Morning rituals of successful people: 11 inspiring examples

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1. Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook founder.

Every morning, Zuckerberg wears the same as yesterday. This allows him to take a day to less than one solution.

And the truth is, you can greatly simplify your life and save your time, unless you awake to look into a wardrobe and think, what to wear this. Steve Jobs and his jeans with a black turtleneck - another example of simplifying the everyday decisions for the benefit of great goals.

2. Jack Dorsey

One of the founders of Twitter.

After waking up the American businessman is engaged in meditation, and then goes for a run and overcomes the distance of six miles (nearly 10 kilometers).

Of course, not everyone is ready for such a brisk morning. But the ten-minute charging do not so difficult.

3. Elon Musk

Entrepreneur, founder of SpaceX and Tesla CEO.

Billionaire lot of work, but always sleeps for six hours. His morning begins at 7:00 am, the first thing it checks the mail and within half an hour responding to the most important and urgent letters. Businessman do not always have time to eat breakfast, but never neglects shower.

4. Barack Obama

Former US President.

At 6:45 am the former US president necessarily training, combining strength training with cardio. After having breakfast with his family and helping his daughters to prepare for school.

It's nice to start the day with something useful for themselves, not forgetting to make time for family. After the evening you will not see, and you go home after work, tired and exhausted. Therefore, the morning live chat so important.

5. Oprah Winfrey

TV host and social activist.

First, 20 minutes meditationThen at least 15 minutes on the treadmill, and - most importantly - a balanced breakfast, consisting of proteins, fats and complex carbohydrates.

Simple morning ritual teledivy gives positive mood for the whole day, energises and gives strength. Why not?

6. Haruki Murakami

Writer.

While working on a novel writer wakes up every day at 4 o'clock in the morning and gets to work. He works five or six hours, and then goes for a jog or swimmingReading, listening to music and going to bed at nine o'clock.

When you need to focus on something important, the regime comes to the rescue. Someone more productive in the morning, someone - after sunset. It is important to find an approach to him.

7. Anna Wintour

Editor in Chief of American VOGUE.

Legend of the fashion world and the permanent chief editor of a glossy magazine for the past 30 years - the personification of self-confidence and success. Her morning begins at 5:45 am with an hour in the party tennis. After she gives herself up and goes to the office.

Inspiring example for those who are on the alarm clock can hardly open my eyes and get out of bed to crawl to the kitchen. Of course, to feel the rush of vitality with the first rays, you need to learn how to observe the regime and before going to bed.

8. Steve Jobs

Entrepreneur, inventor, co-founder of Apple.

Every morning, a legend was looking at myself in the mirror and ask the same question: "If today were my last, I would want to and would do what is planned for today? "If for several days, the answer is no, then in life that it is time to change.

This is a great technique to see if you are busy with their own business or simply swimming with the current.

9. Margaret Thatcher

Former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Even prolonged late business meetings do not interfere with the Iron Lady to wake up the next morning at five o'clock, to listen to your favorite show on the food and agriculture sector on the radio.

Do not forget about pleasant things. If the day will begin with positive impressions, favorite cases and just what gives you pleasureIt will create a positive charge, and tune in.

10. Winston Churchill

British politician, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, journalist, writer, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Winston Churchill - extraordinary personality. And his usual morning is not very similar to the typical rituals of great people.

He woke up at 7:30, have breakfast, read the newspaper and worked while in bed. 11:00 Churchill only to go for a walk in the garden and poured himself a whiskey and soda.

Work productively from the bed could probably only British politician. But it was commonplace for him. Your morning habits also may differ from common - jogging, meditation, or of the same charge. But drinking from sunrise still not worth it.

11. Benjamin Franklin

Political figure, inventor, writer.

In Benjamin Franklin's day, literally it was painted on the clock. Morning routine took a politician for three hours. He woke up at five in the morning, washed, breakfast and plan your day. Franklin But even in the morning be sure to ask yourself the question: "What good I do today?" And at eight, he was already beginning to work.

If you can not do for the day, all that I wanted, maybe you have a problem with discipline and self-organization.

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Morning sets the mood of the coming day. So make it a pleasant and helpful. Get into the habit, which will be fun, and maybe your life will sparkle with new paint.

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