what the most successful people do before breakfast by laura vanderkam

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.

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. 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. If we use them wisely, we can build habits that will allow us to lead happier, more productive lives.ĭrawing 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. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. We wake up in a hazeoften after hitting snooze a few times.

By the time the workday wraps up, we’re so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in the evening has vanished.īut according to time management expert Laura Vanderkam, mornings hold the key to taking control of our schedules. Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. 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. We wake up in a haze-often after hitting snooze a few times. Mornings are a madcap time for many of us.

What the most successful people do before breakfast by laura vanderkam