Waking Up Early: get in shape, focus, and achieve your goals

Name: Waking Up Early: get in shape, focus, and achieve your goals
Rating: 4.4 (36 reviews)

An ordinary practice regular people do to achieve extraordinary results

Created byDanny Zacharias

Last updated 6/2015

English

What you'll learn

Understand the benefit of waking up early
Identify the main practices of early risers
Choose the things they can do in the morning
Explain the benefits of different morning rituals

Course content

3 sections • 26 lectures • 1h 42m total length

Welcome to the Course!1:28
In this video I introduce myself and explain why I am passionate about and have created the course.
Why You Should Wake Up Early3:30
In this first lecture I describe the reason that many people choose to wake up early and try to convince you that it is worth a try!
Sleeeeep!4:53
In this lecture, I highlight the importance of sleep and how waking up early should not mean sacrificing sleep.
Tips On How To Actually Get Up7:10
In this lecture, I provide some practical tips to actually help you get up in the morning.
Common Practices and Keeping Time1:44
This lecture offers a brief introduction to the common habits of early risers, which serves as an introduction to the next course section.
My Morning Routine Timers0:24
This text shows how I structure my morning routine.

Practice 1: Silence, Prayer, and Meditation6:47
The first practice of early risers is silence / meditation / prayer. In this lecture, I describe how I spend this time in my morning routine.
Project 1: Silence, Prayer, and Meditation3:00
In this first project, I instruct you on how to practice silence and meditation for the very first time.
Practice 2: Reviewing Your Mission and Goals7:03
In this lecture, I talk about daily reviewing your personal goals and own mission and how to create such a document.
My personal Goals and Mission Statement document4:36
In this document, I get personal and share my actual goals and mission statement document.
Project 2: Mission and Goals document4:00
Using my own mission statement as a template, I coach you on how to create your own goals and mission document.
Practice 3: Dreaming Big4:40
In this lecture, I discuss dreaming big (or affirmations) and why so many early risers do this.
Project 3: Dreaming Big3:00
In this project, I coach you on how to practice dreaming big
Practice 4: Reading3:54
In this lecture, I discuss the practice of reading and its benefits for the morning.
Project 4: Your Reading3:00
Practice 5: Journaling5:49
In this lecture, I discuss the benefits of keeping a journal in the morning, and some helpful journaling options for any person.
Project 5: Journaling2:00
In this project, I challenge you to choose your journaling instrument.
Practice 6: Exercising9:55
Move it! In this video I talk about why exercise is such an awesome part of the morning routine.
Project 6: Exercising5:00
In this project, I tell you a bit about my past exercise failures, and coach you to identify enjoyable routines for your own life.

Pushing Through Resistance2:56
In this video, I talk about the inevitable wall people sometimes push up against as they start to practice an early morning wake up routine.
Seeds of Resistance2:55
In this video I talk about some of the common seeds of resistance to the early riser and how to fight against them.
Project: Identifying Your Resistance4:00
In this project, I pose questions to help you identify and call out those seeds of resistance in your life.
Engineering Your Routine3:35
In this final lecture, I talk about how to engineer your morning routine so that it suits your lifestyle and helps you best pursue your goals.
Project: Brainstorming Big Projects4:00
In this project, I give you questions to help you list some big ideas and projects that you have wanted to work on, and challenge you to start working towards them in the mornings.
More Resources on Waking Up Early0:19
Final Project: The 30 day Challenge3:00
In this final project, I issue you a 30 day challenge. If I have even partially convinced you that becoming an early riser might be a good thing, actually doing it consistently for 30 days I believe will put all of your doubts to rest.

Requirements

Students will need to come with an open mind
Several items are strongly suggested within the course
Paper and pen for taking notes
A willingness to try something new

Description

In this course I talk about my most important life-hacking practice that helps me achieve focus and results — waking up early and going through a consistent morning routine.

I will help you see the benefit of waking up early and show you the practices early risers use to better themselves

Get in shape
Increase knowledge
Get projects done
Motivate yourself
Achieve your goals

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Danny's description of his journey to make the most of his mornings was refreshingly open and honest. The strategies he uses include actionable steps that are both simple and realistic. After going through this course, I am inspired to reassess my own morning routine. Thanks Danny for a note-worthy course. — Autumn Gal Udemy review

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Become an Early Riser

Becoming an early riser gives you more time in the day to focus on routines or projects that you quite often would like to do, but never seem to have the time. By practicing this skill, you add time to your day to focus on what matters to you, before the busyness of the day sets upon you.

Getting up early has been the practice of many people through history. The comforts of modern mattresses have lured us to sleep in. But the reality today is that many of the most successful people and entrepreneurs have a consistent morning routine. You can do this!

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The biggest thing I appreciate about this course is, it is very practical. Danny understands that it is not easy. He lists the "resistance" you might face and also gives solutions. He also gives many options that you can implement right away. The most important thig is, it is not a lecture delivered from a "high horse". Danny is down to earth and explains everyday solutions for real problems. Very useful. Worth going through multiple times.

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Content and Overview

This course will explain the value of sleep and will show you that waking up early does not mean sacrificing the amount of sleep you get.

Most of the course lectures will highlight some of the most popular morning routines, and will show you how to adapt them to your life and goals. This course will discuss:

Journaling and its benefits
Having written goals and written personal mission statement
Benefits of exercising in the morning
How to actually get up early
And so much more...

-----The course covers so much ground, from what to do, to how to do it, to motivation to do it. Great quality. Delivery interesting and engaging--personal examples that are compelling that I can easily relate to. — Udemy review-----

Who this course is for:

This course is meant for anyone aiming to better themselves and find more time to focus on the things they care about

Waking Up Early: get in shape, focus, and achieve your goals

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Course content

Why You Should Join the Early Risers!6 lectures • 19min

The Common Practices of Early Risers13 lectures • 1hr 3min

Achieving Your Ideal Routine7 lectures • 21min

Requirements

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