The Miracle Morning

man, your routine is pretty impressive! and thank you for the reference, I'll definitely check My Mourning Routine to get some inspiration there

Indeed... Questions are the answer!

#1 Thank you, Jared and Fatima. Great that you like my post. I find it a useful exercise to go over these questions.

#2 Now I must get to answering these questions myself. Great buzz

Also sharing to the Self-Improvement hive.

Great post, @Marcel Kuhn Bamert. Sharing to The Miracle Morning hive: https://www.bebee.com/group/themiraclemorning

We have a society that pushes the needle on success so hard - and not just sometimes, that there people who have success who don't know that they are successful. Stopping is not a malfunction, it is a health. Dream pushers can be akin to drug pushers.

Thanks for the feedback and catching the play on the "catcher" part of the dream catcher image, Phil. The image is probably more personal to me than literal in this case as it is has some bearing to my personal journey. I was also subliminally saying don't let the negative things in when following your dreams.

The message of perseverance, though, is a good one for all of us to keep in mind.. However, the traditional purpose of the Native American dream catcher is to prevent bad dreams from entering one's abode, hence one's sleeping mind. The image is great, but the metaphor perhaps a bit mixed. Cheers!

GREAT post, Tom! Thank you so much for sharing the link and your experience!

Like you said, "Everybody has a passion for something, but unless it’s actionable, it’s simply aspirational."

In the linked post, "Create a habit of applying these lessons, because these are the biggest keys that I managed to glean from the personal development industry and my life experience . These are the lessons from the best gurus on this the planet—Tony Robbins, Eckhart Tolle, Jim Rohn, Brendon Burchard, Darren Hardy, Napoleon Hill, Stephen Covey and many others."

Your post and the linked one are very aspirational, even inspirational. But how do we create these habits? How do we make any of it actionable?

I suggest people check out the Miracle Morning. It helps you DO all of what I just read, DAILY! Sharing there...

Two things you should be passionate about to add value,provide and receive value to your personal brand.Your core skills which stem out of your past successes and core interests which copy the exciting moments of these successes.Integrating both and keeping a balance of meeting them in different situations will prove your worthiness.The value you offer will also be connected to your lifelong learning and your learning style because learning is work and work is all about learning.When you understand people's feeling and behavior you can reflect easily on their thoughts and understand their motivation.Patience also can energize your passion,because passion is not an end point ,but it's a path for continual development and improvement.

You made a lot of great points @Johnathan Jones contained w/in your article!

yes intention has certainly value

Glad you enjoyed.

AMAZING post. STOP everything else you are doing - including your other SM activities and READ this post. A life changer...

"Stay focused. We live in a world of constant connectivity and distraction that is begging for our attention nearly every moment of the day. Learn to turn off the distraction and live your life instead."

Thank you, Jonathan!

#13 You are most welcome. Literally! Great stuff. Needed to be shared.

#12 Hi Alexa,

Thanks for the kind words. I still have to stop myself from grabbing my phone first thing in the morning, so I know how you feel. That’s fantastic about the exercise; it’s a great first step!

#11 Hi Jared,

Thanks for the kind welcome message and sharing my posts in so many hives. Being a newbee, I didn’t even know that some of them existed. I’ll be checking them all out.

I’ve just had a look at Twilight and I wish I came across it before, as I would have tested it and mentioned it in my article.

I think sleep is a work in progress for most of us :)

A huge thank you again for taking the time to read my article and for sharing it.

That first grab for the phone/laptop in the morning is one I KNOW is bad for me, but I still do it. At least I've started pulling myself away for near-daily exercise. Great post, Karan.

Hi Karan,

Great first post on beBee. Welcome!
First things first, for welcomes, I'm sharing in the beBee Interviews and Introductions hive.

I love life hacks! There's even a hive for that. Lots of great tips here...

For posture, I'm sharing to the Egoscue Method hive. I often get back pain from sitting at a desk all day. You might check it out. Covers the exercise and HIIT aspects to, hopefully.

For "me-me" time, have you heard of the Miracle Morning? Sharing there too. Gratitude and reflection are so key. Dang, could share in the Tony Robbins hive too!

I'm still working on sleep. But the blue light helps. f.lux seems similar to an app I've been using called Twilight.

Great stuff! Sorry for the delay. Thank you for sharing all this!

