Messelina Mapala's Key Ideas from The 5AM Club
by Robin S. Sharma

• When we first wake up, our battery of self-control is full. That’s why it’s important for us to build habits or do activities that are most important during this time, when our capacity is the strongest.

• As we go about our day, our ability to self-regulate decreases and so does the capacity to handle temptations and manage weak impulses.

• Habit making takes a minimum of 66 days and is made up of 3 stages:

I) Stage I: Destruction (22 days)

II) Stage 2: Installation (22days)

III) Stage 3: Implementation (22days)

1. World-class will power is a skill developed through relentless practice.
2. Personal discipline is a muscle. The more you stretch it, the stronger it grows.
3. Like other muscles, willpower weakens when tired. Recovery is therefore, necessary.
4. Installing any great habit successfully for a lifetime follows a daily automation process.
5. Increasing self control in one area of your life increases self control in all areas of your life.

1. Victory demands consistency and persistency.
2. Following through on what you started determines the size of the personal respect that will be generated.
3. The way you are/practice in private is the exact way you will be in public

1. Capitalization of IQ - Intelligently exploit the gifts you have. Dedicate time and effort towards those gifts so as to make them your glory.
2. Freedom from distraction - Manage your focus and not your time. Limit what draws you away from achieving your daily goals
3. Personal Mastery Practice - Sweat more during practice and bleed less during war.
4. Day Stacking - The quality of your morning routine determines the caliber of your daily performance.

• What makes the best, the best is not their genetics but their habits; not the extent of their gifts but the strength of their grit.

• GRIT - levels of commitment, resilience, discipline and perseverance.