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    What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings-and Life (Intl Ed)
    What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings-and Life (Intl Ed)
    What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings-and Life (Intl Ed)
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    What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings-and Life (Intl Ed)

    Written by Laura Vanderkam

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    About this audiobook

    Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. We wake up in a haze-often after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off a few emails, and dishing with our coworkers around the water cooler. By the time the workday wraps up, we're so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in the evening has vanished.

    But according to time management expert Laura Vanderkam, mornings hold the key to taking control of our schedules. If we use them wisely, we can build habits that will allow us to lead happier, more productive lives.

    Drawing on real-life anecdotes and scientific research that shows why the early hours of the day are so important, Vanderkam reveals how successful people use mornings to help them accomplish things that are often impossible to take care of later in the day. While many of us are still in bed, these folks are scoring daily victories to improve their health, careers, and personal lives without sacrificing their sanity. For instance, former PepsiCo chairman and CEO Steve Reinemund would rise at 5:00 a.m., run four miles, pray, and eat breakfast with his family before heading to work to run a Fortune 500 company.

    What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast is a fun, practical guide that will inspire you to rethink your morning routine and jump-start your life before the day has even begun.

    Editor's Note

    Work from home…

    Learn how to better balance work and your personal life while your home is also your office (and classroom, and more). Waking up early to run, read, write, or participate in any other health and happiness activity of your choice, is one of the keys to staying sane while cooped up indoors.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateJul 1, 2015
    ISBN9781469033082
    What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings-and Life (Intl Ed)
    Author

    Laura Vanderkam

    Laura Vanderkam is a contributing editor at Reader's Digest and is the coauthor of Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds. She lives with her husband in New York City.

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    • 5/5
      Inspired me to get out of bed and be productive

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      amazing book to jump-start one's morning routine in today's busy world.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great motivational book. Love all the ideas and stories. Listened to it on my way to work.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      It's nothing groundbreaking, but for what it is it's a nice short audiobook to listen to although don't expect anything particularly life changing.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      At first I was put off by the soft voice of the author but it quickly grew on me. The timing and clarity of speech was great and the content of the book was thought provoking and clear. The onus is put back on us, the reader to choose a morning routine we can be happy with. I liked it. Plus, it was such a nice bite size book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Wow, thanks for sharing this knowledge. I am glad I stumbled upon this.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Loved this book! Quick and to the point. The author does talk about concepts I’ve heard before but this book is really motivating on now morning time is the time to get things done and if your struggling with having time for oneself, exercising, planning your day etc the morning time is available to all of us we just need to get up earlier!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I will return for another read.
      I enjoyed how relatable the book is.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Simple and straight to the point..I am applying the tips right away. #takingcontrolofthemorning.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is a awesome book I ever read. Thank you

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Really good advice,deserves reading for those of us that want to organise better our busy days.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A clear insight into what can be made possible in the mornings, a time of the day which holds immense potential to shape the rest of the day.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It’s a straight forward book that presents research backed principles. Also left me with the impression that I could very easily make changes

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It motivated me enough to wake up early, and finish some of my essential, personal tasks such as exercise, prayers, journaling or even reading.
      Thanks.
      Looking forward to applying all these points in reality.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Motivated me to go back to my morning routine thanks

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Short but informative, forward and organised. I liked it a lot

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Heartfelt, direct, to the point. takes one hour to really hit home with something many audiobooks spend 5 or 10 hours only trying to convey. Really appreciated the simple language and the fact that she makes exactly zero attempts to convert you to some manic disciple....opposite of most self help guru crap.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      An inspiring argument for getting up and getting the most out of the morning hours.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      It felt like I have already heard of what she talks about.

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    • 4/5
      Practical advice - not anything revolutionary, but a good quick listen to find motivation for my mornings
    • 5/5
      awesome book. straight to the point with inspiring stories and nice summary!
    • 4/5
      The information is shared in a great way, the structure of the material seems very organised and that makes it satisfying to consume. I enjoyed it and it was useful for me. I liked that she included several ideas of activities you can do in the early mornings to fully utilise them.
    • 4/5
      The list of how to improve your morning was great
    • 3/5
      Good listen, very interesting to begin with but then got repetitive. Will still definitely try to implement into own life.
    • 5/5
      It was a an excellent book
      I loved reading it.
    • 5/5
      It is proven that success is truly in the morning
    • 4/5
      Simple without too much going around. I liked the simple 5 step process which can be plied by anyone.
    • 5/5
      Great book to listen to. Well written and concise. Enjoyed the book on a 2-hr flight.
    • 4/5
      It convinced me! Ja. Good book. Very short, but good.
    • 2/5
      More like a podcast than a book. Pretty common sense stuff. But, if you’re looking to rack up your finished books…I finished this in under 40 minutes.