#9 Yes, @Mohammed A. Jawad, every little bit helps :)

Little things to make life merrier! :)

#6 @Karan Johnson--I know right? I guess it was a common practice back in the day.

#3 Hi @Lisa 🐝 Gallagher, it does take a deliberate daily effort to do non-business related things that make a difference to my health. I can only imagine the challenges that your husband faces managing his IT Consulting Company.

It’s great news that he can take holidays more often. A break can do wonders for recharging the batteries. Thank goodness for remote working and competent employees :). Yay, to him exercising at his home office! Please let me know how he gets on using f.lux.

#2 Hi Gerald, yes, finding our optimal posture is necessary, especially when working long hours. As for Jacob, sleeping on a rock pillow sounds very uncomfortable indeed :)

Hi @Deb 🐝 Helfrich you’re so right about the ease that bad habits can be created. I must admit that I worked from my bed or sofa when I started freelancing. I think I was slightly rebelling against anything desk-related, as I spent years sitting in an office :).

Neck strain was a sure-fire sign that I needed to change my ways.

Like you, I now have a simple set-up (a desk and chair) that is much more ergonomic. So yes, good posture is absolutely a big part in keeping ourselves well when working from home.

Great tips @Karan Johnson. I think it's cool that you recognized what is important and works for you in order to be highly functional without getting ill or having a break down! Because my husband runs his own IT Consulting Co. he doesn't have a choice many times with regards to determining good times to not be on his PC. I will have to relate to him about f.lux you wrote of above, that may help him when he has to be online late at night. He used to take small vacations every 2-3 years but now he can go and not worry because he can work remotely if an issue comes up and he's trained his employees to do much more than they were doing when hired. He related to me he's been taking breaks in his office and doing exercises (his home office, that is). Thanks for this!

#1 @Deb 🐝 Helfrich If I understand what you are saying; I am an agreement..."practicing" optimal static and dynamic posture/movement through spacetime is so very vital for the ultimate ride of a lifetime; and it doesn't require any special "functional furniture"...Jacob hurt his his leg after climbing a ladder to heaven and getting ina scuffle with an angel/velvet rope bouncer.
All because instead of sleeping flat on the ground, he felt he had to rest his head on a "rock pillow"...a most unnatural sleeping position for proper oxygenation and avoiding disruptive episodes of apnea.

Wellness while freelancing is crucial, @Karan Johnson, because it can be so easy to work in an unstructured manner and create bad habits.

Posture is a big thing to pay attention to, and it can be easy to use regular relaxing furniture with all our smart devices, but I know I am more focused and productive when I practice structural integrity while working. I have a completely bespoke set-up that almost guarantees good posture.

It is a bunch of random bits of furniture, but they are all at the appropriate heights to enable me to not force myself into strange contortionist positions. That is a very crucial aspect of wellness while working from home.

#23 Thank you @Luis Cortés Tamez

#17 Super good Wow

#12 Thanks for the comment and the compliment @Sara Jacobovici... I for one like to think in the car when I'm driving alone; I also love thinking with a "white board"... no pun intended : ) The question regarding boundaries is a great one... I think boundaries can be a great contradiction and many we create (both literally and figuratively) so that we can function and co-exist in groups greater than ten; the rub is we need to tear down or disregard boundaries to grow and become better. I haven't done justice to this so I am hoping people jump into this conversation as it speaks to how we co-exist, work together, stretch to be better and organize ourselves so we don't fall into anarchy.

#11 I "appreciate" you commenting and your thoughts @CityVP 🐝 Manjit

#10 Being in marketing, with some design and communications thrown in, I totally agree @PAM BLOCH

#8 Thanks for the comment and the link @Aurorasa Sima

#7 Thanks for the links @Jared 🐝 Wiese. I will check into them for sure!

Is that a "good WOW"or a "bad WOW" @Luis Cortés Tamez. Thanks for reading.

#4 hahaha.. sometimes people just aren't good with constructive feedback @Phil Friedman. Thanks for the comment!

