The 5 AM Club Quotes

“No one is going to turn on your morning alarm for you,”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“It isn’t whether you succeed, but when you do, that matters.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“There is a different feeling, to be clicking along at a gripping pace while starting up the internals, kind of like the pre-start of a rocket launch protocol, the rapid intake and exhalation of the crisp morning air is an igniter. The actual process of the run is giving my mind the time it needs to get started, and the oxygen-rich blood pumping into my brain is like gasoline on a grass fire. By the time I am headed home, my brain is already filled with energy, awake and afire with the sheer joy of life. Oh, and endorphins. Those are good, too.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“Action is the lever by which we alter the course of events to move from what might have been to what we wish to be.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“It really demands a change in viewpoint, a paradigm shift of philosophical proportion, to move from a steady down state to a steady up state, to go from being just a living organism to a human being truly alive with the potential day already percolating in his or her head.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“a writer lives by the innovation, imagination, and intellect of what he does.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“It is terrific to share in a joint effort, and give credit to the whole team. But it is wrong to undermine your own success by giving away the responsibility, the credit for work done well,”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“The building of a healthy and optimistic psyche is every bit as necessary as the accomplishment of the physical objectives.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“Anyone can pursue their own particular passion and still embrace the collective and individual tenets of simplicity, presence, and accomplishment.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning

“Doing something for your self is selfish and unproductive. Doing something to improve yourself is selfless, and extends your existence into the lives of others in a way that offers them the chance to improve as well.”
― Michael Lombardi, The 5 AM Club: The Joy On The Other Side Of Morning