The 5 A.M. Revolution: Why High Achievers Wake Up Early and How You Can Do It, Too

by Dan Luca

the two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you figure out why.

The answer is because they want to be those people who set things in motion. They want to be proactive. They want to initiate things and make things happen. If you are asleep when your team is already up, you will be playing catch-up all day long. You will be on defence, not offence.

A singer, before getting up on stage, warms up. An athlete, before starting a race, warms up. Any top professional, before performing in his field, warms up. The sole purpose for this is to be in peak condition. This happens when you hold yourself accountable to a very high standard. Consequently, high-performing standards deliver high-quality results.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

All you have to do is get into bed, close your eyes and try to stay AWAKE for as long as you can.

The mind possess this strange habit of being either in the past or in the future, and almost never in the present.

‘Great ideas will visit you only once. You’d better capture them, or you’ll lose them forever’.

The wrong moment for setting our goals is when we feel extremely good.

You go out for a run without being disturbed by traffic. Priceless!

19. You call a friend and congratulate each other for waking up at such an hour and for being members of this select group of one-percenters. If you don’t have a wake-up partner, you can find one who is a member of the 5 a.m. Club.