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7 Benefits of Starting Your Day
Bright and Early

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Welcome to my new podcast, The 5 AM Miracle! Like my blog, it is dedicated to the theme of ambitious goal achievement and dominating your day before breakfast.

The 5am Miracle Podcast ::: hosted by Jeff Sanders

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My goal is to help you bounce out of bed with enthusiasm, create powerful lifelong habits, and tackle your grandest goals with extraordinary energy.

The Tip of the Week

Today’s tip is a great iPhone app to use for downloading podcasts.

Listener Question

  1. Jeff Brown – What type of alarm clock is best for waking up naturally?
  2. Up by Jawbone ::: Wristband that monitors your movement and sleep patterns
  3. Fitbit Flex ::: Wireless activity and sleep wristband
  4. Sleep Cycle ::: iPhone App for better sleep ::: Read my post about this app

Featured Content

I plan to talk about the same topics I discuss here on my blog, including:

  • Intentional Growth: living on purpose, with a strong focus on constant improvement.
  • Powerful Habits: the strategies, routines, and daily agendas that produce optimal results.
  • Plant-Based Nutrition: the dramatic improvement of your health always begins with food. This stuff matters.
  • Vegan Athletics: the fitness training programs that provide strength, endurance, and phenomenal energy.
  • Misc: anything I want to talk about that is not covered in the categories above!

Show Notes: 7 Big Benefits

In this first episode, I discuss 7 benefits of starting your day bright and early. Based on my experience, when you switch to an early morning lifestyle you will experience these amazing results:

  1. You will Join an Exclusive Club of Smart People
    • Benjamin Franklin, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, just to name a few
  2. Sexy Body, Healthy Body
    • Best time for exercise and healthy food.
    • You are more likely to workout early than late.
    • Regular exercise boosts mood and fitness, provides energy all day long, and helps with deeper sleep cycles.
    • Don’t skip the morning smoothie!
  3. Better Grades
    • In a 2008 study, college students who identified themselves as “morning people” earned a full point higher on their GPAs than those who were “night owls” (3.5 vs. 2.5).
  4. More Optimistic
    • Many studies have shown that morning people are more optimistic and agreeable. Night owls, who are creative and intelligent, are also more likely to be depressed and pessimistic.
  5. More Time to Plan Your Day and Execute it Effectively
    • Easier to focus on high priority tasks.
    • Fewer Distractions from spouses, kids, and roommates.
    • Start with a plan the night before, if possible. However, you can always create a plan right as the day begins.
  6. Early Mornings are Perfect for QUIET TIME: Reading, Meditation, Prayer, and Yoga
    • A slower start is more peaceful, less stressful, and comforting.
    • Reading in the morning is great because your brain is ready to absorb new content.
    • I used to wake up at the last minute and it was very stressful. I now build more time into my morning so I am much more relaxed as the day begins.
  7. Early Risers are More Proactive and Likely Better Leaders
    • Early risers are more likely to say: “I feel in charge of making things happen.”
    • Late risers are more likely behind schedule and feel as though their life is chaotic.

Resources Mentioned on the Show

  1. The 5 AM Miracle [Book by Jeff Sanders]
  2. The 5 AM Club [email updates of new content]
  3. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts ::: catch every episode as soon as it comes out!

Announcements

  1. Next week’s episode will be on the topic of The Power of Personal Development.

New Content Every Monday

This will be a weekly podcast with a new episode every Monday morning. I will always include show notes for each episode, which include a brief outline of what was discussed on the podcast and any resources I mentioned. You can see the show notes for this first episode below.

You will be able to listen to every episode here on my blog. However, if you want to make sure you catch every episode, I encourage you to subscribe.

By the way, if you want to make it easy to download and manage podcasts on your iPhone, download Downcast. It is $1.99 but way easier to use than Apple Podcasts. For starters, you don’t have to hook your iPhone up to your computer and sync. You can download podcasts directly to your iPhone. I use it daily.

– jeff sanders

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Hey, I’m Jeff Sanders!

Jeff Sanders

I am the founder and CEO of 5 AM Miracle Media, LLC. I’m also a productivity junkie, plant-based marathon runner, and personal development fanatic. I also eat a crazy number of bananas. 😉

To help spread the amazing message of waking up early to dominate your day before breakfast, I am a keynote speaker, productivity coach, author of The 5 AM Miracle, The Free-Time Formula, and founder of The Rockin’ Productivity Academy.

I also host The 5 AM Miracle Podcast, which has ranked #1 in Apple Podcasts in the Self-Improvement and Business categories, been nominated for 7 Podcast Awards, and exceeded 13 million downloads.

I consistently share new and fascinating content about healthy habits, personal development, and rockin’ productivity. Every week you can find me writing and speaking at JeffSanders.com.

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Waking up early is optional, and you will learn how to master your time — no matter when you wake up!

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