Morning Routines and Strategies
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“Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition.”
– W. H. Auden
This is a special episode of the podcast. After more than 200 conversations with the world’s top performers, you start to spot certain patterns. These are the shared habits, hacks, philosophies, and tools that are the common threads of success, happiness, health, and wealth.
These commonalities were the premise of my most recent book, The New York Times #1 bestseller Tools of Titans — a compilation of my favorite lessons, routines, and tips of many of my guests.
In this episode, I’ve gathered some of the best advice about morning routines from:
Jocko Willink
Seth Godin
Jamie Foxx
Scott Adams
Enjoy!
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Want to hear another episode of featuring multiple guests and their best tips? In this episode, we explore meditation and mindfulness with Chase Jarvis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Harris, and Rainn Wilson (stream below or right-click here to download):
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Scroll below for links and show notes…
Selected Links from the Episode
Connect with Jocko Willink:
Echelon Front | Twitter | Facebook
Connect with Seth Godin:
Connect with Jamie Foxx:
Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Connect with Scott Adams:
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
Meditation, Mindset, and Mastery
How to Control Stress, Upgrade Your Nutrition, and Build the Mindset of a Gladiator
5 Morning Rituals That Help Me Win The Day
Admiral McRaven’s Life Lesson #1: Make Your Bed
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and Maybe the World by William H. McRaven
What My Morning Journal Looks Like
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Priming Exercise with Tony Robbins
Transcendental Meditation
Headspace
Tara Brach’s guided meditations
Morning teas: pu-erh and turmeric ginger
The Five-Minute Journal
Yes, “Coffee Naps” Work. Here’s What You Need to Know. by Emily Siegel, Van Winkle’s
Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
The Scariest Navy SEAL Imaginable…And What He Taught Me
Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink
Battle of Ramadi
Seth Godin on How to Think Small to Go Big
How Seth Godin Manages His Life — Rules, Principles, and Obsessions
Books by Seth Godin
The altMBA
Seth Godin’s classes at Skillshare
Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories
Giuseppe Zanotti shoes
Scott Adams: The Man Behind Dilbert
God’s Debris: A Thought Experiment by Scott Adams
Scott’s blog posts on the body model, the six dimensions of humor, and affirmations.
The Far Side by Gary Larson
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Show Notes
Why your morning should have a predictable and scripted sequence. [06:45]
My morning non-negotiables. [07:57]
Jocko Willink’s morning routines and how he structures his ideal day. [10:01]
Who Jocko thinks of when he hears the word “successful.” [15:00]
What are Jocko’s struggles? [17:44]
The first two hours in Seth Godin’s day, and what his typical breakfast looks like. [22:05]
The value of having an office. [25:29]
Seth’s views on educating kids to succeed in the 21st century. [26:40]
“Busy” as a trap, and practices parents can follow to regularly spend quality time with their children. [30:06]
As an educator, here’s Seth’s strategy for retaining online students. [31:34]
Seth on self-discipline. [34:12]
Jamie Foxx’s morning routine doesn’t involve coffee. [36:10]
Advice Jamie would give to his younger self. [39:47]
Jamie’s daughter’s advice to his current self. [46:08]
The structure of Scott Adams’s morning. [47:47]
On clearing and “flooding” the brain and paying attention to what the body model is trying to tell us. [49:26]
Moving art into the domain of craft and understanding the six dimensions of humor. [51:18]
Stories about coincidences and affirmations. [55:07]
People Mentioned
W. H. Auden
William H. McRaven
Tony Robbins
Tara Brach
Sam Harris
Marc Alan Lee
Michael A. Monsoor
Ryan Job
Richard Branson
Helene Godin
Tyrin Turner
Corinne Foxx
George Lopez
Nicole Scherzinger
Tank
Naval Ravikant
