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ROUTINES

HOW THE TOP 1% OF SUCCESSFUL

PEOPLE START THEIR DAY
(WHICH 99% OF PEOPLE DON'T DO)
 CONTENTS

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NTRODUCTI
ON 3

WHYMORNI
NGROUTI
NESAREAGAMECHANGER 4

THEROUTI
NESOFTHEWORLD’
SMOSTSUCCESSFULPEOPLE
ELONMUSK 6

JEFFBEZOS 9

OPRAHWI
NFREY 1
2

BEYONCE 1
5

ANGELAMERKEL 1
4

THEROCK 1
8

CRI
STI
ANO RONALDO 23

WARRENBUFFETT 26

TONYROBBI
NS 29

LEBRONJAMES 32

SUNDARPI
CHAI 35

COMMONELEMENTS 37

THESECRETSAUCE 39
I INTRODUCTION

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be productive? Really, really productive, like Elon
Musk, Jeff Bezos, Oprah or perhaps Beyonce or Cristiano Ronalda? Obviously, there's a
number of things to consider. But one thing to look at is starting the day on the right footing, so
that everything else falls into place afterwards. Yep, we're talking about morning routines.

For a lot of us, there are those days when we just roll out of bed semi-comatose after sleeping
through three alarm clocks. We skip breakfast, maybe manage to grab a coffee while rushing
to work, and once we get there, we feel we're always two or three steps behind. And as more
tasks come along, it's like we're fighting a losing battle to play catch-up.

Other days, we're lucky enough to get up on the other side of the bed. We feel on top of things,
full of energy, and enthusiastic to tackle whatever the day throws our way. Better still, the same
positive mood stays with us through the day. And it's usually those days that we feel we
achieve a lot more.

Ever wanted to crack the secret of always having those productive days, where you feel great
right from the start? And not have those days that are a constant struggle?

We've done our research, and studied a few seriously high achievers - names that you're
very familiar with (yes, including the ones we mentioned at the beginning) - and we've looked
at their daily routines and work habits, to see what we can all learn from them. Read on, and
you'll find out how these incredibly successful people set themselves up for success from the
moment they get up. And while you're reading, pay special attention to morning routines, how
they use these routines to make sure they're on top of things through the day, and always
make it a success.
I THE GAME CHANGER

Here at Alux, we're big believers in morning routines. A morning routine is a list of
activities you do every morning, that help you look after your body and mind, and gets you
primed for the day ahead. And there are quite a few reasons we love them so much.

First, morning routines are largely about taking care of yourself. When you take care of
yourself, you're more likely to feel better during the day. And when you make a point of taking
care of yourself at the start of every single day, guess what - you're going to feel better in the
long run, physically and mentally. Of course, when you're in a mad rush to get to work from the
moment th at third alarm wakes you, and skip taking care of yourselves - well, no need
to explain what that can do to your health and state of mind in the long run.

So, what does 'taking care of yourself' at the start of the day involve? There's no single routine
that fits for everybody, but there are a few boxes you'll want to be ticking. Like starting off with
a healthy breakfast to fuel you up for the day. Hydrating is always important, and something
healthy people always remember to do. Obviously basic hygiene. And if you get up early
enough, a great way to start the day is with some exercise.

Secondly, when you've got a hectic sch edule, your morning routine is a great opportunity to
have some time all for yourself. Before the day's challenges begin, do something that gives
you peace of mind and puts you in your own headspace, not at others' beck and call. Maybe
preparing breakfast does that for you, or perhaps exercise works too. It could be reading the
news - or just doing nothing in particular, but being alone with your thoughts. Whatever it is,
it should be something that gives you that 'you time'. Don't just roll out of bed and rush to work.
Instead, get up earlier and do something that lets you enjoy that part of the morning. You'll find
that it makes you feel more positive and more focused, and th ose feelings will stay with you
through the day.

Also, a morning routine (or any kind of routine) means that once you've got it set up, you know
what all the motions are, and you don't even have to think about it. No "What shall I do first" ,
no "Do I have time to go for a run?". Follow the routines, do everything at the given time, and
don't even think about it. Just set up the program, and then let it run itself.

And finally, when your morning routine involves having time to yourself, you can use that time
for setting goals for the day, and beyond. You can think about where you are on projects you're
working on. Or ask yourself deeper questions, like what really makes you feel fulfilled?
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MEETINGS

He's definitely not a fan of big meetings and urges anybody who manages people to
eliminate large meetings as far as possible. He also advises people to walk out of a meeting
as soon as they feel the meeting is no longer valuable, stressing that doing this isn't rude -
what is rude is to make somebody stay in a meeting when it's wasting their time.

"Excessive meetings are the blight of big companies and almost always get worse over time.
Please get rid of all large meetings, unless you're certain they are providing value to the
whole audience, in which case keep them very short."

As well as meetings, he's not a fan of phone calls, favoring emails and texts.

HOW HE LEARNS

Elon's well-known for having mastered a number of complicated fields that are necessary for
his work. He always tried to understand the basics behind an idea. His reduced the need to
learn new concepts down the road.

"One bit of advice is to view knowledge as a sort of semantic tree - make sure you
understand the fundamental principles, i.e. the trunk and big branches before you get into
the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang onto".

EXERCISE

Elon isn't exactly what you'd call a fitness freak, but he does recognize its importance, and
hits the gym once or twice a week to lift weights and run on the treadmill. He'll also multitask
while he's working out, watching TV He's also been known to do martial arts, including
taekwondo, judo, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Although he admits, if he could get away with
it, he wouldn't exercise at all.

DOWNTIME

He's a fan of fiction - especially science fiction - which he credits as a large source of
inspiration for his ideas, and makes sure he fits in time to read. He also spends downtime
reading biographies of great innovators, like Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and listening
to history audiobooks and podcasts.
SLEEP

Before he recalibrated his work-life balance around 2018, he didn't seem to have the best
sleep habits. As he puts it, "I would just sort of sleep for a few hours, work, sleep for a few
hours, work, seven days a week." Since then he's got into more regular sleeping patterns,
and has found the sweet spot of six hours a night, getting to bed at 1 am , and getting up
around 7. He'll also get boosts from a few cups of coffee during the day.

"Sleep is really great. I find if I don't get enough sleep I'm quite grumpy I could drop below a
certain threshold of sleep, although I would be awake more hours I would get less done
because my mental acuity would be affected."

WHAT MAKES HIM TICK?

Elon is all about working hard to get the results you want.

"Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100-hour workweeks every week. (This)
improves the odds of success. If other people are putting in 40-hour workweeks and you're
putting in 100-hour workweeks, then even if you're going to do the same thing, you know
that you will achieve in four months what it takes them a year to achieve."
I JEFF BEZOS

Best-known as the founder and - the now former - CEO of Amazon, and the first person in
the world to tally a net worth of $200 billion, he's also the founder of Blue Origin space
exploration and the owner of The Washington Post. Besides that, he's taken Amazon far
beyond his original idea of being an online bookstore, completely reinventing ecommerce,
producing movies (through Amazon Prime), pioneering A.I. voice technology (Alexa), and
running a chain of bio grocery stores (Whole Foods).

As the CEO of the world's highest-value brand, you can't accuse Jeff of not being
productive. But he does take a more balanced attitude to work than some CEOs, doing the
bulk of his work between 10am and 5pm. Before and after, he finds time for himself, which
probably allows him to get more done when he's at work.

MORNING ROUTINE

One word you wouldn't use to describe Jeff's morning routine is rushed. He does wake up
early - although without an alarm clock - but once he's up he takes his time, thriving on a
leisurely start to the day, or what he calls 'puttering'. That involves reading the newspaper,
having a coffee and a healthy breakfast with his kids before they go to school. He himself
says "My puttering time is very important to me".

He even does the dishes himself, even though he could clearly pay someone to do it for him.
While Jeff jokes that doing the dishes "could be the sexiest thing I d o", science shows this
habit could have benefits - a number of studies show that doing the dishes can reduce
stress and boost creativity. There's evidence that spending time on mindless tasks allows
our mind to wonder and feel creative. And Jeff makes the most of this, before getting down
to his first meeting at 10 am.

WORKDAY

Jeff sees the main focus of his work as making important decisions. That's what he spends
the productive part of his day doing, and he gives himself a window of between 10am and
5pm to make them.
He sets his first meeting at 10am. And he also makes it the most important meeting of the
day. As his brain power reaches its peak at around 10 o'clock (after spending time reading
the papers and doing the dishes), he reserves that slot for the meeting that will require the
most brain power.

"I like to do my high IQ meetings before lunch, like anything that's going to be really mentally
challenging, that's a 10:00 am meeting".

He knows when he's about to get tired, and knows to draw the line there - at 5pm, the slot
he'll schedule the last meeting for. If he's called on to work on something important, but feels
he can't focus any longer, he'll say, "I can't think about this today, let's try again tomorrow at
10:00 am". And he's got a point - making careful considered choices throughout the day
leads to decision fatigue - and he knows when to stop.

DECISION-MAKING

As Jeff sees his main task as a decision-maker, let's take a look at how he makes those
all-important decisions. As he puts it, there are two types of decisions. There are the small
ones that aren't a big deal, and you can even change your mind on. And then there are the
ones that are irreversible, and have serious consequences.

If it's one of the big, irreversible decisions, Jeff insists on analyzing it from every angle, and
not taking that decision too quickly.

"I often find myself at Amazon acting as the chief slowdown officer: Whoa, I want to see that
decision analysed seventeen more ways because it's highly consequential and irreversible".

What if it's one of those decisions that are small and reversible (the ones which account for
most business decisions)? This is where Jeff believes a lot of large corporations waste time,
resources and meetings. With those ones, he advises, don't over-analyse it. Just make a
decision, and if it turns out to be the wrong one, you can reverse it later.

"When there's a decision that needs to be made, you need to ask, 'Is it a one-way door or a
two-way door?'. If it's a two-way door, make the decision with a small team or even one
high-judgment individual. Make the decision. If it's wrong, it's wrong. You'll change it. But if
it's a one-way door, analyse it five different ways. Be careful, because that is where slow is
smooth and smooth is fast."
MEETINGS

Like a lot of great business leaders, Jeff isn't big on meetings. He's known for meeting with
Amazon investors for only six hours a year. And when he does schedule meetings, he uses
the "two pizza rule" - he never organizes a meeting where two pizzas couldn't feed the
entire group.

DOWNTIME

He's a big fan of Star Trek, and even made a cameo in Star Trek Beyond. He's also known
for being a family man and spending a lot of time with his kids.
And he has an eccentric and unusual hobby - so eccentric and unusual that he's the only
person in the world who's known for doing it. More specifically, he glides around oceans in a
submarine, looking for old NASA rockets, often taking his kids along for the ride.

SLEEP

Jeff goes to bed early and gets up early. He definitely makes sleep a priority, getting eight
hours, unless he's travelling through different time zones. As he himself says, when he gets
eight hours, it improves his mood, gives him more energy, allows him to think better and be
at his peak decision-making. When it comes to the hours he puts in, it's all about quality, not
quantity.

"So let's say I slept six hours a day, or let's go really crazy and say I slept four hours a day
I'd get four so-called productive hours back. So if before I had, say, twelve hours of
productive time during any waking day, now all of a sudden I have twelve plus four - I have
sixteen productive hours. So I have 33 percent more time to make decisions. If I was going
to make, say, one hundred decisions, I can now make thirty-three more. Is that really worth it
if the quality of those decisions might be lower because you're tired or grouchy or any
number of things?"

WHAT MAKES HIM TICK

If there's one big takeaway from Jeff Bezos' values when it comes to work, it's his
laser-sharp focus on understanding what the customer wants, and satisfying that to the max.
"The most important single thing is to focus obsessively on the customer. Our goal is to be
earth's most customer-centric company."

But when it comes to how he approaches the working day, he seems to be a big believer in
the work-life balance, getting enough rest and downtime to allow him to be razor-sharp and
focused when he's on the job.
I OPRAH WINFREY

Even better known simply as Oprah, she started out as a news anchor, before becoming the
media personality, entrepreneur and philanthropist we know her as today. She owns the
cable channel, OWN, 0 Magazine, and Oprah.com, one of the top women's lifestyle
websites and home to Oprah's Book Club, the largest book club in the world. And she
founded The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, whose mission is to support the education and
empowerment of women, children and families in the United States and around the world.

There are those uber-successful people for whom every moment of the day is an opportunity
milked for all it's worth, to max out on productivity. Oprah's not one of them. She too focuses
on being productive - but equally on being well rested, inspired b y nature, nourished with
healthy, natural food, with plenty of time spent with loved ones and reading, taking care of
her b ody and mind. For Oprah, all of these are essential to being productive.

MORNING ROUTINE

Oprah gets up early, but not crazy early, between 6am and 7am. She doesn't use an alarm
clock, instead using an alternative that's more natural, and comes with a lot more personality
- her five dogs. Once she's awake she takes her canine companions for morning walk
around the grounds of her home in Montecito, California. She doesn't rush, and getting
inspiration from watching the sun rise, the geese flying over her lake, and the sea in the
background.

