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1 By Philippe Drolet Peak Performance Coach Creator, The Superhuman Blueprint Chief Inspiration Officer, The Feel Good Lifestyle

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    By Philippe Drolet

    Peak Performance Coach

    Creator, The Superhuman Blueprint Chief Inspiration Officer, The Feel Good Lifestyle

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    When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive: to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to live. ~Marcus Aurelius

    Hi & welcome to this special report! Im really excited to share it with you, because in all honesty, I believe that the wisdom it contains has the power to change your life. If you apply what youre about to learn, your energy and productivity will reach unprecedented heights. After you give it a try, you wont even be able to consider going back to your old ways. Youll be attacking your day instead of merely going through the motions, youll be getting to work feeling fired up and ready to go. Youll be geared up to make the most of each day and create the life of your dreams. Sounds too good to be true? Hardly.

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    Everything Im writing is based on what Ive learned from the greatest masters of Optimal Living coupled with the daily experimentation Ive been doing now for more than 500 days. Since applying this wisdom to my daily routine, my life has been absolutely transformed. My energy is through the roof, my focus is at an all-time high, and no matter how I feel when I wake, I know that within an hour Ill be feeling good and poised to make the most of day ahead. Today, Im going to show you how you can have that too.

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    First, I have a confession to make. For the longest time, I used to have a terrible morning ritual. Like really bad. I was never a morning person and I wanted to maximize my sleep time, so Id set my alarm for 20 minutes before I had to be out the door. As you can imagine, as soon as the alarm went off, I was off to the races. I would literally get stressed from the second I woke up. Adrenaline & cortisol running through my veins, Id run around like crazy, trying to drink my coffee while getting dressed, gulfing down my breakfast in less than 2 minutes, while desperately trying to whip my lunch together. When I finally made it out the door, Id try to calm myself down But more often than not I had left the house too late, so I had to navigate like an F1 racecar driver, trying to save a few precious minutes to arrive to work on time.

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    I was cursing every slow driver, every red light, and when I finally made it to work. I was exhausted! The day hadnt even started off yet and I was already drained and in a terrible state of mind too. Looking back, I cant believe I put myself through that! What as I thinking???

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    Fortunately, it all changed last year when I went through Tony Robbins Personal Power II program. If you dont know who Tony Robbins is, hes the top Peak Performance coach in the world, and has helped thousands of people unleash their full potential. One of the things Tony is very adamant about is the importance of optimizing our morning ritual. The idea is to create a sacred time for yourself every morning where you do a few selected activities to get your mojo up. Its a ritual you do as soon as you wake up, before you even have breakfast. Its a special time to get both your body and mind tuned up for the day, and to connect with your best self.

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    Robbins recommends doing a full hour (Hour of Power), but even 15 minutes (Fifteen Minutes to Fulfillment) or 30 minutes (Thirty Minutes to Thrive) will make a tremendous difference in your life. In my case, my morning ritual started out as a Fifteen Minutes to Fulfillment, consisting simply of 5 minutes of meditation followed by 10 minutes of yoga. After a few days, I realized the power of a morning ritual: after finishing my yoga Id be feeling so alive and energized that I didnt even need coffee anymore! Coming from someone who used to feel like a zombie before my first cup of coffee, this says a lot! Thats when I knew I was on to something

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    Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often

    tell you what kind of day you are going to have.~ Lemony Snicket

    The morning is the foundation of our day; its how we set ourselves up for everything thats coming up later on. If we start our day feeling rushed and overwhelmed, theres a big chance the rest of the day is going to feel like that too. Youll be in reactive mode all day, never really feeling in control, just trying to make it through the day instead of really thriving. By creating an optimal morning ritual, you can turn things around completely.

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    Just like an athlete or a musician will warm-up before the show to give their best performance, our morning is our opportunity to get ready to show up at our best through the day. By executing the morning ritual youve created, youll feel more energized, more enthusiastic and simply be in a better mood all day. I believe that its impossible to truly live life to the fullest without a good morning ritual But with one the skys the limit.

