Hal Elrod

Humans need variety. It’s important that you keep your Miracle Morning feeling fresh and new. As one of my first mentors once told me whenever I complained about my work as a sales rep getting boring, “Whose fault is it that it’s boring? And whose responsibility is it to make it fun again?” This is a great lesson that I’ve never forgotten. Whether it’s our routines or our relationships, it’s our responsibility to actively and continuously make them the way we want them to be.

Taking a few days off before you’ve invested the necessary time into positively reinforcing the habit makes it difficult to get back on. It’s days 21-30 where you really start enjoying the habit, which is what will make you continue it in the future.

Every day, think as you wake up, ‘Today I am fortunate
to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life,
I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies
to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others. I am
going to benefit others as much as I can.’
—DALAI LAMA