She then makes an espresso, and reads some inspirational quotes to nourish her mind for
the day, from her 365 Gathered Truths Box and Bowl of Saki.

Around 8:30 AM she meditates, indoors, or in her garden, surrounded by trees and nature.
And then she works out for an hour, focusing on flexib ility and resistance training, and a two-
mile run (which she can do without leaving her property).

DAYTIME

Around 10:00 AM or 10:30 AM, she'll get down to work, often doing important calls,
transactions and other business affairs that need her attention.

She'll follow that with lunch, usually in her garden, and if he's around she'll be joined b y her
partner, Stedman Graham, or friend who might be visiting. And she'll sometimes have a
glass of well-chilled Napa Valley rose wine to go with it.
One of Oprah's passions is organic farming (and gardening in general - she grows fruit and
vegetables in her various homes, including her main one in Montecito, and also in Maui,
Hawaii). Being Oprah, she's even turned this passion into a business idea, her own line of
health-conscious food products, "O, That's Good". And for lunch she has a rule - although
she admits, she doesn't stick to it all the time - to eat mostly things that have been grown in
her garden.

"We have a rule. If we cannot find it in our garden, then we cannot eat it."

True, not everybody can grow all their food in their garden, but Oprah makes a point of
feeling connected to whatever she's eating. And it's something we can learn from, whether
we're organic gardeners or not, (we can still buy local and seasonal and prepare our own
f ood) with benefits to health, the environment, and our enjoyment of the food.

At around 1:30pm, she'll take care of business and money matters, and check up on her
execs. Getting this out of the way lets her spend the rest of the day not worrying about it but
being creative.

In the late afternoon, she'll do some exercise again, this time making it more of a social
activity, catching up with friends while exercising. Often it will take the form of a short run
together, followed by watching the sunset. And towards the evening she'll go to the teahouse
in her grounds to have a cup of non-caffeinated tea, and read (as her book club is the world's
biggest book club, reading widely is a mixture of business and pleasure).

EVENING

She usually has her evening meal at 6pm. If Stedman or her friends are there, she'll often
cook, (only if there are four people or fewer), or if she's alone often she'll just have a protein
shake and a bowl of soup. Her perfect evening is spent with the people who are most
important to her, reading a good book or watching a movie and drinking more herbal tea.

She'll then have a bath before going to bed, which is a ritual of hers, around 9:30, using
bubbles, salts and oils. She'll get into bed by 10, making sure she gets at least six hours
sleep.

WHAT MAKES HER TICK?

One thing that stands out about Oprah's routine is a balance between work and self-care.
"For me now, a perfect day is notjust one thing; it's a series of small things. It's the crisp air
on your face when you open the door in the m orning, the reflection of mountains and clouds
in a crystal lake. It's paying attention: What does the sky look like? Where's the sun? When
you're walking down a path, how do your feet feel when they touch the grass?"

It's probably fair to say that she puts in fewer hours of work than many CEOs, and it's hard to
believe that she's managed to have such a relaxed time of it throughout her car eer . (Keep in
mind, she's 67 years old, an age where most people are taking it easier , although she's far
fr om r etir ed). And her routine includes things that are enjoyable and r elaxing, but part of her
work as well (like reading fiction). She does acknowledge how lucky she is to be successful
while being able to find so much time for r elaxing, and that it's not possible for ever yone, but
points out that she's put in the hard work over the years to get where she is now.

"I know what people will say, 'Well, Oprah, if I were you, I'd have a perfect day too.' But I've
earned it: I've earned the ability to pay attention to every aspect and detail of the day I have
a great appreciation for the little things that add up to that big thing called a meaningful life."

"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if
you're willing to work."

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having m ore. If you concentrate on what you
don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
I BEYONCÉ

After two decades at the top of the music industry, Beyonce is one of the biggest superstars
in music and show business. Steadily working her way up from the age of 9 to where she is
now, she first became famous as a member of Destiny's Child before going solo. She's won
20 Gram mys, produced six platinum albums, performed in A-list films, runs a successful
clothing line, perfume business and several charities, and is the mother to three children.
Her work ethic, and the amount she's achieved is proven by the popular meme 'You have as
many hours a day as Beyonce'.

Beyonce is known for her intense focus on detail, working hard to get things right until she's
totally satisfied. And it definitely involves putting a lot of hours in. But something that stands
out about her routines is that she also manages to balance it with finding time for her family,
time for herself at the start of the day, as well as taking great care of herself with exercise
and diet (remember, for Bey keeping in top shape is an important part of her work). Of
course, depending on what she's working on at any given time (recording, touring, working
on a new release for her perfume business), there's a lot of variation on how she spends
those hours, but her morning routine, like a lot of successful people, sets her up for success
through the day.

MORNING ROUTINE

Bey gets up at 6am - even on a Sunda y. In fa ct, she's mentioned that she makes a point of
getting up earlier than necessary, so as to have time to be alone with her thoughts early in
the morning, without having to rush. This extra time is spent setting goa ls, and practicing
gratitude - or taking time to focus on things she's grateful for.

At 7:00 she'll have breakfast (she generally follows a plant-based diet, but isn't 100% strict
about it, making exceptions sometimes). What she is strict about is following the diet set by
her personal tra iner, Marco Borges, who designed a 22-day diet for her.

"Having children has changed our lives more than anything else. We used to think of health
as a diet - some worked for us, some didn't. Once we looked at health as the truth, instead
of a diet, it became a mission for us to share that truth and lifestyle with as many people as
possible."
DAYTIME

Before her exercise session at 11am, she'll get some work done — depending on what she's
working on at the time.

Beyonce is known for going the extra mile in her workouts - she has to for her demanding
dance routines that she's known for. She'll do tough workouts three to five times a week, as
well as spending plenty of time practicing her dance routines- in heels.

She uses music to motivate her.

"I'll put on a song that I really like and do biceps curls with five-pound weights for the whole
song and just try to burn out."

And she admits, it's tough.

"The truth is it's a lot of sacrifice. It's more about your mental strength than physical strength.
You have to push yourself. It doesn't matter what trainer you have. And it doesn't matter
what program you're on. You have to be healthy and make the right choices."

In the afternoon, usually from around 2pm, she'll get down to some more serious work. She's
known for being a workaholic and her minute attention to de tail, and taking as long as it
needs to things right. Her childhood friend and Destiny's Child co-star, Kelly Rowland,
remembers Beyonce staying up until 4AM the night before concerts perfecting routines. And
her younger sister, Solange , remembers when she used to stay up late into the night
perfecting a single line of a song in her bedroom.

