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

Step 4: What You’re Committed To Doing To Attain It
Which actions will you need to take on a consistent basis to make your
vision for your ideal life a reality? Want to lose weight? Your affirmation
might say something like: I am 100% committed to going to the gym 5 days a
week and running on the treadmill for a minimum of 20 minutes. If you’re a

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salesperson, your affirmation might read: I’m committed to making 20
prospecting calls every day, from 8am-9am. The more specific your actions
are, the better. Be sure to include frequency (how often), quantity (how
many), and precise time frames (what times you’ll begin and end your
activities.)
It’s also important to start small. If you’re going to the gym 0 days a
week for 0 minutes, going to 5 days a week for 20 minutes is a big leap. It’s
important to take manageable steps. Feel small successes along the way so
you feel good and don’t get discouraged by setting expectations too high to be
able to maintain. You can build up to your ideal goal. Start by writing down a
daily or weekly goal and decide when you will increase it. After a few weeks
of successfully meeting your goal of going to the gym 2-days-a-week for 20
minutes, then move it up to 3-days-a-week for 20 minutes, and so on.
Step 5: Add Inspirational Quotes and Philosophies
I am always on the lookout for quotes and philosophies that I can add to
my affirmations. For example, one of my affirmations comes from the book
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshal Goldsmith. It reads,
“The #1 skill of influencers is the sincere effort to make a person feel that he
or she is the most important person in the world. It’s one of the skills that Bill
Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Bruce Goodman used to become the best in their
fields. I will do this for every person I connect with!”
Another reads: “Follow Tim Ferris’ advice: To maximize productivity,
schedule 3-5 hour blocks or half-days of singularly focused attention on ONE
single activity or project, rather than trying to switch tasks every 60 minutes.”

Anytime you see or hear a quote that inspires you, or come across an
empowering philosophy or strategy and think to yourself: Man, that is a
huge area of improvement for me, add it to your affirmations. By focusing on
these every day, you will begin to integrate the empowering philosophies and
strategies into your way of thinking and living, which will improve your
results and quality of life.