2. You can get a good night’s sleep, even if it’s just 4 hours.
3. Have a pre-morning routine to get out of bed faster.
Let’s take a closer look!
Lesson 1: Don’t isolate incidences.

Hal suggest you don’t look at the events in your life as
separate, but all part of the bigger picture. For example you
might say to yourself: It’s okay if I skip gym today, I had a long
day at work, it’ll be just this once.
However, this not only affects this particular moment, this

also changes who you become. If you tell yourself it’s okay
to skip gym once, you’re more likely to do it again, because
you already gave yourself permission last time
and eventually become someone who skips gym – a
slacker.
Exceptions quickly become the norm and before you know it

you find yourself in a sea of bad habits.
So don’t skip your good habits, because how you do anything

is how you do everything.
Lesson 2: You can get a good night’s sleep, even if

you just sleep 4 hours.
This wasn’t part of the summary, but I know how Hal found
this out from the book.
He slept for varying amounts. 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, etc.

He found that no matter whether he slept 4 hours or 9
hours, if he told himself it would be too little sleep the
night before, he woke up tired, groggy and miserable.
On the other hand, when he told himself he’d feel good,

refreshed and have a great day, he woke up in a great mood
and energized, even with as little as 4 hours of sleep.
I’m living this right now. It works. Yesterday I went to bed at

9:20 pm, but my freaking upstairs neighbor had a party. I told
myself I’d be fine and even if I only got 6 hours I’d feel good in
the morning.
I finally fell asleep at 10 pm, only to be woken up by our door

bell (yup, they rang) at 2 am in the morning. Then the party
went on, and when they started “having fun” at 4 am in the
morning, I got up.
I have a commitment to this blog, after all.
I’ll publish this article a little late, but I feel quite good. Last
year I would tell myself the opposite and feel terrible with
anything under 7 hours of sleep, just because I told myself I
would.
The lesson: You can create your own reality. Your mind’s
power over your body is real, so use it.
Lesson 3: Have a pre-morning routine to get out of
bed faster.
This is what happens before you start your Miracle Morning,
and even if you find a morning routine is not for you, this will
help you.
It actually starts the night before with lesson 2. Also, place

your alarm at the other end of your room, so you have to
physically get up to turn it off.
Once you’re up, immediately do these 3 things (in whichever

order you prefer):
1. Have a glass of water.

2. Brush your teeth.
3. Wash your face.
These 3 things alone will wake you up enough to get going
and make sure you can start your Miracle Morning routine.
My personal take-aways
As one of my all-time favorite summaries on Blinkist, this one
definitely belongs on Four Minute Books. If you want a more
in-depth summary of the book and Hal’s story, I’ve written a
longer Miracle Morning summary here.
If you actually want to implement the SAVERS routine,

which includes silence, affirmations, visualization, exercise,
reading and writing, you can read my in-depth guide here – I
sent it to Hal before publishing it, he liked it, so that’s a good
sign.
The advice from lesson 1 seems contrary to what Learned

Optimism suggests at first. Optimism is about seeing negative
events as isolated incidences – but only the ones you can’t
control. What Hal talks about is not making excuses
and making the right choices when you are in control, but
doesn’t mean you should beat yourself up for failures.
Both the summary and the book are great, I suggest you read
either one of them and then give the routine a try. You can
always dive deeper and perfect it as you go along! Cheers to
crafting your very own Miracle Morning!
What else can you learn from the blinks?

 Why 95% of us aren’t living at our full potential
 What “Rear View Mirror Syndrome” is
 How hitting the snooze button will lead to a sad and
unhappy life
 Why your “Wake Up Motivation Level” is so important
 The exact breakdown of the 6 steps of the Miracle
Morning
 How you can customize your routine to fit into 6 minutes
 What you can do to make the Miracle Morning a proper
habit (hint, it involves some accountability)
Who would I recommend the Miracle Morning

summary to?
The 52 year old, who wants to use her mornings to work on
awesome projects that will help her lead a great second half
of her life, the 37 year old, who works hard, and thus can’t find
the time to work on his personal projects, and anyone who
thinks mornings are the worst.
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though
nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a
miracle.” – Albert Einstein
By focusing on what we can learn from our challenges and

how we use them to add value to the lives of others, we can
turn any adversity into an advantage.
Romacio Fulcher always says, “There is always a way… when

you’re committed.”
It begins with accepting total responsibility for every aspect of

your life and refusing to blame anyone else.
In fact, the bigger the challenges, the better the story.
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.
“To make profound changes in your life, you need either
inspiration or desperation.” – Anthony Robbins
Our outer world will always be a reflection of our inner world.