After around 5pm, she makes sure she spends some time with her family, husband Jay-Z
and the kids, as well as her mother and sister. She manages her schedule to make sure her
family is around her at all time s, and points out that this makes her feel grounded, and gives
her the motivation to work so hard.

NIGHTTIME ROUTINE

In the early evening, she'll often do another workout, practice dance routines or have a
meeting scheduled. But in the later part of the evening, you'll find her winding down. Beyonce
admits that she finds it hard to shut down her brain, but she gets around this by staying
active . Having a busy sche dule , along with plenty of workouts during the day is a great way
of making sure your brain shuts down naturally when it's time to get to sleep.
"If you are active during your day, you will be so exhausted you can't help but fall asleep."

Being incredibly active helps her to relax and rest in the evening. Relaxation and rest is
important, but she only finds herself able to do this after a busy and fulfilled day - all the
more reason to stay active.

WHAT MAKES HER TICK?

One big takeaway is that she works really hard, and gets up at 6 even on weekends, but
also maintains balance. She finds time at the beginning of the day to be with her thoughts
and practice gratitude. She always finds time for workouts and to practice her dance
routines. No matter how busy she i s, she'll find time to spend with her family around 5pm.
She also balances seven days of work with a dedicated day off, or two months of tours with
two full weeks off. Once, in 2010, she even took a full year off before producing her hit
record album '4'.And she'll fill her days off with rewarding activities, like spending time with
her family, going for a swim, painting, having a beer pizza on a cheat day from her rigorous
diet plan.

She's found the idea of balance especially important after giving birth to her first daughter,
Blue Ivy in 2012, balancing her work and life priorities.

"I'm starting to live and pay attention. T he one thing I'm trying to learn is time management.
It's the hardest thing for me. Taking my time, and doing things at a slower pace ... It's hard
because I have to plan, but I'm working it out, I'm going to get there ... My daughter has been
my balance."

"I dream i t, I work hard, I grind 'til I own it."

I ANGELA MERKEL

For ten consecutive years, she's been named by Forbes as the most powerful woman in the
world. In 2005, she became Germany's first female Chancellor. And as leader of the world's
fourth largest economy, now serving her fourth term, she's also considered the unnofficial
leader of Europe. She's got Germany through a financial crisis, back to economic growth.
And in 2020, a survey of adults across Europe indicated that she's the most trusted leader in
the continent.

Despite being one of the world's best known public figures, Angela Merkel is a pretty private
person, and not a huge amount is known about her daily routines. And being in the
demanding position she's in, it's bound to vary quite a bit, depending on whether her day will
involve debating at the Bundestag (the German parliament), meeting visiting dignitaries at
Bellevue Palace (the official residence of the German chancellor), or whether she's on a visit
abroad. And whatever she's doing, she's bound to be incredibly busy. But there are a few
things we know that she does to set herself up for success.

MORNING ROUTINE

She gets up around 5:00 am, and has breakfast with her husband, Joachim Sauer. Over
breakf ast, her husband questions her on political issues (probably a mixture or priming her
for the day's questions and genuinely being interested). As she puts it, he questions her in
the same way any citizen would.

She then cycles to work. She's not a big fan of having all the ceremony of government life in
her day-to-day life. She doesn't sleep at the official residence, but instead lives in her
apartment in the Mitte district in central Berlin. This down-to-earth attitude of staying in touch
with the people she governs, also can be seen by the fact that she does her own shopping at
the supermarket.

DECISION-MAKING

She also takes the considered approach to making decisions, analyzing it from every
possible angle before taking action.

"People often accuse me of not acting fast enough, that I let things go on too long. For me
it's important I deliberate all options... running through scenarios, and not simply theoretical
experiments in my head."
"I am, I think, courageous at the decisive moment. But I need a good deal of start-up time,
and I try to take as much as possible into consideration beforehand."

SLEEP

She goes to bed at different times, but it's said that she averages four hours sleep a night,
and can function well without much sleep. She then catches up on sleep at weekends.

"I have camel-like abilities, an ability to save things up - and afterwards I have to fill up
again." (She made this comment specifically about sleep).

She also finds time to do some of the things she loves most, like hiking , going to the opera,
cooking and gardening. She also finds time for routines that she's done for years. For
example, on Thursday morning s, she goes to a sauna, something she's done for years.
(apparently she was at the sauna on the day in 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell - even that
didn't affect her routine).

She sometimes finds time in the afternoon to do exercise.

WHAT MAKES HER TICK?

From what we know about Angela Merkel's routine, we can see that despite her hectic
working schedule, she makes a point of starting the morning on an unrushed note,
something that's sure to set her up for the rest of the day. She also sets aside time to
exercise, cook and even g arden, and keep up long-standing rituals (like going to the sauna
on Thursday mornings). While she sets herself lofty goals and makes vital decisions for
Germany, she's also very keen on staying in touch with the people she represents, which we
can see in her habits of cycling to work, shopping in the local supermarket and living in a
regular apartment.

"You could certainly say that I've never underestimated myself, there's nothing wrong with
being ambitious."

"Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are."
I DWAYNEJOHNSON

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, is one of the world's highest-paid TV actors. Having started
out as a wrestling star, he made the transition to action movies seamlessly, and can easily
command more than $20 million per movie. He also has his own tequila brand, Teremana,
partners with Under Armour for his clothing line, Project Rock, and has been involved in a
number of TV projects, including HBO's Ballers and NBC's Titan's Game. And he spends a
lot of time engaging with his social media followers.

Everything The Rock does is big. To get his huge physique, which he's just as famous for as
his huge paychecks, he eats a lot, works out a lot, and puts in long hours into all the different
projects he's involved in. In fact, whatever he does, he does it in as big a way as possible-
with one exception, that he does less of than most of us, and that's sleep.

MORNING ROUTINE

The Rock doesn't fix a time for him to get up. But with the hectic day that's ahead of him, it's
important for him to get up early enough to have that part of the day all to himself.

"The only thing that's regimented is I have to wake up before the sun gets up, and I have my
two hours alone when no one else is up and the house is quiet. I often sacrifice two hours of
sleep just so I can have the quiet two hours that I need before the whole house wakes up,
including the animals."

He says that having time to himself, those two hours alone, and being able to do his
workouts are his two anchors in life.

"I need the mental time in the beginning, and the next thing is my training time. Those are
my two anchors, and once I'm able to anchor myself, I'm able to go to work, and then I get in
my pickup truck and drive to set . I'm able to work 10, 12, 14 hours if I know that I've centered
and anchored my day in the beginning."

