Keith JonesNovember 2, 2015

Most of my mornings are solid. I begin the day with meditation, an inspirational podcast and exercise. This is typically enough to keep me in a positive mindset throughout my day. Well in April of this year, that formula didn’t produce the same result. I needed to update my entire program because the negative self talk following a breakup was distracting me from my purpose.

For about a week I fought to have a bright outlook with no success. Thankfully one morning I listened to the podcast, Optimize with Brian Johnson. It was an interview with Hal Elrod, author of the Miracle Morning. I was locked in from the beginning because he shared about two rock bottom events in his life and how he bounced back stronger than ever.

Elrod suggested 6 practices to do before embarking on your day.
• Silence
• Affirmations
• Visualizations
• Exercise
• Reading
• Scribing or Journaling

While I did 4 of the 6 practices most of the time, I didn’t do them all every day. I was close to rock bottom so I enthusiastically went all in with the suggestions. It’s been 6 weeks now and the results are phenomenal. I wake up every morning in silence and with a breathing meditation. I then do visualizations and voice my affirmations. Reading and journaling follow. Next is listening to an inspiring and educational podcast. I finish strong with an hour of exercise with friends.

My days have never been better since committing to starting every day with a Miracle Morning. If negative self talk is distracting you from your purpose, try these practices today!

Keith