#3 Thank you for your comment @Donnie Maynard Christianson

#2 Thx... "Ponder box"... I like that @Kevin Pashuk

#1 Thanks for the note @Renée 🐝 Cormier and the link to @Aurorasa Sima

As always @Graham🐝 Edwards, you produced a very thought provoking piece. You've left me with much "to think about". Three things that stand out for me right now is, 1. "where" we choose to think is crucial. You offer an option. An important one. Your readers touched upon other "places" to think. So not only do we want to make time to think, we need to prepare that "space"within which we can think. And 2. (sorry, I am paradox obsessed) the idea of white as an "empty" space when one of its definitions is, "White is produced when all colors of the visible spectrum are combined." Finally 3., "White space is a process management concept described by Geary A. Rummler and Alan P. Brache in 1991 as the area between the boxes in an organizational chart; where, very often, no one is in charge." This leads to questions like; where do the boundaries come from, how were they defined and marked, what does take place when "no one is in charge"? This takes me in so many directions....have to find the place and time to think this through! Thanks Graham.

Whether it is the white space as design element or white space as for thinking, appreciation is central and over time it works on us, and even better when we are not trying to change but actually learning to appreciate (both in value and values meaning of the word - appreciation).

I will certainly vouch for this. The ages between 17 and 37 and 37 and next year when I reach 57 are vastly different 20 year development periods (night and day in difference). The earlier involved absolutely not an iota of reading and daydreaming rather than thinking and ultimately time passing rather than appreciation.

I would not be doing this today, if I did not see the difference it has made in my life - and continues to make as time flows forward.

Having been a graphic designer all my life, I know the importance of white space. thanks

#8 Always a pleasure, @Aurorasa Sima! Thank you for the links.

I loved "White space for thinking time" and "if you think something is important enough, you will find the time." Spot on.
Thank you for the reminder!


I heard Juliet Funt give a speach on your latter definition. It was a conference full of Business Analysts usually consumed with their Busy-ness.
It was a standing ovation. Please "think" about checking it out: http://www.whitespaceatwork.com/

Reminds me of how M. Scott Peck described how we can learn anything if we give it enough attention. He described how he helped a lady get her car out of emergency parking, despite his lack of mechanical skill.

"You can learn more in an hour of silence than you can in a year from books." -Matthew Kelly

Data to back it up? I bet in Edison failing 10,000 times on the lightbulb, that a - ahem - lightbulb or two of thought must have happened ;)
Ok, here's one I just had to part with: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/02/want-to-be-more-successful-try-thinking-about-death---study/

Wow

White space is a good name for the time where we use silence to connect the lower brain with the more logical/creative upper brain. Great read thanks.

Graham, I've been told that the "space" between my ears is a brilliant blue-white — and substantially unbroken by anything worthwhile. Of course, I don't put much stock in that because I've also been told to perform some physical exercises that are clearly anatomically impossible. Good post here. Pinpoints something we all should be taking seriously. Cheers!

#40 #38 nice! indeed, life is amazing, even when it sucks!

#39 also this ;)
https://twitter.com/2thank/status/848893788307111937

#38 cool, I will read it again later today

#37 Grateful for the observation. Glad that one line clicked!
Please read again. I just updated it to reflect the Bad and the Ugly a little better. :)

#36 hmm your last sentence makes a lot of sense to me. It makes possible to even be miserable and, somehow, grateful at the same time.

#35 Glad you liked it, @Henri Galvão. You make a great point.

Per Merriam-Webster...
- Grateful:
a. appreciative of benefits received
- Appreciate:
a : to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of appreciate the difference between right and wrong
b : to value or admire highly She appreciates our work.
c : to judge with heightened perception or understanding : be fully aware of must see it to appreciate it
d : to recognize with gratitude I appreciate your kindness.
...They seem to almost be synonyms.

When you look at the origins:
- Grateful: mid 16th century: from obsolete grate ‘pleasing, agreeable, thankful’ (from Latin gratus ) + -ful.
- Appreciate: mid 16th century: from late Latin appretiat- ‘set at a price, appraised,’ from the verb appretiare, from ad- ‘to’ + pretium ‘price.’
... I'd say we can be grateful by choosing to have a pleasing view, even if a bad situation... even if we don't yet appreciate it's value yet ;)

I'm grateful for this well researched text!

One thing that might be important to consider is the difference between gratitude and appreciation. I don't know if this difference is so relevant, but I feel that I practice a lot of the latter, but maybe not so much of the former.

And thank YOU for the share, @Javier 🐝 beBee.
!Muchas gracias!

Thank you for the share, @Lisa 🐝 Gallagher :)
Hope you are having a great week!!