He starts off the day with a coffee, followed by cardio, which consists of 30 to 50 minutes
either jogging outside or on the elliptical cross trainer. After that he has breakfast.
EXERCISE

After that, before he starts his more regular work, he'll get his workout in for the day.
Whether he's at his main home in Florida, traveling to film or promoting one of his projects,
he'll always get his workout. He has several homes across the US, and each one is
equipped with a home gym, each of which he calls his "Iron Paradise". And when he's
traveling, it's even more important, because he's said that working out helps him get rid of jet
lag.

"No matter how many hours I've flown, no matter how many miles I've traveled, regardless of
what country it is, the first thing I need to do to get ready for the work day is I gotta find the
gym."

"I work out six days a week, and usually in the morning. But depending on my schedule, I
may also train in the evening. But I definitely prefer the morning. With the iron, I separate
body parts: legs, back, shoulders, chest, biceps, and triceps. I mix up dumbbells, cables,
barbells, and machines."

When asked about where he finds the motivation to keep up with is gruelling workout
schedule, he points to his dad, Rocky Johnson, who was a Canadian professional wrestler.
"Every morning my dad was up at 5 a.m.," Johnson told Muscle & Fitness. "He'd have his
coffee and then hit the gym, regardless of whether he was at home or on the road."

DIET

When it comes to finding the fuel for his crazy workout routines, that brings us something
else he's famous for doing in huge quantities - eating. From Monday to Saturday, he'll
usually have five meals a day, packed with protein and vegetables.
In 2015 he revealed what he eats to stay as ripped as he is - a daily intake of five to seven
meals and 2000 calories. That includes plenty of beef, fish, chicken greens, oatmeal, egg
whites, chicken peppers, and casein protein.

On Sundays, he'll go for cheat meals - which he's famous for posting on lnstagram. And
like everything else in his life, they're pretty over the top as well. They often involve anything
from burgers and fries, platters of sushi, or pancakes and ice cream. He's admitted they can
get up to 5 000 or even 6000 calories. That's three times the daily recommended amount for
a man.
HAVING EVERYTHING ORGANIZED

Also, having everything well organized. He puts enough effort into his workouts, so he
doesn't want to put effort into thinking about what he's going to eat. Once the meal plan's in
place, he can just follow the programme.

"Diet-wis e, I generally eat five meals a day. I'm very prepared and organized, and everything
is planned out in advance. It's all measured depending on what I'm training to achieve.
Usually I start off my day with some steak and oatmeal for breakfas t. The other staples in
my diet include chicken, steak fillets, egg whites , oatmeal, broccoli, halibut, rice, asparagus,
baked potato, leafy salads, peppers, mushrooms, and onions, and then also some casein
protein."

DOWNTIME

The Rock admits that he doesn't really schedule time off- he just makes the most of it
whenever it comes up. He told Variety magazine, "To be honest with you, I really don't have
time off. I have pockets of time, lik e I had four days off after we wrapped 'Skyscraper' in
Vancouver to the time I had to get back for press, but there are no stretches of time."

W HAT MAKES HIM TICK?

The Rock has carved a niche for himself as the ultimate action actor- and that requires a
huge amount of time and effort putting in the insane workouts, and the insane diet to still
look the part. And on top of that, he also has to put in the hours filming and producing, as
well as his own other business ventures.

So what keeps everything in place? It seems to be the fact that he lives for his workouts,
with fitness and bodybuilding being the driving force in his life, a passion that was instilled in
him by his dad. And everything else stems from that. With one caveat- having that
all-important time all to himself at the start of his day. Once he's got these bases covered,
he can achieve anything. He can put in long hours, make movies, become one of the most
ripped people in the world. And he can even skip sleep.

"Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to
success."
I CRISTIANO RONALDO

T he Portuguese soccer star is the most followed athlete on social media, with over 200
million lnstagram followers. After being a star player at Manchester United and Real Madrid,
he moved to Italy's Juventus in 2018. He's also been FIFA's player of the year five times,
and is the all-time leading goal-scorer in the UEFA Champions League. And one of the
biggest stars ever in the world's most popular sport. And for a fun fact related to colossal
achievement, he's the only person on this list who has an airport named after him (Cristiano
Ronalda International Airport, Madeira, Portugal).

W herever Ronalda's career has taken him, he's always been known for putting in more
hours than anyone else, making sacrifices, working on drills with the ball until he's totally
happy with them. In fact, ask his current or former team-mates about him, and they'll tell you
that his work ethic is defined by the blood sweat and tears he's put in to get where he is.

MORNING ROUTINE

Not a huge amount of detail is known about Ronalda's morning routines, although we know
he gets up early, and has breakfast, often ham and cheese with low-fat yoghurt. What we do
know is that wherever he's been, he's always the first player on the squad to be training.

Former teammate Simao Sabrosa said "Every day, when he wakes up, he is the first one on
the bench. He starts to work one hour before the training starts. He trains and after the
training, he keeps working. Training at that kind of level is something nobody expected."

His former Manchester United teammate, Carlos Tevez has talked about his obsession for
being the first at the training grounds, leaving his fellow players baffled.

"If we were training at nine in the morning, you would go there at eight and he'd be there. If
you got there at half seven, he was there. I said to myself: 'How do you catch this guy out?
So I got there one day at half six and he was there. He was half asleep but he was there."
Carlos Tevez
EXERCISE

For any footballer, keeping in top physical shape is a priority. But for CR7 it seems to be an
obsession. As well as the hours he puts in training on the pitch and at the gym - with his
first to arrive, last to leave attitude - he also does swimming and pilates, just to make sure
he's 110% in shape.

SLEEP

Like a lot of top-level athletes who are constantly pushing their bodies, getting enough sleep
is vital for Ronalda, which is why he gets quite a bit more than what you'd expect from a
CEO, or from anyone who isn't a top-level athlete. He gets eight hours sleep a night, as well
as several naps during the day, sometimes as many as five.

OVERCOMING HIS DEMONS

He's also overcome some negative aspects, after recognizing them. In his earlier years, he
was seen as a selfish player who kept the ball to himself instead of passing it, and mocked
the opposition after scoring goals. Rene Meulensteen The technical and skill development
coach helped him overcome these, and transformed him from a selfish player to a
figurehead - and he's since captained Portugal to victory in the UEFA European Cup in
2016.

As a result, he's had 50+ goals for a record six years in a row. And well into his thirties, a
medical report shows that despite being well into his thirties, his body is biologically
equivalent to a 20-year-old professional player.

WHAT MAKES HIM TICK?

Observing Cristiano Ronalda, it's clear that he never stops working on his best self. Even
after he's won a trophy like the Champions League, or the Ballon D'or, others give
themselves a break. But not Ronalda. Teammates have noted that even on mornings after
winning an award, he was still training on the pitch or at the gym early the next morning.

"The level I am in, and players like me in other sports too like Formula One or NBA, the
BEST always follow the BEST They always want to be on the top of the game, and you
know they are there with you, so you cannot rest because they are the ones who could pass
you."
It's also been pointed out that his tough background is a huge motivating factor. He grew up
in a poor family on the Portuguese island of Madeira, sharing a room with his three siblings.
His father was an alcoholic, and worked as a janitor in the sports cub that he played at,
which led the other children he played with to look down on him. But people who knew him
at the time tell us that adversity made him determined from an early age made him
determined to succeed at all costs. And he's carried that through life, not getting too
complacent with the fame and fortune he's achieved.

Simao Sobrosa tells us "He always wants more. He knows that if he wants to be at this level,
he needs to work more and more. He has always been a winner, who when he wakes up he
just thinks of work and work."

While he's blessed with natural talent, you don't develop his skills - or his famous physique
- without putting in huge amounts of work.
I WARREN BUFFETT

When you think of the top names in investing, chances are, Warren Buffett will be the first
name to come into your mind. With a net worth of over $85 billion, he's nicknamed the
Oracle of Omaha due to his uncanny ability to know what way the markets are going. He
runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 60 companies (including Duracell, Dairy
Queen, and insurance firm Geico). Besides his investing, in 2010 he started the Giving
Pledge with Bill Gates, asking billionaires to commit to donating at least half their wealth to
charitable causes.

A couple of things to note about Warren Buffett are that he's a creature of habit. He has his
routines, and he knows what he likes doing and what he doesn't like doing, and he more or
less sticks to them. And he doesn't seem that into all the perks of being a billionaire. He still
lives in the same house that he bought in 1958 for $30 000, and feels more at home in a
McDonalds drive-in than in a 5-star restaurant.

MORNING ROUTINE

He typically wakes up at 6:45, after 8 hours of sleep, and starts the day with a can of coke.

"If I eat 2700 calories a day, a quarter of that is Coca-Cola. I drink at least five 12-ounce
servings. I do it everyday."

And he follows it with a breakfast from McDonalds ...

"When I'm not feeling quite so prosperous, I might go with the $2.61, which is two sausage
patties, and then I put them together and pour myself a Coke. $3.17 is a bacon, egg and
cheese biscuit, but the market's down this morning, so I' II pass up the $3.17 and go with the
$2.95."

He's been known to joke that the reason behind his diet is that when he saw 6-year-olds
have such low death rates, he decided to eat like a 6-year-old.
DAYTIME

Once he's at the office, what does he spend most of his time doing? Mostly reading. In fact
he estimates that around 80% of his time at the office is spent reading. Journals, financial
statements, business reports, newspapers, and books.

And all this reading really does put him in a great position to know how to invest. In her
biography on Buffett, Alice Schroeder mentions:

He is already pretty well versed on the news by the time he gets in, through the Internet and
television. But he still prefers newspapers. He reads the WSJ, NYT, Financial Times,
Washington Post, the Omaha World-Herald. He reads some offbeat things like the NY
Observer. He reads all sorts of trade press relating to the different businesses that Berkshire
runs. American Banker, Oil & Gas Journal, AM. Best, Furniture Today. There are stacks of
reports from the different BRK subsidiary companies on his desk. Throughout his day he
grazes through the reading pile.

Once when he was asked how to be successful in investment, he mentioned that reading
was the key. He answered by holding up a stack of paper and saying "Read 500 pages like
this every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you
can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it."

And there are a couple of other things he's really good at doing (besides the obvious, which
would be investing). He knows how to stay in charge of his time, and not let others intrude
on it, so that he can max his reading of what the markets are doing. He's known for keeping
his schedule free of meetings.

And the second thing he's good at is saying no. Bill Gates said of him 'He knows what he
likes to do - and what he does, he does unbelievably well.' But what he doesn't like to do,
or feel comfortable doing, or isn't interested in doing, he's known for giving you a blunt "No."
as a reply.

SLEEP

When it comes to sleep, he's usually in bed by 10:45, and gets a solid 8 hours sleep.

"I get quite a bit of sleep. I like to sleep so I will usually sleep eight hours a night."

"I have no desire to work at four in the morning."

DOWNTIME

He also unwinds and keeps his mind sharp playing bridge, and also plays the ukulele (which
he said once got the attention of his wife).

WHAT MAKES HIM TICK

We're not going to pretend that healthy eating is behind Warren Buffett's success, as you
can see taking a look at his breakfast habits. Instead, it seems like the key to his success is
being incredibly well info rmed. Finding time to read - a lot. And not scheduling anything that
will get in the way of his gathering info rmatio n, so he can make the very best investment
decisions.

And he also loves what he does.He's stated that he doesn't need to keep wo rking, which
with his wealth, he clearly do esn't. But he keeps on doing it because he loves it.
"I'm having more fun than any other 88-year-old in the world."
I TONY ROBBINS

Tony Robbins isn't just known not for being a motivational speaker - he's known for being
the motivational speaker's motivational speaker. The ultimate guru in helping you unlock
your potential. As well as being an author, coach, and philanthropist dedicated to helping
you reach your goals, he's also written on investing. He's known for his seminars, self-help
books, and for being the world's most popular performance coach.

More than anyone else in this list, Tony Robbins is known for his daily routines. That's
because he doesn't just follow them. He's written extensively about them, and gone into
detail about how routines help him achieve his goals and feel great, and how they can help
you do the same.

"Habits put our brains on autopilot, freeing up our concentration for bigger things. They are
the rhythm of our daily lives, the backdrop to everything else we do. Going for a morning run
is a routine. Watching three hours of Neff/ix before bed while eating popcorn is also a
routine. The difference is that one of these daily routine examples helps us feel energetic
and productive, and the other depletes our energy."

MORNING ROUTINE

Tony starts the day with a dip in a cold pool or tub, or even a snow-covered river when there
happens to be one nearby. No, it's not because he enjoys pain. He believes that there's
nothing like a sudden change in temperature to wake up your mind and body. As a less
painful alternative, he's also been known to use cryogenic therapy (used to treat arthritis or
help athletes recover from extreme workouts).

T hen comes the most important part of the Robbins Morning Routine. Taking ten minutes to
do a breathing ritual. While focusing on his breathing, he thinks about what he's grateful for,
and then prays. It all takes 10 minutes. As Tony says, if you don't have ten minutes to
yourself, you don't have a life.

In the breathing ritual, he sits straight and takes deep breaths, before constricting the
abdomen to exhale forcefully (a yoga exercise known as Kapalabhati Pranayama breathing).
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As Tony is involved in a lot of different activities - writing, public speaking - exactly how he
spends the rest of the day is bound to vary. What we can be sure of is that he'll be putting
his all into whatever he's doing, as he's known for workin g 16 hour days. And for being fully
alert and at the top of his game at the non-stop events he speaks at, where his energy levels
are always high.

