Denis Waitley describes the daily routine he's taught to astronauts, Olympians, and executives: wake to upbeat music, do light physical activity, shower, list one or two tasks, eat a nutritious breakfast, greet colleagues positively, and deliberately relax at day's end. The core mindset: "I want to, I can."
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About 40 years.
Astronauts, Olympians, prisoners of war, and top executives.
The Psychology of Winning.
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The first thing you need to do is wake up to inspirational upbeat music. Forget about the alarm clock. That means danger. What you want is inspiration. The second thing you need to do is maybe get that heart rate going a little bit or relax a little bit. So whether you do yoga or whether you're exercising like I do on a rebounder, get the heart going. Then immediately, of course, I take my shower because I want to be clean and ready to roll. Then I get dressed for whatever I'm doing for the day. And then I list one or two things that I'm going to get accomplished. And then the next thing I do is make sure I put fuel in the tank. So have a high powered, high energy, highly nutritious breakfast. And then when you get to work, the first thing you do is say, hey, here's what we're going to do today. How was your night last night? Great. Good to see you. In other words, sign on with the people that you're working with with something positive and inspirational that you're prioritizing those moments in your day. As you get closer to the end of the day, take a and not just put out the fires that all of us have every day that sometimes are not even caused by ourselves. And finally, when you get to the end of the day, make sure that you leave your place of business. Inspiring everyone around you is begin to relax again. This is the beautiful music, this is turning down the engine. This is making sure that you leave your work at work and make your personal life begin at that moment. And I think the most important thing of all is the fact that all during the day you need to be saying, I want to, I can. Next time I'll do it right. You need to be talking yourself into what you want, not away from what you don't want. And always remember that you're going to be interrupted or you're going to have a surprise. And the surprise may be negative, but it's only a detour, not a dead end. The Olympian always says, no problem can do. Next time we'll get it right. Practice makes permanent. A champion has these kinds of routines every day. And that's what I recommend that you should try to do every day of your life. Hello, I'm Dennis Whateley. You know, for the past 40 years I've been training astronauts, Olympians, prisoners of war and top executives how to be a winner. I'm the author of the all time best selling audio program, the Psychology of Winning. If you like what you've seen so far and are ready to take it to the next level, then register for my new masterclass, sa.