#31 Thank you, @Javier 🐝 beBee! It's amazing stuff.

This is great @Jared 🐝 Wiese !

In 2 Chronicles 20:10-30, there is a wonderful story I want to share. It begins with King Jesophaphat in Judah. God’s people once again faced difficult times, and were about to be invaded by forces from every direction. As King, the first counsel he took was with the Lord. He prayed. In his prayer, Jehoshaphat “reminded” the Lord of their history: how He had driven out their enemies in the past and given the land to Israel. He mentioned the promises God had made to the people, and their promises to God. Then he ended with a simple statement: “We do not know what to do.”, “We look to You”.

At times, we all reach a place where we recognize we’re facing something bigger than ourselves – that we don’t know what to do. It is in these moments, we can say, “God, I can’t fix this, and don’t know how. But I look to you.” No matter what happens, we can be thankful – not because everything will work, but just because we can look to God.

Later in this story, a man named Jahaziel speaking from the Holy spirit told them not to be afraid, “for the battle is not yours, but God’s”. We are not able to solve every problem, but we can learn these things from Jahaziel’s words that day:

Put away fear and discouragement (verse 15)
Position yourselves and stand still (verse 17)
Watch God at work
On the morning of the battle, the prayers of the people turned to praise and thanksgiving. Because they began offering thanksgiving to God in song before the battle even began with a choir at the front of the line of the army it had a two-pronged effect. The soldiers under Jehoshaphat heard the praise to God going before them to remind them the battle belonged to God. Second, the enemy heard praise to the One who stood with Judah. The enemies were defeated.

I wanted to end with the title “Don’t Worry, Have Faith”. Yet, to have that faith, we first need to be grateful. Giving thanks is a conscious decision. You can take an action of faith with no thoughts in your head.

... and thanks for the share, @Donna-Luisa Eversley

#27 Thank you so much for such gratifying words and testimony, @Donna-Luisa Eversley :)

Thanks for the share, @Kevin Baker!

Gracias, @Cristina 🐝 López Hara ;)

Thanks for the shares, @Renée 🐝 Cormier,@Kevin Pashuk,@Melissa Hughes,Cristina!

#2 HA! NOW something I missed!

#15 Wow! @Joseph Sprute confused - at your comments -would be grateful for explanation, but perhaps we should do it by messaging rather than comments on this inspiring post.

Gratitude: “It's not about you. It's about them.”
― Clint Eastwood

#31 wow, it makes a lot of sense now! thanks

#29 Thanks for the feedback, @Henri Galvão. I have been at least listing my top 3 tasks daily for months now, per Meier. It really does help.

I've heard the hope thing, but found this interesting:
http://survivalscoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/rule-of-3s-to-survive.html

"3 SECONDS without hope
Most individuals freeze in an emergency. In the immediate confusion and chaos, the human brain tries to draw upon some familiar experience for a plan of action. Finding none, we become immobile. You have three seconds to decide that you have hope and move forward. Statistics show that in a plane crash, you have 90 seconds to exit the wreckage. Three seconds without hope can make the difference between whether or not you have time to clear the area.

Survival depends upon your ability to shake yourself out of the stupor of disbelief and hopelessness.

Walter B. Cannon studied the case histories of sudden, unexplained deaths from around the world. In 1942, he published his theory that the brain unleashes stress hormones that can cause fatal heart arrhythmias in individuals that have given up all hope of escape -- they are literally scared to death. Use fear to spur yourself towards life-saving action. Determine to grasp onto hope and make a plan to live."

This is a very elegant way to approach time management. It certainly makes one much more committed to his/her chosen actions.

There's one thing I couldn't stop thinking about: what is the meaning of "3 months without hope"?

Mucho Gracias Senor!

#26 Si Senora!!

#25 Your right, it pronunciation sounds like "Como Tally Vou" I've said it so fast over the years, the T seemed to hang with Como. Now we need some Spanish lessons :))

#24 Yep, just always say BONJOUR!! in Paris ;)
Je vais bien, merci (MAIR-SEE)... the Comment is pronounced COMO. It is only when followed by a vowel that it sounds like COMOT :)

#23 Thats funny! "Excusez-moi " One of the first terms we learned. How are you, "Comment allez-vous," Je Ves Bien Merce (sp?) trying to remember some of this.. Last - I'm fine, thank you. Comment pronounced- "Comot"
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#22 Oh yeah? I did that in Paris one time - perfect French - starting with "Excuse me"... only to have the guy look me up and down and say back in French "First, we say HELLO" then zoom off without a reply!!

#21 C'est plus drôle quand on le répète à quelqu'un qui parle français. Ils vous regardent comme, OK?
English: It's funnier when you repeat it to someone who speaks french. They look at you like, OK?

#20 c'est drole, ca.

Je parle un petit peu français. Un, deux, trois boucle ma chaussure? haha

#18 tu parles français?! Je ne savais pas!

#7 That song will be stuck in my head like a nursery rhyme tonight now Jared haha. Just like "One, Two, Three, buckle my shoe..." I actually had to learn this in French and of all things I remember in French, that is one! I'd do well in France eh?

#2 Thank you also for sharing, @Sara Jacobovici. I didn't even know we had a Triad hive. NICE!

#11 Thanks for sharing, Renee.... and for my THIRD... MAKE it an AWESOME day! ;)

#11 Even more great ideas, Renee! Thanks so much. Simply put, threes are memorable and actionable!

Great way to get things accomplished. I always make task lists for myself to stay focused, but what you and the author of the book say are true. There are many things we can do in threes that could make a big difference in our day. Thank 3 people, be grateful for 3 things, reach out to 3 new business prospects, give three hugs, kiss three people, go out of your way to help 3 people, read and comment on three blogs... the list is endless!

#4 Chas, it does for me to...long before the symbol became known for a TV series. I just love that symbol for some reason lol

Thanks for the share, @Max🐝 J. Carter

#18 Try this, until the new beBee upgrade...
https://www.bebee.com/producer/@jaredwiese/tools-to-remember-web-sites-and-buzz-honey

Thanks for sharing, @Milos Djukic!

#15 Un perfecto Google Spanish @Jared 🐝 Wiese.

#10 Me alegro de que te haya gustado. ¡Gracias por el comentario! (Espero que mi Google Spanish está bien;)

#8 Glad you liked it, @Javier 🐝 beBee!
Thanks for also sharing it on LinkedIn.

Very smart idea. I don't know if you do the pop up of updated buzzes automatically. However; I did update few of my buzzes and posted them again after editing to my followers. I wonder if beBee would allow sharing updated buzzes if have already been shared in three hives. May be @Javier 🐝 beBee would consider this idea.

great acronym.

@Jared 🐝 Wiese this is a brilliant idea. Updating a buzz is a very smart way to keep visibility.

Sencillamente genial.

Thanks @Mamen 🐝 Delgado for bringing to us this buzz

I missed this great buzz !

OK, enough with the negative talk! I got from my Living the 7 Habits app the source for a post today: https://www.bebee.com/content/1100691/1017693 View more

I failed this morning. Had to take kids back to school after the break was my lame excuse :(
But I am in the middle of my routine at least! :)

@Jared 🐝 Wiese, putting your phone on airplane mode at bedtime is a great idea. I will report back tomorrow. However, I may need a 12 step program to stick to it.

Thank you for sharing, too, @Franci🐝Eugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador :)

#1 @Franci🐝Eugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador, you are too kind.

I try :) . . .

@Jared 🐝 Wiese, you are so organized and inspirational. Keep it up!

Great Read. I also agree with what you wrote. I feel that having New Year Resolutions give people a greater excuse to quit before they even start.
I recently read on another post that over 80% of everyone with these goals we quit before these next three week are up. On the same article in was a comic. The man was talking to another and it was January 2. He said, "Well, I least I tried. I guess I'll try again next year."
The comic show the mindset of the majority of people and their goals. The already believe they are going to failure, so they quit the moment it gets hard. Instead of getting back up, they put it off til the next year. It becomes a never ending cycle.

I am with you! Love it!

Nice job, Robin, and thanks to @Alan Culler for tagging me! I completely agree that New Year resolutions are silly. It's like waiting for Valentine's Day to show someone you care. Don't wait. Take the next step as soon as you can. Congratulations on pushing that button!

Thank you Bill!

Thank you Javier!

Thank you Ian!

Thank you Lisa!

Thank you very much Ali!

Thank you!

Welcome from Savannah 🐝 Bill Stankiewiczzzzzzzzzzzz

Welcome to the hive ! Happy New Year !

