The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning, Elevate Your Life Summary || Robin Sharma

 

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning, Elevate Your Life

About Author:

Robin Sharma is a Canadian writer, best known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series.

Sharma worked as a litigation lawyer until age 25, when he self-published MegaLiving (1994), a book on stress management and spirituality. He initially also self-published The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which was then picked up for wider distribution by Harper Collies.

Sharma has published 12 other books, and founded the training company Sharma Leadership International

Summary:

 

A strong morning Routine is something to help us to perform at our best and reach New levels of productivity, we know that those who rise early are more likely to achieve success in life as opposed to those who sleeping, but not everyone knows how to create successful morning routine that can transform their lives.

 

Today we will take a look at book “THE 5 AM CLUB” by Robin Sharma and will learn how to create the best morning routine and join the 5 a.m. club.

 

If you want to be successful you have to be productive every day, if you want to be productive you have to win your morning and the best way to do that is to have a morning routine. First hour of the day is where hero’s are made. Did you want to be one of them you have to join the 5 a.m. club by following below takeaways:  

 

Takeaway number 1: your brain state at 5 a.m.

 

Rise early and read the benefit of the special brain state. Isolation has a multiplying effect and it will promote your creativity, double your energy and prepare your productivity. As humans we all have mental capacity that gets depleted during the day. If you wake up at 7 a.m. your mental capacity will go towards things like communicating with other people whereas if you wake up at 5 a.m., everyone else is sleeping and you can use your mental energy to focus on your most important projects. At 5 a.m. you have a golden opportunity to work without distraction and because of that you can easily enter the state of flow. Another reason why waking up early is beneficial is the fact that you had to do was 95% of the people are not doing. To become top 5 best and most of the people don't get up early.

 

Takeaway number 2 : Four Rules To Become One Of The Greats:

 

first you have to capitalize on your talents and strength. Talent alone will not get you anywhere it you don't capitalize in it and keep improving. The fact is that self-discipline beats talent so even if you are good at long distance running, people with discipline and hard work will beat you every time.

 

secondly you have to avoid distraction to do that you have to focus, simplified and concentrate on your most important things in your life. You will be surprised how much you can get done when you work without distractions. One hour of uninterrupted work equals to 4 hours of interactive.

 

Thirdly small things done daily than one thing that once in a while this is because of the power of habit. Once you push yourself out of the bed at 5 a.m. for a few weeks it becomes easier and you form a habit that supports your goals.

 

forth is personal mastery, you are your most valuable as if you want to master yourself you should spend first hour every morning working deeply on you.

 

Takeaway number three: four interior empires:

 

There are four interior empires in total that everyone should take care of. The first one is mindset, Our mindset dictates how we see the world and how  we react to things we have to train our mind to become consistent and discipline. second one is health set, said this is your fitness and nutrition you must nurture your body to keep it healthy, eating healthy food and exercising is the best way to do that. Third one is heart set, this is your well-being and your emotions, an expressed emotion will never die. At some point they will come out when  least expected. The forth one is soul set, this is your spirituality. In our everyday life would always in a rush and hurry for material things but sometimes you have to put these things aside and connect with yourself.

Takeaway number 4: 20/20/20 Formula:

 

Just waking up at 5 a.m. alone will not guarantee you a successful and productive day. that is why you have to utilise 20/20/20 formula that means 20 minutes for movement 20 minutes for reflection and 20 minutes for growth. First step is to move, train vigorously for 20mins. What is really important tips to make you sweat, sweating get rid of cortisol the hormone of the fear, exercise also accelerates the formation of Neuro connection so by sweating for 20 minutes you will be able to think faster. The time between  5:20 and 5:40 is time for your reflection on yourself when they would start to be like any other day with deadlines creeping up and people pulling up to the different size so it's important that you take this time for yourself. You can pick up a journal and write down things that are running through your head or things that you are grateful for. By writing things down you Free Your Mind from them and you'll be able to enter the state of peace, to really connect yourself you can also use this time to meditate, meditation is a proven way to stay calm. Of the world are always calm and finally it is time for the last 20 minutes of your first hour here you need to grow. Study the life of the great achievers by reading their auto-biography you can also read books watch documentaries or listen the audiobook. One thing that is common to all successful people is love of learning. So here you have it a perfect morning routine that will supercharge your day and allow you to become a true member of the 5 a.m. Club

 

Takeaway Number 5 Embrace The Sleep

 

Your sleep is a secret to become even more productive. Last hour of the day might just be the second most important hour of the whole day because that would prepare your body for recovery. Growth happens during recovery phase some people think that the muscle gets stronger in a gym but that is not true in fact the muscle get weaker in a gym as it your muscle fibers during the exercise. The real growth is happening during the rest phase and there is no better rest than having a good night's sleep.  To have a good night's sleep try not to use any devices at least one hour before bedtime or even better if you can stop using them by 8 p.m. and then hit the bed by 10 p.m. that will  ensure that you maximize your value of your next days 5 a.m. time also blackout curtains are the great way to improve your sleep specially if it's light outside when you go to the bed and the end.