The 5 AM Club

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from The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma
“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself” – Leonardo da Vinci
One can find no better time to master oneself than between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM.
Author Robin Sharma calls 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM your “Victory Hour” because it is the time of least distraction and greatest insight. The
solitude, stillness, and silence between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM allow you to do deep inner work and attain clarity, confidence, and calm for
the remainder of the day.
In The 5 AM Club, Robin Sharma provides a 60‐minute morning formula to accelerate personal development ‐ the 20/20/20 formula: spend
your first 20 minutes sweating, your second 20 minutes reflecting, and your last 20 minutes growing.
5:00 AM to 5:20 AM ‐ Sweat
When you sweat for 20 minutes by pedaling on a spin bike, doing burpees in your bedroom, skipping rope in your living room, or going for
a run outside, you open your internal pharmacy and flood your brain with a powerful smart drug. This smart drug contains
brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a natural protein that builds new brain cells and forms stronger connections
between brain cells so you can think sharper and learn faster. This smart drug also contains feel‐good
neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, which help you focus and resist distraction.
Ensure you sweat from 5:00 AM to 5:20 AM by:
1. Going to sleep with your workout clothes on and workout shoes next to your bed.
2. Have a workout playlist ready to go and your exercise planned.
3. When the clock strikes 5:00 AM, roll out of bed and start exercising.
Remember: sweating makes you smarter.
5:20 AM to 5:40 AM ‐ Reflect
If you don’t reflect in the morning, you will drift through your day like a boat lost at sea. Life will push you in a random
direction, and you’ll wake up one day wishing you had taken control. With 20 minutes of daily reflection, you can take
control of your day and counteract life’s current. In effect, you can put a motor on your boat and propel yourself to
where you want to be in one, five, or ten years from now.
Get your motor by opening a notebook and drawing a line down the middle of the page and through the middle of the
page to create four sections. Then write the following questions in each section (one per section):
1. “What is great in my life?” Fuel your metaphorical motor with the premium fuel of gratitude.
2. “What am I great at?” Fire up your motor by reflecting on your strengths and how you can provide value to
others.
3. “What do I want to be great at?” Create an inspiring vision for your life that propels you forward.
4. “What would make today great?” Adjust the rudder on your motor and steer yourself towards the people and
passion projects you want to spend time on today.
5:40 AM to 6:00 AM ‐ Grow
In the last 20 minutes of your “Victory Hour,” you grow into the person you aspire to be by studying people who
inspire you.
If you want to be a successful investor, start a self‐guided mentorship program and read books, annual letters, and
interviews transcripts from investors like Chamath Palihapitiya, Cathie Wood, and Ray Dalio. Spend the last 20 minutes
of your “Victory Hour” getting in their head and understanding how they think, as well as understanding what they do
or don’t do to be effective.
Walk away from your 20‐minute morning growth sessions with at one new mindset or behavior you can try today.
The 9:30 PM Plan
If you rise at 5:00 AM and execute the 20/20/20 formula, you will go into your day with incredible momentum and energy. However, this
energy will quickly wear off if you did not execute The 9:30 PM Plan.
You need five sleep cycles each night to perform your best. The average sleep cycle is 90 minutes. Therefore, if you fall asleep at 9:30 PM,
you will complete your fifth sleep cycle by 5:00 AM and wake up fully refreshed.
If you routinely stay up late and find it hard to go to sleep at 9:30 PM, simply force yourself to get up at 5:00 AM and you will crave sleep at
9:30 PM. Increase your chances of falling asleep at 9:30 PM by turning off your devices and screens at 8:00 PM and doing a winddown
activity like reading, walking outside, or meditating before going to bed.
“To have the results The Top 5% of producers have, you must start doing what 95% of people are unwilling to
do.” – Robin Sharma
www.ProductivityGame.com

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