How This Book Will Transform Your Life
Chances are we’ve never met, and I certainly don’t know what your life is like right now. You could be experiencing extraordinary levels of success and fulfillment. Or you could be enduring one of the most difficult times of your life. I have no idea.
Still, I believe there are at least a few things that we can be pretty certain we have in common. Probably more than just a few, but this will give us some common ground to start with. First, we want to improve our lives and ourselves. This is not to suggest that there is anything wrong with us or our lives, but as human beings, we were born with the innate desire and drive to continuously grow and improve. I believe it’s within all of us. Yet, most of us wake up each day, and life pretty much stays the same. Life stays the same because we stay the same. As you’ll discover in the following pages, transforming your life is most easily accomplished by first dedicating time to transforming yourself. As you get better, day by day, morning by morning, your life inevitably will get better.
Second, we’ve faced adversity throughout our lives, and there is more we can expect to face in the future. Life can be difficult, unfair, painful, and push the limits of being utterly unbearable. However, if we can maintain the perspective that every adversity we face is an opportunity for us to learn, grow, and become better than we’ve ever been, then the greater our adversity, the greater our destiny.
If you take an inventory of your past experiences, you might realize that in the end things usually work out the way they’re supposed to. And sometimes they work out even better than we could have imagined. Think about any challenges you’ve ever faced that, at the time, may have seemed insurmountable or unbearable. Think of something—a breakup, a lost job, the death of a loved one, or anything else that caused you to experience excessive mental, emotional, or physical pain. Didn’t you get through every single one of them? I’m not talking about the ones that you are still dealing with right now (although those will likely work out for the best as well, and possibly better than you can imagine). I’m talking about every single difficult experience that you’ve ever faced throughout your life. You have a 100 percent track record of getting through all of them, which is a pretty good indicator that you’ll be able to get through every adversity you experience in the future.
That is why, no matter how hopeless some aspects of our lives may seem, we must remember that circumstances are always changing and that we can handle any challenge we’re faced with. To do this, you must be willing to accept responsibility for every aspect of your life from this point forward and refuse to give away your power by blaming anyone else. While blame may be useful in determining who is at fault for something, it is only when we are willing to accept responsibility for everything in our lives that we harness our ability to change or create anything in our lives.
Wherever you are in your life right now is both temporary and exactly where you are supposed to be. You have arrived at this moment to learn what you must so you can become the person you need to be to create the life you truly want. Even when life is difficult or seems hopeless, the present is always an opportunity for us to learn, grow, and become better than we’ve ever been before.
You are in the process of writing your life story, and no good story is without a hero or heroine overcoming their fair share of challenges. In fact, the bigger the challenges, the better the story. Since there are no restrictions and no limits to where your story goes from here, what do you want your next chapter to be about?
The good news is that you have the ability to change—or create—anything in your life, starting right now. I’m not saying it won’t require effort, but you can immediately begin the process by dedicating time each day to develop the capabilities you need to do so. That’s what this book is about, giving you a daily practice that will ensure you become the person you need to be to create and experience everything you have ever wanted for your life. Get excited because there are very few limits as to what’s going to become possible for you.
If you are in the midst of adversity, whether it’s personal or professional, mental, emotional, physical, financial, relational, or anything else, I want you to know that the Miracle Morning has enabled people from all walks of life to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges, make major breakthroughs, and turn their circumstances around, often in a very short period of time.
A profound example of this is Keith Minick, former director of business operations at Turner Broadcasting System. After his son died and he suffered from depression for over a year, he says that his very first Miracle Morning changed everything. I’ll let Keith tell you in his words:
In May of 2012, my son, Everett, passed away after living three short but tremendously impactful hours. It was the hardest thing I have ever been through. Between his death and dissatisfaction at my job, I found myself in a state of depression. It just didn’t seem like I could make any progress in life and get through feeling down on myself. It wasn’t for lack of trying; I read many of the most popular self-help books out there, but nothing really clicked for me until I found the Miracle Morning.
I heard Hal Elrod on a podcast and instantly became intrigued. I purchased the book and read it in one day. The next day would change my life forever. I set my alarm, got up, and began the S.A.V.E.R.S. framework. I experienced instant changes in my psychology, physiology, and mental health. I took ownership of where I was and set forward a path and a process to achieve the life I wanted, which was reaffirmed in my vision board and affirmations every day. Since the Miracle Morning, I left my position at Turner, started two businesses, sold one, and I’m truly living my best life.
I have been practicing the Miracle Morning routine for nearly a decade. The S.A.V.E.R.S. framework continues to be a major part of my life. A major factor to my success has been implementing, maintaining, and evolving my routine. I encourage anyone looking for a breakthrough, struggling with depression, or trying to get unstuck in life to read and implement the S.A.V.E.R.S. framework.
Keith’s story is a real-life example of just how fast life can change for you and how, even a decade later, you can still be evolving into the best version of yourself.
