The Miracle Equation-with Hal Elrod-EP63 Lab Coat Agents Podcast

During this episode of the Lab Coat Agents Podcast, Tristan Ahumada, Nick Baldwin, and Eric Sachs, of The Breakthrough Broker, interview best-selling author Hal Elrod. Hal shares ideas on how to increase your income by starting with a consistent morning routine that you choose and commit to. You will be inspired. Episode Highlights:  The practice of the miracle morning turned Hal's life around in 2008, during the recession. He decided to figure out how to work on himself to grow his business. Within two months he had doubled his income and it felt like a miracle. SAVERS is the acronym Hal uses in his book. The acronym stands for silence, affirmations, visualization, exercise, reading, and scribing. Hal didn't invent these timeless practices. He realized the world's most fulfilled people have sworn by these practices for centuries. Nobody was doing all six of these practices. Hal is currently fighting cancer and facing the effects of treatment. When we overcome adversity, we can then help others overcome it. He has been asking himself how his miracle morning is different now from how it was in 2008. Affirmations are often misunderstood. Affirm what you are committed to. Affirm why it's crucial that you follow through with your commitment. The purpose of affirmation is repetition. Don’t forget the fundamentals. People often ask if they can do the miracle morning routine at different times of day. Yes, these practices work at any time of day. But the maximum benefit comes from doing them in the morning, when you optimize who you are and take that into your day. There's a compound effect to doing it all together. The Miracle Morning is customizable. You can do it in any duration. Most people do a one-hour miracle morning. The order is also customizable. Silence allows you to calm your nervous system. Affirmations will get you fired up. Visualizations will help you plan for how to achieve the end result. You've got to visualize yourself engaged in the activity today that will move you in the direction of the long-term vision. Visualization can be a type of rehearsal. When you think about your bedtime routine, remember that the first thought you have in the morning is usually the last thought you had before bed. The secret is to feel good first. Make a vow that you're going to experience joy in everything that you do. We need to feel peaceful and grateful even as we're going through these difficult times. Mediocrity is not as comparative as people may think.  Mediocrity is accepting less than we want, than we're capable of, and that we deserve. When we settle for mediocrity, we unconsciously give permission to those around us to do the same. The greatest gift that we can give to another person is to fulfill our potential. Hal discusses his cancer diagnosis and why he decided to pursue chemotherapy to beat difficult odds. When he was twenty years old he created the miracle equation to try to break a company sales record. He shared it with colleagues and it worked for them. First, he had unwavering faith that he would beat cancer. The second decision you must make is to maintain extraordinary effort. Extraordinary effort is consistency. Do one thing every day that moves you in the direction of your mission. Maintain unwavering faith with a written statement that you read every single day with conviction. Hal shares his miracle mantra. Focus on the faith and the commitment you have instead of the fear. The faith fuels the effort and the effort fuels the faith. Hal shares his view on sleep. Try to get 7-8 hours of sleep but tell yourself no matter how many hours you're getting, you're going to wake up energized and enthused. 3 Key Points: The Miracle Morning combines six time-tested practices that have been adopted by highly successful individuals.  The Miracle Equation combines unwavering faith with extraordinary effort.  You can focus on faith instead of fear to create miracles in your life.  Resources Mentioned: LCA Ma