Our level of success is always going to parallel our level of
personal development. Until we dedicate time each day to
developing ourselves into the person we need to be to create
the life we want, success is always going to be a struggle to
attain.
If you want to live an extraordinary life as defined and

designed by you, then you must identify the fundamental
causes of mediocrity so you can prevent them from robbing
you of the life you want.
Why did you bother getting out of bed this morning? Think
about that for a second…
The old saying, “You Snooze, You Lose” may have a much
deeper meaning than any of us realized.
By simply changing your approach to waking up in the

morning, you will literally change everything. But don’t take
my word for it—trust these famous early risers: Oprah
Winfrey, Tony Robbins, Bill Gates, Howard Schultz, Deepak
Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin,
Albert Einstein, Aristotle, and far too many more to list here.
When are you going to actually live your life instead of
numbly going through the motions looking for every possible
distraction to escape reality? What if your reality—your life—
could finally be something that you can’t wait to be conscious
for?
Here’s a quick review of the 5-Step Snooze-Proof Wake Up

Strategy to make it significantly easier to wake up and
stay awake:
1. Set Your Intentions the Night Before. This is the most

important step. Remember: your first thought in the
morning is usually the last thought you had before bed, so
take responsibility for creating genuine excitement for the
next morning, every night before bed.
2. Keep Your Alarm Clock Across the Room. Remember:
movement creates energy!
3. Brush Your Teeth. Use Listerine for extra umph!
4. Drink a Full Glass of Water. Hydrate yourself, ASAP.
5. Get In Your Workout Clothes. Earn your A.M. shower!
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing
enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel
insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
The greatest gift we can give to the people we love is to live to

our full potential.
“If you don’t make time for exercise, you’ll probably have to
make time for illness.” – Robin Sharma
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and
prayer is to the soul. We become the books we read.” –
Matthew Kelly
Everything is difficult before it’s easy. Every new experience

is uncomfortable before it’s comfortable.
Remember the old saying you are what you eat? Take care of
your body so your body will take care of you. You will
feel vibrant energy and enhanced clarity immediately!
Habits are behaviors that are repeated regularly and tend to

occur subconsciously. Whether you realize it or not, your life
has been, and will continue to be, created by your habits. If
you don’t control your habits, your habits will control you.
Not only does having someone to hold us accountable increase

the odds that we will follow through, but joining forces with
someone else is simply more fun.
No matter what your past has been, you can change your
future, by changing the present.
“Things do not change. We change.” – Henry David Thoreau
Where you are is a result of who you were, but where you end
up depends entirely on who you choose to be from
this moment forward.
If you want your life to improve, you have to improve yourself
first.
Love the life you have while you create the life of your
dreams. Don’t think you have to wait for the latter to do
the former.
Be grateful for all that you have, accept all that you don’t, and
actively create all that you want.
They say misery loves company, but so does mediocrity.

Don’t let the limiting beliefs of others limit what’s possible for
you.
Your entire life changes the day that you decide you will no
longer accept mediocrity for yourself.

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S – Silence – This is a few minutes of silent reflection, meditation and/or prayer.

1. Don’t isolate incidences in your life.

Lesson 1: Don’t isolate incidences.

However, this not only affects this particular moment, this

Exceptions quickly become the norm and before you know it

So don’t skip your good habits, because how you do anything

Lesson 2: You can get a good night’s sleep, even if

He slept for varying amounts. 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, etc.

On the other hand, when he told himself he’d feel good,

I’m living this right now. It works. Yesterday I went to bed at

I finally fell asleep at 10 pm, only to be woken up by our door

I have a commitment to this blog, after all.

It actually starts the night before with lesson 2. Also, place

Once you’re up, immediately do these 3 things (in whichever

1. Have a glass of water.

If you actually want to implement the SAVERS routine,

The advice from lesson 1 seems contrary to what Learned

What else can you learn from the blinks?

Who would I recommend the Miracle Morning

By focusing on what we can learn from our challenges and

Romacio Fulcher always says, “There is always a way… when

It begins with accepting total responsibility for every aspect of

In fact, the bigger the challenges, the better the story.

Most people resign themselves to a life of mediocrity,

Our outer world will always be a reflection of our inner world.

If you want to live an extraordinary life as defined and

By simply changing your approach to waking up in the

Here’s a quick review of the 5-Step Snooze-Proof Wake Up

1. Set Your Intentions the Night Before. This is the most

The greatest gift we can give to the people we love is to live to

Everything is difficult before it’s easy. Every new experience

Habits are behaviors that are repeated regularly and tend to

Not only does having someone to hold us accountable increase

“Things do not change. We change.” – Henry David Thoreau

They say misery loves company, but so does mediocrity.

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