WHAT MAKES HIM TICK?

Tony is a strong believer that his morning routine helps him maintain these energy levels for
such long periods.

He also says that creating a daily routine is't a should, it's a must. Although you don't need
to specifically use his routine (although he does suggest you try it), you can make your own
one that works for you. He advises you to start small - with two positive habits that you
can turn into attainable goals, things you can incorporate into your daily routine.
This should include fuelling up with a healthy breakfast to give you en ergy; meditate and do
gratitude to focus you, clear your min d, and put you in a positive mindframe; and exercise,
not just for physical well-bein g, bur also for a release of the endorphins and the mental
sharpness it'll bein g. He also suggests writin g, which could involve noting goals that you
want to set (if they're written down , you have a record of them, and you can hold yourself
accountable). And learn something every day. Cover these bases, and you'll have a routine
that sets you up for success.

"We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish."
I LEBRON JAMES

He's one of the greatest basketball players and athletes of all time, boasts the NBA's top
endorsement portfolio, and is a four-time MVP (Most Valuable Playe r). Currently with the LA
Lakers, he is known for his incredible commitment to baske tball. Off the court, he also runs
his own production and media company, has teamed up with Cindy Crawford, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, and Lindsay Vann to launch a health and wellness company, and runs the
LeBron James Family Foundation, which opened its first elementary school in 2018.

There's not doubt that when LeBron's training, he trains intensely. But to compensate for the
pressure he puts on his body, he's careful to balance it with plenty of sleep and healthy
nutrition as well as recovery techniques.

MORNING ROUTINE

As a top athlete, it's no big surprise that LeBron's day starts out with some intensive training.
But he makes sure he isn't running without fue l, and 30 minutes before his first workout, he
has a pre-workout shake. After that, his first workout of the day often starts with cardio to
warm up, then some strength training exercises and 100-yard sprints on the football field.

"I actually really like running on the football field for two reasons. You're outside, which is
always a cool way to exercise. And then it takes me back to my high school days of playing
the game of football. And I just have a huge, deep, love of the game of football. So being
able to get that condition in and get that cardio, being outside but also being back on the
football field, it just does something for me, personally."

He usually exercises two or three times a day, doing drills on the court, and cross-training in
the gym. For stamina, he favors 10-mile uphill rides on the exercise bike.

"The body is the number one thing. It's the temple. We always listen to the body. If you don't
listen to the body, it will fail you."
NUTRITION

LeBron is a big believer in eating c lean. He avoids pizza, anything fried, or anything with
artificial additives or crammed with sugar.

In 2014, he also tried the paleo diet, whic h led to his slimmer physique that year. He
describes it as a mental challenge:
"I had no sugars, no dairy, I had no carbs. All I ate was meat, fish, veggies and fruit. That's it.
Fo r 67 straight days."

He also often grabs a cold-pressed juice from the Juic e Spot, which he co-owns with his
wife, Savannah. This is just one way he makes sure he's well hydrated throughout the day.
"It sounds so simple, but I am a big believer in water. I start the day with two big glasses, and
pretty much drink it until I go to bed. It's the simple things you need to be doing..."

For LeBron, the biggest meals of the day are breakfast and dinner. Dinner involves lots of
greens. And if there's c hic ken, it's skinless.

SLEEP

Before doing any training, LeBron makes sure he's slept really well - something that's even
more crucial for top athletes than for most of us. LeBron averages 12 hours of sleep a day,
split between eight to nine hours at night, and a three-hour nap in the afternoon.

And it looks like he has a good reason for doing this. Studies made on basketball players
show that getting lots of sleep helps with speed, reaction time, and a 9% bump in shooting
accuracy.

"For my 13-year career, I've taken a nap for the mo st part every day and for sure on game
days. Sleep is the mo st impo rtant thing when it comes to reco very And it's very to ugh with
our schedule. Our schedule keeps us up late at night, and most of the time it wakes us up
early in the mo rning. There's no better recovery than sleep."

LeBron has a very specific sleep routine, which involves getting the room completely dark
and at the right temperature, as well as turning off all his electronic devices at least 30
minutes before he goes to sleep. He also uses the Calm app to help him get to sleep (the
one exception he makes to switching off his devices).
RECOVERY TECHNIQUES

As he's putting a lot of pressure on his body in his training and matches, LeBron uses
whatever means he has available to help him recover. These include ice baths, which have
mental benefits as well as physical ones. They can reduce any pains you feel after pushing
yourself to the extreme (a mental benefit), as well as actually boosting the recovery process
(physical). He also uses recovery and compression tights on his lower body, which reduce
muscle swelling by putting pressure where you most needs it, and flush out deoxygenated
blood and lactic acid, letting oxygenated blood in to help the tissue recover.

DOWN TIME

Music is LeBron's main way of winding down, before games, while he's stretching , or when
he's on the road. He's a fan of Jay Z, Drake, 50 Cent and Eminem, and his love of music
inspired him to be an early investor in Beats, which was valued at $3 billion when it was sold
to iTunes.

WHAT MAKES HIM TICK?

For LeBron, family is extremely important to him, and he's careful to spend a lot of time with
his wife, Savannah, and their three young children. He's stated that while he didn't have a
father figure when he was growing up, he's transformed that pain into motivation to be there
for his children.

One thing that comes across in Lebron's daily routine is balance. He does work incredibly
hard on the court. But he's also very careful to be well slept, well-nourished and hydrated.
And recovery techniques have also helped him stay at his peak well beyond 35 years old,
better than most basketball players.

I've been very consistent with training my body, rehabbing my body, eating, having my body
be very clean throughout this journey because I've always wanted to have a long career, or
as long as I could be in this space.
I SUNDAR PICHAI

Pichai Sundararajan, or Sundar P ichai, as he's better known, has been the CEO of Alphabet
Inc. (Google's parent company) since being appointed to the role in 2015 by co-founder,
Larry P age. Born in India and training there in metallurgical engineering, he moved to the
USA to study at Stanford, and joined Google in 2004. He came up with the idea for Google
to develop its own browser, and he's known as an engineering genius with innovative ideas.

Sundar demonstrates that just because you've got a high-powered job, doesn't mean your
day has to be stressful all the way through. And even though he's managing over 85 000
employees all around the globe and overseeing growth strategies for the world's biggest
search engine, he manages to start his day on a fairly relaxed note.

