1: The numbers aren’t great.
Obesity is a national epidemic. Rates of depression are at an all-time high. More than 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Personal debt continues to skyrocket.
In his book, The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod shares statistics from the Social Security Administration: If we take 100 people at the start of their career and follow them for the next 40 years until they retire:
- 1 will be wealthy
- 4 will be financially secure
- 5 will continue working, not because they want to, but because they have to
- 36 will be dead
- 54 will be broke and dependent on friends, family, relatives, and the government to take care of them
Hal writes: “We are living in the most prosperous, advanced time in human history with more opportunities and resources than ever before. Yet most of us aren’t tapping into the unlimited potential that is in every single one of us.
“I’m not okay with that. Are you?”
2: Last week, we looked at my 7-Step Process to create powerful and compelling annual goals to make 2024 the best year of our lives.
The critical next step is to create a plan, a process, or a system to reflect on our goals, plan our next steps, and keep these goals front of mind.
Six years ago, I read Hal’s book The Miracle Morning. It has provided a road map to make my goals a reality.
3: This week, we are going to review the benefits of taking charge of our lives by getting up an hour earlier and experiencing a “Miracle Morning.”
It starts with a simple but profound insight: Our outer world is a reflection of our inner world.
More tomorrow.
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Reflection: Am I happy with my overall level of personal development?
Action: Track my time this week focused on my personal development – i.e., reading, exercising, journaling, praying, meditating, etc.
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