 Aubrey Marcus, an experimentalist, unconventional fitness junkie and human optimizer said, If I fail to follow my morning routine and try to get a hard workout in, a hard workout is like a manual restart of the day. Successful entrepreneurs all have one thing in common, a morning ritual. I mean, they realize that the way you start your day, no doubt, sets the tone and pace for the rest of the day. Still wonder, Marcus disciplines himself enough to constantly follow his morning routine. Think about it this way. How do these guys manage to keep up with the numerous schedules they have lined up daily? How do they manage to stay calm and miss so much work pressure? And how do they continually record success? Todd Davis, an American football linebacker for the Denver Brocos of the National Football League said, When I follow my morning routine, I feel on top of the world, regardless of what the day has in store for me. I feel accomplished and in control. Successful entrepreneurs understand the importance of incorporating a healthy routine and enjoying a little me time. Hence, they develop a morning routine that puts them in the right frame of mind to conquer their day. Thanks to some of the lessons learned from successful leaders, the possibility of success lies in what and how you choose to spend the early hours of your day. In this video, I'll share with you 10 morning rituals of successful entrepreneurs. This I believe will help you become a successful person. If you're new here, consider subscribing so that you won't miss other interesting videos like this. 1. Wake Up Early According to Adele Markley, business growth consultant, author and speaker, who starts her day as early as 4.15 am, I'm a very early riser. 4.15 am is the first alarm call, signalling 15 minutes of gratitude time before alarm 2 at 4.30 am when I jump out of bed and head to the gym. For 5 am to 6 am bodybuilding session with a personal trainer, 7.30 am to 7 am is meditation and visioning time, where I focus on achieving my goals and dreams. 7.15 am to 7.45 am is family time, at 8 am, work begins. While you don't necessarily have to start as early as 4 am, consider starting as early as say 5.30 am, or perhaps 6 am. That way, you'll be able to complete your day's task in good time and also accomplish more things in a very relaxed state of mind. 2. Meditate Opera Winfrey starts her morning with 20 minutes of meditation, which she says fills her head with hope, a sense of contentment and deep joy. Meditation is practicing mindfulness. You can start by focusing on your breathing or you can recite a poem. The most important thing is to be calm enough to process your thoughts and clear your head. And this will help you relax and reduce stress. 3. Exercise According to Joe Cole Willink, Navy Seal and author of Extreme Ownership, he starts his day as early as 4.30 am. Willink sets 3 alarms to make sure he sticks to his routine, after which he heads straight to the gym for a strength workout, which lasts around 1 hour. Willink credits his massive business success in life after the military, so this morning routine and consistency. Also, former president of America, Barack Obama, who always starts his day in the White House 2 hours before his first scheduled meeting, which often meant rising early before 5 am. This allowed him to prioritize exercise. An activity he never missed. Exercising particularly in the morning will not only make you healthy and happy, but also help you combat stress and improves your brain power by increasing the secretion of endorphins in the brain. 4. Have a nutritious breakfast You probably heard at times without number that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Well, it is true, breakfast kick-starts your metabolism and gives you the energy to start your day. The good thing is that you do not need a full plate of a meal to kick-start this metabolism. Only as little as a cup of your favorite smoothie will do. 5. Stay away from the phone, social media and emails Often a good number of us wake up to our phones. We want to see the things that we have missed out on while we were asleep. We want to check for pending emails or current trends in our field. While it isn't a bad idea to do this, it might not be a good idea to do it in the morning because we end up wasting time checking through everything online, including things that aren't relevant to us. By the time we realize this, we're probably running late for the day's work already. This is not a good way to start your day. Successful entrepreneurs know that the best way to start their day is being calm and relaxed. However, if you must check, you could adopt Gary Venichok's method, who hits the bathroom with his phone as soon as he leaps out of bed to check the news, respond to social media messages or even keeping the routine of making time to call family members. 6. Plan your day Procrastination is likely to occur when you do not have a set target and goal for the day. Continuous or prolonged procrastination eventually leads to stress, which gets in the way of your success. Hence, organize and start your day by planning your day, set goals and targets. 7. Determine your biggest priority for the day John Braddock, former founder and CEO of My Life and Wishes, said, I get up at 5.30 am. I drink 20 ounces of water. With John starts my metabolism, then I write a quick gratitude list of things I'm grateful for that morning. I set my intention for the day, determining the one or two biggest things I must achieve to feel positively moved in the direction of my goals and have an awesome day. When it comes to setting your priority, make the hardest things on the list your priority. When you do this, you'll find out that it's quite easy to take out a difficult task in the morning. 8. Motivate yourself Initial enthusiasm never lasts forever, which is why you need to constantly motivate yourself. The journey to success isn't an easy one. There'll always be challenges and obstacles, and oftentimes then not, you'll look around to find that you are alone in your quest for success. You either push yourself to move past the obstacles or give up. I guess that you'll like to be like other successful entrepreneurs who didn't give up. To achieve this, you need to continuously motivate yourself. What thoughts can you fall back to motivate you when anxiety and fear kicks in? Constantly remind yourself of those thoughts or words. 9. Enjoy a few moments with your loved ones Losing track of time, getting home tired and stressed are some of the common reasons a good number of people end up missing out on family time and eventually put a strain on their relationship with their family members. While it might be a little challenging to make it home for dinner, you can seize breakfast time to bond with your family members and loved ones. This is what most successful entrepreneurs do. Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, speaking to The Wall Street Journal in 1999, said, Sheddled meat and early in the morning isn't something he does because according to him, he wants to spend that time eating breakfast with his wife. He said and I quote, I want her to get the best hours of my day. 10. Get your day started as calmly as possible Waking up early, meditating, exercising, eating breakfast and spending time with your loved ones can help you feel relaxed and super energetic to begin the day's work. Jumping out of bed and grabbing a bite on your way out for work, on the other hand, are stress precursors that can result in certain stress-related ailments. Hence, observing these morning rituals will put you in the right frame of mind and prepare you for success. Like other successful entrepreneurs, you must develop your morning rituals and consistency practice. El Luna said, whether the day is for writing, designing or painting, the consistent practice of a morning routine is the doorway into it all. Thank you very much for watching our videos. We'd like to give you another interesting video for you to enjoy next but before then, our team will be very happy if you can like this video and share it with your friends on social media. 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