5 things I do “wrong” every morning

Here are 5 things I do wrong every morning, according to the gurus. To view this email as a web page, [click here]() Today in The Rich Life newsletter: - [I’m not going to guilt you over your morning routine (because I check social media every morning)](#module1) - [Stories are rolling in about the Rich Life weekend challenge: books and decor, a hot lava bowl, Sherwood Forest, and scheduled time for reading](#module2) []5 things I do "wrong" every morning God, can we please stop with guilting people over the morning pages, the journaling, the meditation, the drinking 18 gallons of mint-infused water, and the yoga? If you want to do those, GREAT! But you don’t have to. No, you don’t need to meditate to be successful! No, you don’t need to journal or do yoga. You decide your Rich Life, including your morning routine. There’s a new cottage industry of people telling you all the things you “should” do every morning. But as it gets more absurdly specific, it gets even more performative. Drink a glass of water? No! Make sure you infuse it with turmeric and mint. If you like mint, great. But just adding mint doesn't do anything. Here are 5 things I do wrong every morning, according to the gurus: - Scroll social media for at least an hour. [Things I do "wrong" every morning] - Watch Netflix for an hour. [Things I do "wrong" every morning] - I don’t meditate. [Things I do "wrong" every morning] - I don’t do a gratitude journal. [Things I do "wrong" every morning] - I don’t drink 8 gallons of water. [Things I do "wrong" every morning] I love the idea of crafting a meaningful morning for your personal Rich Life. I do not love the cargo-cult fanaticism about random tactics. The best morning routine is decided the day before, the week before, and the year before by mastering the fundamentals. The real win here is to be intentional: - If you love waking up without an alarm clock, how can you go to sleep at a time where you can make that a reality? - If you want to make breakfast for your kids every morning, how can you set things up the night before? - If you like to have a leisurely morning where you take 2 hours to watch TV, what does it take to make that happen? To read more, check out “[The lies of uber-successful people]()” on our sister site GrowthLab or watch [the last 30 minutes of my interview on Tim Ferriss’s podcast](), where we talk about morning routines. Tomorrow: I’ll show you a specific tactic you can use to be intentional with your most valuable resource: your time. []“As soon as she said ‘hot lava bowl’ I thought ‘OK take my money!’” I promised to share a few of your Rich Life moments from this weekend. I got a LOT of great ones, so I’ll share more of them later. Here are the first stories: [Rich Life Moments]   [Rich Life Moments] [Hot Lava Bowl]   [Rich Life Moments]   [Rich Life Moments] That hot lava bowl looks amazing! Do these examples inspire any new ideas for living your Rich Life? [Signature] WHAT TO DO NEXT LEARN MORE: To learn more about what Top Performers do differently — how they think and act when they face situations that would trip others up — [check out my Mental Mastery program](). [SIGN UP]() STAY TUNED: Tune in tomorrow for a specific tactic that you can use to be intentional with your most valuable resource: your time. [SIGN UP]() How did you feel about today’s email? [insta]() [Twitter]() [twitter]() [youtube]() [Linkedin]() [podcast]() This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you no longer wish to receive these emails you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. 548 Market St #89946 San Francisco, CA 94104-5401