If, on the other hand, you are already sustaining meaningful levels of success, the Miracle Morning has proven to help high achievers break through to that elusive next level and take their personal and professional results beyond what they’ve achieved in the past. While your next level may include increasing your income, advancing your career, or growing your business, progress is often more about discovering new ways to experience deeper levels of fulfillment and balance in the most important areas of your life, which you may have neglected up until this point. This can mean making significant improvements to your physical or mental health, happiness, relationships, spirituality, or any other priorities.
Whether you want to make major improvements in just a few key areas, or you are ready for a complete overhaul that can radically transform your entire life—so that your current circumstance will soon become only a memory of how things used to be—you’ve picked up the right book. You are about to embark on a miraculous journey, using a revolutionary process made up of six daily habits that are guaranteed to enhance any—or every—area of your life.
I do realize that these are big promises to make, but I can say this with confidence because I’ve read thousands of letters and reviews from readers who’ve told me that reading this book and implementing what they learned transformed their lives in meaningful ways, and often very quickly. It’s worked for all types of people, regardless of age, race, gender, location, circumstances, and even socioeconomic status. It can absolutely be the one thing that enables you to make the changes you’ve wanted to experience in your life.
I encourage you to read just a few short excerpts from some of the letters I’ve received to help you consider what’s possible for you. These are real-life stories from people, just like you and me, who read this book and then used the Miracle Morning routine to transform their lives.
“Finding the Miracle Morning is one of the best things that has happened in my life. I have been a dedicated practitioner for nearly 12 months. Prior to reading the book, I was unfit and rapidly losing strength, unhappy, undisciplined, and not living my values. Much of life felt wrong. I cried most days. Then I found the Miracle Morning. What a complete blessing. The positive journey began. 12 months later, I feel fit, strong, purposeful, focused, present, and much happier. As a mother of three teenage daughters and the owner of two small businesses (which my husband and I run), I am very busy. The Miracle Morning keeps me focused and on track. One of the best things about the Miracle Morning is the community. I feel like I have finally found my tribe—people who love continuous learning and self-improvement. I am so grateful to you, Hal.”
—Katrina Kelly (1 year practicing the Miracle Morning)
“My wife, Yatra, and I began practicing the Miracle Morning in December 2016. We had both just gone through the hardest transition of our lives and were at a very low point. We closed our restaurant, Yatra was laid off while on maternity leave, and for the first time, we were both unemployed with a mountain of debt. We began the S.A.V.E.R.S. framework, and within weeks we started seeing results. We had a more positive mindset, and new opportunities, both personally and professionally, started to present themselves. The Miracle Morning literally changed our lives and pulled us out of the funk we were in, and I am forever grateful to Hal for that! I am a father of three boys, have a beautiful wife of 14 years, and now run a successful and growing business!”
—Christopher Moscarino (5 years practicing the Miracle Morning)
“I’m a real estate agent, married, and a mother of three. My biggest struggle was blocking out time for myself. My life was missing balance and self-care. I had carved out time for everything and everyone but not for my own mental health. The Miracle Morning changed my life and my business within the first six months, literally doubling my income. This morning routine changed me and my daily perspective because I took the time to start my day with purpose. For the first time since being a teenager, I was the center of my morning, not my kids or work. This shift in perception changed everything for me. I’ve gifted the book to over 15 people, anytime they ask, “How do you it? What’s your secret?” The Miracle Morning is my secret. It’s my foundation for my daily routine. I feel like I finally got the memo and figured out the key to living a balanced life. Thanks, Hal.”
—Maria Rita Velez (2 years practicing the Miracle Morning)
“I have been doing the Miracle Morning for a little over four years. I have had many accomplishments over that time with my career, but the one that is most important to me is recent and very personal. Two people very close to me have been struggling with anxiety and depression, one of them with suicidal thoughts. This sent me into a bit of a spiral of guilt, blaming myself, and a little of my own depression. Thanks to the Miracle Morning Community, practice, and leaning into my morning routine, I was able to get my mental health back quickly and be there for those I love and help them through this. I know that as long as I stay consistent and fully engaged with my S.A.V.E.R.S. routine, I can stay strong for those I love as they go through difficult times. Hal Elrod, thank you for everything you have done with the Miracle Morning. It is making a difference this world needs.”
—Rob Stein (4 years practicing the Miracle Morning)
“The Miracle Morning has given purpose to the start of my day. It’s given me the tools to prioritize ‘me’ time before my son and husband get out of bed. As an entrepreneur, it’s increased my productivity and profitability through the simple but powerful habit of the Miracle Morning. It also gave me the power to quit smoking after more than 25 years. Overall, my life is better, and I am more balanced because of it.”
—Jennifer Cooper (3 years practicing the Miracle Morning)
The experiences of these readers aren’t unique and have become the norm for anyone who practices the Miracle Morning. They are evidence of what’s possible for you when you simply commit to reading this book—all the way to the end—and implementing the steps outlined within.
I invite you to pause for a moment and take a deep breath as we are about to embark on a journey together, one that will invite you to tap into your innate human desire and drive to create the most fulfilling life you can imagine. I’m speaking of a life in which you are truly at peace, genuinely happy, and actively creating the impact you want to make in the world. That life is always available to you, simply waiting for you to wake up to your full potential so that you can claim it. This book shows you how.
With Love & Gratitude,
Hal