I am a fan of morning routines. I’m not so sure when was the first time I read about having morning routines, but right now I’ve been meaning to build my own.

I do believe that having a great morning routine is one of the keys to having success, whatever success means to you.

But in this blog post, let me share to you a morning routine by Darren Hardy, author of the Compound Effect (https://go.darrenhardy.com/the-compound-effect-resources/)

Darren Hardy's Morning Routine

He wakes up at 5 am or 5:30 am, which he jokingly admits.

Within waking up, he has eight minutes to do his first morning routine.

  1. He thinks of all the things he is grateful for
  2. He sends love to someone
  3. He thinks of his No. 1 goal and decide which three things he’s going to do for the day to move closer toward reaching it

After the above, he prepares coffee + do some stretching for about 10 mins.

While having his coffee, he reads something positive and instructional for about 30 mins.

After 30 mins, he starts working on his most important project for an hour completely unfocused and undistracted.

By 7am, he does a calibration appointment, wherein he takes 15 mins to calibrate his day.

He then takes time to review his yearly goals and 5 year goals.

Then for the most important part, he sets his what he calls MVPs (Most Valuable Priorities) for that day.

He identifies his most important top 3 goals for that day.

My Key Takeaways on Darren Hardy's Morning Routine

First off, I believe Darren Hardy is a successful person by my standards. And him having a morning routine adds on to what I have mentioned at the beginning, wherein having a morning routine is a key to success.

Him being grateful by the time he wakes up sets his mind and emotion of having an abundance mindset. He focuses first being positive, rather than focusing on what he does not have. In contrast, if you focus immediately on things that upset you, or things that you are still lacking, that can set up your whole day into a downturn.

Second, is that he identifies that he needs to accomplish within the day that is aligned with his goals. From what I understand, he determines his to do list at the start of the day, rather than the day before.

Personally, I try to determine the things that I need to do prior to the day.

That means I plan in advance what I need to do tomorrow.

So how about you? Do you have a morning routine?

How do you start your day?

Do you start your day with intention, or are you reactive?

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