MORNING ROUTINE

Sundar wakes up early- but not ridiculously early- usually between 6:30 and 7:00. He
then reads a book or a newspaper. You'd expect Google's CEO to get his news online, but
no, Sundar prefers an old-fashioned print newspaper every morning.

He then has a nourishing breakfast.

"I'm vegetarian so I need to get my protein. I always have an omelet in the morning with
toast." And he gets in touch with his Indian roots, and drinks tea, rather than coffee."
Sundar believes that he's not naturally at his peak in the morning, but getting up early allows
him to wake up slowly and get onto top form before his working day begins.
"I'm not a morning person, so I need my time with my paper and tea to wake up and kind of
get going."

LEADERSHIP STYLE

Sundar is far from a flashy leader, and this has been attributed to his calm temper, and the
empathy and thoughtfulness he displays, all of which make him extremely popular in the
company. In 2017 he was voted one of the most popular CEOs on Glassdoor, with a 97%
approval rating from employees.

His calm and considered leadership style can be observed in meetings. It's said that he
quietly and calmly listens to everyone on his team and waits for them to finish speaking.
Once everyone has spoken, he'll share an idea that could work for everyone.
HOW HE STAYS CALM AND BALANCED

While he's at work, Sundar is known to spend a lot of time walking around the Google
offices, deep in thought.

"I love to pace and actually to think I have to start walking."

He takes meetings on the go, and will often walk in and out of them. Employees tell us that
he often wanders out in the middle of a meeting, only to return later with a solution to
whatever problem is being discussed.

Later on in the day, he'll often do exercise if he can fit it in.

EVENING

When his working day is done, Sundar goes home to what's been described as a
"shockingly modest" home, in Los Altos Hills, where he lives with his wife and two children.
He tries to to leave work at the office, and avoids testing Google prototypes in his house.

WHAT MAKES HIM TICK?

From what we know about Sundar's routine, and his working style, we can see that he takes
a calm and calculated approach, avoiding extremes, and giving himself and others space:
space to think during meetings, as he calmly considers what everyone has to say, letting it
sink in before offering a suggesti on; space for his brain to wonder, as he wanders out of a
meeting and around the office when he's stuck on a problem; and space before his working
day starts to get off to an unrushed start to the day.

Whatever the day might bring, Sundar stresses that it's important to keep things in
perspective. Back in January, he told a group of Indian students to "loosen up" and make
time for fun. "It's a long road, setbacks actually don't matter," he said, according to the Wall
Street Journal.

"Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow is harder, but that day after tomorrow will be
sunshine."
I COMMON ELEMENTS

COMMON ELEMENTS AMONG RICH AND SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO

MORNING ROUTINES

Taking a look at some of the most successful people out there, we can definitely see a few
patterns emerging, some common ways they make their morning routine help them hit their
goals through the day and beyond.

e GET UP EARLY TO HAVE THAT 'YOU' TIME

Most of the people on that list have super-busy schedules, filled with high-pressure phone
calls, meetings and deadlines. And that's all the more reason to make sure they have time to
themselves in the mo rning, when nobody's calling o n them to do anything.

Quite a few of them do this while they're exercising (like The Rock or To ny Ro bbins). Some
of them do something very simple (like Jeff Bezos or Sunder Pichal making breakfast or
reading the newspaper).

But most of the people we've talked about here schedule that time for themselves - even
if it means getting up earlier (like The Rock and Beyoncé both do).

e GRATITUDE AND GOAL-SETTING

T here are a few people we've looked at Beyo ncé, Oprah and Tony Robbins) who make
these part of their morning routine in some way or another.

As To ny Ro bbins points o ut, gratitude puts you into a positive mindframe for the day -
something that can have a ripple effect with the people you interact with.

And while the gratitude part makes you appreciate what you've go t, the goals setting part
makes you think about what you really want, what and how you can work on getting it. Just
having time to yourself can help focus your mind, but conscious goal-setting can focus your
life.
e GIVING YOUR BRA IN SPA CE HEL PS YOU THINK CREATIVELY

Another thing about that 'you time' in the morning is that it can actually help you see
problems from a diff erent perspective and find more creative solutions to them.

There's a lot of research that's shown how letting your mind run free can help it see
problems from new angles.

Notable examples on the list include Sundar Pichal, who walks around the Google offices
when he's faced with a problem (not part of his morning routine, but still worth noting), even
walking in and out of meetings, until the solution comes to him. And Elon Musk, who doesn't
have as detailed a morning routine as others on the list, says that his best ideas come to
him in the shower.

e EXERCISE A S PART OF YOUR MORNING ROUTINE

There are those on the list who count exercise as part of the job description (Cristiano
Ronalda, LeBron James, The Rock, Beyoncé). But there are those whose job doesn't
require them being in top shape (Oprah, Tony Robbins) who also make a strict habit of
working out in the morning, and get up earlier to do it. As well as getting the endorphins
going and putting them in a positive mindframe, it also focuses their minds and makes them
sharper for the day.

That's totally besides the obvious health benefits - and when you're fit, your brain
processes oxygen better, and helps you think more clearly.

e A HEA LTHY BREA KFA ST-THAT ISN'T RUSHED

It's true that not everybody on the list has breakfast every day (Elon Musk usually skips it).
And not everyone on the list keeps it healthy (we're looking at you, Warren Buff ett). But
these people are going to be burning a lot of calories in the day (thinking burns calories, let
alone working out!), and they also need their vitamins to stay feeling great.

So it's no surprise that most of them take breakfast. And it's interesting to note, that even
people who are incredibly busy (Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichal) make a point of not rushing
it.
I THE SECRET SAUCE

THE SECRET SAUCE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE USE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL

You might look at these people and say they were blessed with extraordinary abilities that
allowed them to get to where they are in life. Sure, if you're not 6.8" (2.06 m) it's unlikely that
you will become a NBA hall of tamer, but there's more to this story.

You see, at that level, everybody meets that genetic criteria, everybody is tall.

So where lies the difference? What is the secret sauce that these people use to break away
from the crowd?

The secret sauce is that they DECIDED to become winners in their industries.

They made it their mission to do everything in their power to evolve into this new identity.
By the way, most of the people on the list didn't have a great start, they faced real
challenges, yet they pushed through it.

If we were to think of a mathematical formula for success it would look something like this:

SUCCESS=EFFORTXFOCUS

Where FOCUS = OBSESSION x EDUCATION x OPPORTUNITY x TIMING

If something is your true obsession, give it enough time and you will get it, be it money, fame
or anything else.

Education allows you to have better aim and to accelerate the process.The more you
understand how things work, the higher the likelihood of being able to replicate someone
else's performance.

Opportunity x Timing stands for how ready you are when the opportunity presents itself.

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