Good on you Robin. Let it roll!

Excellent first buzz Robin, welcome to the hives! Look forward to more!

"I told myself, stop assuming, get going and do it".
I am glad you did @Robin Barton/ Reading your first buzz here on beBee shows you quality as an outstanding writer. Thanks to @Alan Culler for tagging me to read your buzz and welcome you here as a distinguished writer.

@Sarah Elkins @Ali 🐝 Anani, Brand Ambassador @beBee
Please welcome Robin -a new voice
Alan

Excellent first post, Robin
I'm sure @Sarah Elkins and Ali Anani will love this
I first started posting on LinkedIn when a client, colleague, friend, passed away unexpectedly. I haven't looked back.
As you so admirably describe: goals are goals; actions on goals lead you there and so many other places as well.
I'm pleased to make your acquaintance and look forward to so many more opportunities to share thoughts.

Thank you!

Thanks! #2

Good first post, Robin. Looking forward to many more. Welcome to the Swarm

EXCELLENT and courageous first buzz, @Robin Barton!
I completely agree and have a similar buzz. You should find that a lot around here - one buzz, leads to a comment, leads to another buzz - "the Circle of beBee Life" :)

WELCOME and enjoy exploring and sharing your passions!

#17 Most definitely! Enjoy your journey. You are constantly evolving.

What a wonderful article, thank you for taking the time to write it and express your view on a topic that I often believe is really misunderstood. I think that loving yourself can often be the hardest thing to do and yet, it really should be the easiest. We are are to hard on ourselves, we need to give ourselves a break.

#14 #15 Thank you both, and thanks also for sharing!

This post is great @Renée 🐝 Cormier. Loving someone takes much less energy than hate. Love enlightens and elevates the soul.

I love this post, Renee! You offer sage advice which would make the world a better place if universally adopted. I don't recall the song or singer but there's a lyric that came to mind while reading this, "Love is the drug I'm thinking of..."
Please have a blessed holiday season and keep buzzing!

#10 I would not be surprised to find out that Melissa is in production on that very topic - what happens inside a LOVING brain.

Beautiful stuff, I'd say off the top of my head.

#11 Gosh, DARN it, Renee. Now you made my week :)
I am truly honored. The world can do better with a little more love goin' 'round.

#10 Thank you, Jared. Your post (Love Yourself) that you put up the other day gave me the inspiration to write this. Thank you for being so loving and giving, Jared.

For anyone struggling with the term "vibrational energy", perhaps think of it as that tingly feeling you get when someone YOU love does or says something loving for you - and you FEEL it. It is unconditional. You know they mean it. You know they'd protect you and defend you and always be your friend. THAT's vibrational!

"The very instant you wake up in the morning", of course, makes me think of the Miracle Morning (https://www.bebee.com/group/themiraclemorning).

"With love, the more you give, the more you have to give. It is like a vessel that replenishes itself ten-fold whenever you draw from it." BRILLIANT and brightly true!

"Love yourself unconditionally. We humans spend our lives accumulating baggage and condemning ourselves for making mistakes. Stop doing that. Consider that we are all on a journey."
WHOA. I had to sit down for that one! ;)


DEFINITELY gave me a loving day, Renee!
Thanks so much for the tag!


CC: @Melissa Hughes: what happens inside a LOVING brain ?!
I believe expressing gratitude and love has been proven to make YOU feel better too.

@Jared 🐝 Wiese, I think you will like this post.

French is also a language associated with love, so merci beaucoup!

Since Italian is the language of love, I've simply got one word for you, @Renée 🐝 Cormier...

Bravissimo!!!

A beautifully written article, there can never be an over-abundance of love.

Thank you for sharing, Milos!

#3 That's the best way!

Be affectionate, be passionate ! be a bee !! :-)

#1 Thank you, @Graham🐝 Edwards!

You have a loving day too @Renée 🐝 Cormier.

Great Article, I feel that your #3 on that list is the most important for me. After I found the right mentor, or accountability partner, everything began to fall into place. He was the one who kept me accountable to me daily reading, which I did not want to do at first. I was a person who wanted to blame my life on circumstances. They became a dictator over choices. After a lot of reading, and changing of my mindset, I naturally began to realize I was in control a put the rest of your list in my life.

