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What Is the Miracle Morning? A Quick Introduction

What is the Miracle Morning? Do you know how it works? More importantly, do you know how it could work for you? The Miracle Morning presents best-selling author and speaker Hal Elrod’s antidote to living the kind of mediocre life that most people accept as normal. Elrod argues that everyone is capable of achieving their dreams in every area of life. The answer is committing yourself to personal development by getting up early and following a simple daily routine of Miracle Morning habits. Read on to discover the answer to the question: what is the Miracle Morning?

What Is an Action Mindset? A Prerequisite for Success

What does it mean to have an action mindset? Do you consider yourself an action-oriented person? As the name suggests, an action mindset is a mindset that is geared towards taking action. People who have an action-oriented mindset don’t wait for the stars to align or for the muse to pay a visit. They take action even in suboptimal circumstances because non-action kills momentum. Here are five mindsets that all action-oriented people have in common.

Pain Makes You Stronger: Comfort Discourages Growth

Is it really true that anything that doesn’t kill you will make you stronger? Why will running from pain prevent you from growing? Studies show that war and cancer survivors are more grounded and able to cope with struggle after overcoming pain and adversity. While these examples are extreme, it’s also true that experiencing some sort of pain, whether physical or emotional, strengthens you as a person. Keep reading to learn how pain makes you stronger.

Brené Brown’s Guidepost #1: Be Your Authentic Self

Is authenticity a trait that you either have or lack? How can you cultivate authenticity? What are the two main barriers to being your authentic self? According to Brené Brown in The Gifts of Imperfection, being your authentic self is a conscious and courageous choice. However, the fear of resistance from your loved ones and societal expectations can make being authentic difficult. Continue reading to see what Brené Brown has to say about the first guidepost for Wholehearted living.

How to Define and Cultivate Your Sense of Self-Worth

What four principles define your sense of self-worth? How can living wholeheartedly help cultivate your worthiness? In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown defines what it means to have a sense of self-worth. She explains the four principles of worthiness and shares the three values you need to cultivate worthiness. Continue below to learn what having a sense of self-worth means.

Turn Your Life Around: The Miracle Morning Story

Do you need to turn your life around? Are you headed in the wrong direction, or just feeling stuck and spinning your wheels? Hal Elrod was at rock bottom. Then he turned his life around by committing to a personal growth and development plan that ultimately became the Miracle Morning routine. The Miracle Morning and the story behind it provide inspiration for you to turn your life around as Elrod did. Read more to learn the inspiring background to the Miracle Morning.

Change Your Environment—Change Your Life

How does your environment influence your personality? What can you do to restructure your environment for success? Your environment—the people you surround yourself with, the clothes you wear, the neighborhood you live in, and the food you eat—shapes you into the person you are. If you want to become more successful, the first thing you need to do is to change your environment on all three planes: physical, social, and internal. Here is how you can recondition yourself for success by changing your environment.

Learn From Others’ Mistakes: Errors Are Good

Can you learn from others’ mistakes? Why is it so important to view errors as investments? Part of building antifragility is being able to make errors and be stronger for them. But you don’t actually have to make all the mistakes yourself. You can learn from others’ mistakes just as easily, and improve upon their strategies. Keep reading to find out how to learn from others’ mistakes.

Causes of Unhappiness: Csikszentmihalyi’s 2 Reasons

What are the main causes of unhappiness? Why do you need to understand what causes unhappiness before you can be happy? In his book Flow, Csikszentmihalyi says that there are two main causes of unhappiness. First, our universe is a harsh place to live in—we have to weather disasters, diseases, lack of resources, etc… On top of that, solving challenges doesn’t eradicate them forever—something new will always come up. Here’s what Csikszentmihalyi says we need to understand about unhappiness.

Courage, Compassion, and Connection—The 3 Gifts

Do you want to know more about the three values from The Gifts of Imperfection? Why does Brené Brown say courage, compassion, and connection are the gifts of imperfection? In her book The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown says that the three gifts are courage, compassion, and connection. We could never reap the values of these gifts if we all lived ideal lives. Keep reading to learn why struggles and mistakes lead to huge benefits.