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    Whether youre conscious of it or not, you already have a morning ritual. So let me ask you whats your current morning ritual like? Does it go something like this?

    a. You open your eyes, feeling groggy and out of it. b. You hit snooze a few times. c. You finally get out of bed. d. You realize youre already behind schedule because you snoozed too much. e. You get stressed and start rushing. f. You put on your clothes. g. You head straight to the coffee machine for a much-needed energy boost. h. You have a quick breakfast while running around. i. You franticly try to get ready to leave. j. You get out the door, hoping you wont be late.

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    Maybe its that bad, maybe its not. But if it isdont despair, youre not alone. In fact, thats what most people do! But because its normal doesnt mean its optimalfar from it actually! Today, Im going to introduce you to a totally different way of starting your day, to really supercharge your morning. I will show you how to create a morning ritual that will set you up for success and get you ready to take on whatever life throws at you during the day!

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    To give you a bit of inspiration, let me share with you the current (its always evolving) version of my morning ritual.

    1. Wake up with the sun (~6:30am). 2. Drink a big glass of purified water. 3. Do 30 minutes of meditation in front of the rising sun, using the Brain Evolution

    System. 4. Do 5 Minutes of visualization of my best self and of the goals I want to achieve. 5. Do my own 8-minute yoga routine. 6. Take 2 minutes to think about all the things Im grateful for in my life. 7. Take a cold shower. 8. Get dressed. 9. Prepare and drink a Superfoods Smoothie 10. Head out the door, ready to rock & roll!

    As you can imagine, when I sit down at my computer to start working, I feel energized, focused and inspired.

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    But theres a massive added benefit: this ritual helps me become a slightly better version everyday. The meditation strengthens my mind, the visualization helps me create my dream life, the yoga helps me improve my flexibility, and the superfoods smoothie ensures that I remain in a state of optimal health.

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    Ok, so what should YOU include in your morning ritual? Well, the most important thing is that you add things that feel natural to you. Your morning ritual is something that should be enjoyable or else you wont stick with it. Here is a list of strategies that lend themselves well to the morning ritual. Think of it as a menu: you get to pick from it to create your own optimal morning ritual. 1) Go for a walk

    2) Drink a big glass of water

    3) Meditate (I highly recommend the Brain Evolution System)

    4) Practice gratitude (thinking or writing about it)

    5) Do deep breathing exercises

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    6) Repeat an empowering mantra

    7) Visualize your best self going through the day

    8) Do a short exercise session (go for a quick run, do some jumping jacks, shadow

    boxing, etc)

    9) Take a cold shower

    10) Have a superfoods smoothie

    11) Write in your journal

    12) Read something inspiring

    13) Listen to something inspiring

    14) Do some yoga

    15) Pray

    16) Put a Good Song and Dance

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    The combinations are endless, but the important thing is to pick the things that make YOU feel good and that you know will set you up for the best possible day. So right here right now, take a minute to create your own Feel Good morning ritual. Pick the activities that YOU KNOW will get you in the groove for the day ahead. You can combine as many or as few as you want, but aim to have a ritual that last a minimum of 15 minutes, and a maximum of 1 hour. Come on, do it, you know its good for you. Just decide what its going to be, and start tomorrow morning.

    Whatever fits your style, the most important thing is that you do it every day! Make it a sacred, non-negotiable ritual. Remember that the days when you least feel like doing it are the days when its going to help you the most!

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    Sure, you might need to wake up a few minutes early, but believe me even if you end up sleeping 15 fewer minutes, you will still be much more energized through the day. Its DEFINITELY a good investment of your time. To make sure you get in the habit, I highly recommend you commit to doing it every day for the next week. Believe me, by the end of the week youll be hooked! My friend, each day is an opportunity for you to shine with energy, an upbeat attitude, and the drive to make exceptional things happen. And it all starts with a great morning ritual! All right youre all set. The power is in your hands now. Start doing your morning ritual and youll be absolutely amazed at how much BETTER you feel all morning and through the day. Id love to hear about your new morning ritual! Shoot me an email at [email protected] to let me know what you came up with and how its going so far!

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    If you need help coming up with a morning ritual or sticking with it, Im available for 1-on-1 coaching to help you out. Heres to feeling good each and every day! Choose Greatness, Phil Drolet

    To discover more ways to live optimally, visit my website

    www.TheFeelGoodLifestyle.com