Thanks for this, @Paul Kearley. I know what you mean when you speak of people shooting down your ideas. I hate that and as a result, I have become very private about what I share with people. I have found a great business partner and friend in @Graham🐝 Edwards View more

Sounds easy...it's not. Good advice to get into the right gear.

#7 Yes. Maintaining an attitude of service adds value to many aspects of life.

Nice article @Renée 🐝 Cormier... another question I like to ask is, "How can I help today?"

#5 Thanks, @Jared 🐝 Wiese. I recycled this post from a blog I wrote several years ago. I remember your post about the questions. It was very good. I like the concept of asking empowering questions versus dis-empowering questions. When your head is in a funk, you will tend to ask yourself dis-empowering questions. Re-framing the way to ask questions will help you change your thinking about a lot of things. I appreciate your sharing and commenting. Thanks again.

Wow, Renee, have you sparked something in me today. THANK YOU! What a great, motivating article!!

Right away, on the questions topic, a thought popped into my head: "Quality questions create a quality life."

As I was reading it, I kept thinking more - MAN! I need to write about this! Then I remembered I had!...

"Tony Robbins also said:

Quality questions create a quality life. They direct our mental focus and therefore determine how we think and feel.

The difference in the quality of people’s lives often comes down to the difference in the questions they consistently ask themselves. If you ask a disempowering question (i.e. “Why does this always happen to me?”), your mental computer will look for an answer, even if it has to make something up! It might come up with “Because you’re stupid” or “Because you don’t deserve to do well anyway.”

On the flip side, if you ask an empowering question, such as “How can I take this experience and use it to contribute to others?” your brain will look for answers to this question and often come up with an answer that not only makes you feel better, but that can help others as well.
The key is to develop a pattern of questions that empower you."

- https://www.bebee.com/producer/@jaredwiese/how-daily-questions-create-a-quality-life


"Whatever it Takes"
- https://www.bebee.com/content/965184

Sharing in The Miracle Morning and Tony Robbins hives...

#3 Yes. Ultimately, we are responsible for the degree of productivity in our lives. People are generally more happy to help those who have already started to help themselves. Thanks for the comment.

Great Article. One of my mentors had me read that same book a decade ago. Very powerful. Something I realized way back thing is I was asking these same questions but in a different order. I would ask “Who can help me?” before I asked “What am I going to do today to bring me closer to my goal?”. I didn't realize I wasn't even taking action yet. It is one of the three books I suggest everyone reads.

Thank you, @John Prpich. Welcome to beBee! It's nice to see you here.

A thought provoking article Renée, it requires a lot of commitment and constant evaluation and measurement when setting goals, very much like personal reflection, we're really not good at it. I'll be interested in reading your other article

#6 You'll be surprised at how bedtime affirmations get you to wake WITHOUT an alarm. You get all your stuff out the night before... and BAM, you're off.

Amazing, awesome, kick butt! I was looking for information online about the MM, and all I had to do was come to beBee. This is super informative because I'm considering doing it. My only issue is my husband who is a light sleeper. He stays up way too late at night, every night, and therefore is super grump if he's awoken. Any suggestions? He'll think I am bat crazy to get up at 6am, let alone 5am!

Inspiring! Im far from a morning person and it does cause more stress. I can also relate to the hair part ;-) Thanks for sharing, worth trying!

Very helpful. Even if you already get up at 4am or 5am, this post might help you re-energize during that time.

#2 it's great for the accountability and feedback.
Speaking of, can't wait to hear more about yours!

#1 Thanks Jared! I absolutely LOVED the book and can't wait to go check out your profile and articles! I am in the Facebook group too, haven't spent much time in there lately but need to :)

Hal Elrod's book is a MUST READ!! I agree, the night-before prep is key and you CAN wake without an alarm if you are mentally set for it!
Shared in The Miracle Morning (TMM) hive.

I have listened to as many podcasts or videos as I can on TMM. In the book (Chapter 7) and in these videos, he found that you can do the 6 SAVERS in 6 minutes for those days when you are really busy - and still get close to 75% of the value! I came up with a process to incorporate TMM with the Five Minute Journal. I call it Six Minute Scribing:
https://www.bebee.com/producer/@jaredwiese/how-daily-questions-create-a-quality-life
You can search twitter for #SixMinuteScribing.

I am shooting for the books, "15 minutes at a time” habit too.

Have you heard about the Facebook community?

Thanks, Bobbi!