Book Byte #61 "The 5am Club" by Robina Sharma
Jason Ziebarth
Founder of Club255 — Helping thousands of STEM Professionals Connect with Each Other, Build their Career and Defeat their Inner Critic.
Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.
?? Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea:
The first hours of the day are when heroes are created. If you want to master your life, start with the mornings. Freedom from distraction at 5:00 a.m. will allow you to enhance your creativity, maximize your fitness, and protect your serenity in this age of complexity. Set your alarm clock half an hour early and deceive yourself into waking up at 5:00 a.m.
First, purchase an alarm clock. Technology is inherently distracting and should never be used in the bedroom. Once you've got a wonderful old-fashioned clock, set it to a half-hour fast. Set your alarm for 5:30 a.m. That way, when you wake up the next morning, you'll fool yourself into believing you're getting up later. When the alarm goes off, get out of bed right away, before the weaker side of your personality can come up with excuses to stay under the covers.
?? Curious Quotes from the Author
“All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.”
“The soreness of growth is so much less expensive than the devastating costs of regret.”
“Take excellent care of the front end of your day, and the rest of your day will pretty much take care of itself. Own your morning. Elevate your life.”
“The moment when you most feel like giving up is the instant when you must find it in you to press ahead.”
“Art feeds my soul. Great books battleproof my hope. Rich conversations magnify my creativity. Wonderful music uplifts my heart. Beautiful sights fortify my spirit.”
“Remember, every professional was once an amateur, and every master started as a beginner. Ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary feats, once they’ve routinized the right habits.”
“A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul.”
“If you sense your life’s a mess right now, this is simply because your fears are just a little stronger than your faith.”
“Life’s too short to play small with your talents,”
“Limitation is nothing more than a mentality that too many good people practice daily until they believe it’s reality. It breaks my heart to see so many potentially powerful human beings stuck in a story about why they can’t be extraordinary, professionally and personally. You need to remember that your excuses are seducers, your fears are liars and your doubts are thieves.”
“The smallest of implementations is always worth more than the grandest of intentions.”
“Dream big. Start small. Begin now”
“Living the same week a few thousand times and calling it a life. I need to tell you that too many among us die at thirty and are buried at eighty.”
“A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.” —Steven Pressfield”
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“Elite producers and everyday heroes understand that what you do each day matters far more than what you do once in a while.”
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” —Friedrich Nietzsche”
“I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show, or any good thing that I can do to any fellow-being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.”
“Everyone dreams of being a legend until it comes time to do the work that legends do.”
“F1 racer Mario Andretti said: ‘If everything seems under control you’re not going fast enough.”
“All shadows of insecurity dissolve in the warm glow of persistence.”
“Life’s way too valuable to hang with people who don’t get you. Who you just don’t vibe with. Who have different values and lower standards than you do. Who have different Mindsets, Heartsets, Healthsets and Soulsets. It’s a little miracle how powerfully and profoundly our influences and environments shape our productivity as well as our impact.”
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???Fixing the Tech Industry
Technologists are hardly ever early risers, and after reviewing this book, it might be why we aren’t as successful as we might like. There is true power in waking up before the rest of the world starts bombarding you with their noise and everything they have to offer.
Personally, I do some of my best work at night, once the kids and wife have both gone to bed. But maybe I’ll try this 5 am thing for a little bit and see what happens. (I got up at 5 am to write this through sheer coincidence whereas normally I write around 11 pm) Either way, we could all use more health and more meditation in our daily lives, and 5 am is as good a time as any. (But do what you need to thrive! Don’t let anyone tell you the secret to success is when you wake up, it’s way more than that.
??Collaborate with others with this Social Media Prompt:
Do you have a Morning Routine? Share it if you do! If you don’t, try one of the ones shared and see how your life improves. This is all an experiment anyway!
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1 年Great book recommendation Jason Ziebarth. I'm following that approach since some time now (less or more strict). And I really enjoy this early morning energy and activating my brain and day. Did you try that approach too?