The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

Relationally—It’s well known that there is an epidemic of
divorce in America, with one in two marriages failing. In other
words, over half of those deeply in love couples, who stand
before their friends and family and commit their lives to each
other—through the good times and the bad, might I remind
you—struggle to make it work. After more than 30 years of
marriage, two of my favorite people—my mom and dad—
recently divorced. I’m very present to the pain of this all too
common relational struggle.
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Financially—Americans have more personal debt than at
any other time in history. Most people aren’t earning nearly as
much money as they’d like to be earning. They’re spending too
much, not saving enough, and struggling financially.
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It’s no secret that most people are living life far below their potential.
Once we can acknowledge that, it’s crucial that we explore what causes most
people to struggle and settle for mediocrity in their lives.
Step #2: Identify the Causes of Mediocrity
Once we’ve acknowledged that 95% of our society is settling for far less
than they are capable of, struggling in almost every area, and not experiencing
the levels of success, happiness, and freedom that they really want, the next
crucial step is to understand why. To prevent it from happening to you, you
must know what causes the average person to end up living a life of
mediocrity.
If you were to ask the average person in this country—40-50 years old,
settling for less than they want, and struggling to be happy, pay their bills, etc.
—if you were to ask them if this was their plan, their vision for their life,
what do you think they would say? Do you think they envisioned their life
being a struggle? Of course not! And that, my friend, is the scary part.
If 95% of our society is not living the life that they want, we must figure
out what they did wrong or what they didn’t do right, so that we don’t end up
living a life of mediocrity.
We don’t want our lives to be a struggle. I want a life of freedom, where
I get to wake up and do what I want, when I want, with whomever I want. I
want to get out of bed every day and truly love my life. I want to love my
work, and I want to love the people I get to share my life and work with.
That’s my definition of success. That kind of life doesn’t just happen. It must
be designed. If you want to live an extraordinary life as defined and designed
by you, then you must identify the fundamental causes of mediocrity so you
can prevent them from robbing you of the life you want.
The following are what I believe to be the most relevant causes of
mediocrity and unfulfilled potential—the ones that have made and will
continue to make the biggest impact on your life—and what you can do to
defeat them: