The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

Final Thoughts On The Email That Will Change Your Life
That’s  it!  I  hope  you  will  join  me,  Trudy,  and  my  hundreds  of
other  VIP  Coaching  clients  who  have  mustered  up  the  courage  to  be
vulnerable  and  send  this  email.  Some  of  the  life-changing  rewards
you  can  count  on  will  be  increased  self-awareness,  deeper
understanding of one’s self, and clarity on the changes you can make
to quickly take yourself and your life to the next level.
With love and gratitude, always…

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“Yo Pal” Hal

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— ACKNOWLEDGMENTS —
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Make sure you at least read the last paragraph
(It’s to YOU)
This  may  be  the  most  challenging  part  of  writing  a  book.  Not
because  I  am  short  on  people  to  acknowledge—quite  the  opposite.
There  are  so  many  people  who  have  touched  my  life  and  made  a
significant  impact  that  it  would  simply  be  impossible  to  thank  them
all in the next few pages. In fact, doing so could probably take up an
entire  book  itself.  The  sequel  to  this  book  could  be  titled: The
Miracle  Morning  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.  I  don’t  know  that  too
many people would buy it, but I would definitely enjoy writing it.
First,  I  have  to  give  deep  thanks  to  the  woman  who  carried  me
around for 9 ½ months and gave me the miracle of life—Mom. I love
you so much. Thank you for always believing in me, and disciplining
me  when  I  needed  it.  I  still  need  it.  Oh,  and you  need  to  come  visit
more often! J
Dad, of all my best friends, you are my best friend. I am the man
I am today because of the father you have been for me my entire life.
You  have  instilled  so  many  values  and  qualities  in  me,  which  I  am
even more grateful for now that I know I will be passing them on to
my children. I love you, Dad.
To  Hayley,  you’re  the  best  sister  ever.  Hands  down.  No
competition.  However,  not  only  are  you  a  great  sister,  you  truly  are
one  of  my  best  friends.  You  are  authentic,  supportive,  kind,  and
you’re almost as funny as I am! Seriously, I am so grateful that YOU
are my sister—I couldn’t imagine a better one.
To  the  real-life  woman  of  my  dreams—Ursula.  You  are

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everything  that  I  have  ever  wanted  in  a  wife,  and  so  many  things  I
never knew I needed, but now could never live without. I still marvel
at  how  perfect  you  are for me,  and  I  couldn’t  be  more  grateful  to  be
creating and sharing our lives together. And how ‘bout them cute kids
we  made,  huh?  Thank  you  for  blessing  me  with  Sophie  and  Halsten.
With you at the helm, I know our family is destined for a lifetime of
love and happiness.
To Sophie and Halsten, I know you can’t read this yet, but I love
you both so much. Thank you for each being everything I ever wanted
in a child. I couldn’t be more grateful for the joy and happiness that
you bring to my life everyday.
To my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents, I am so thankful
for the immeasurable amount of love that you have always shown me.
I  love  you  all  and  I  will  always  cherish  the  times  we’ve  shared
together. I look forward to many more!
To  my  in-laws—Marek,  Maryla,  Steve,  Linda, Adam,  and Ania
—I am grateful to be a part of your family.
To  my  best  friends—my circle  of  influence—any  guy  would  be
lucky to have any one of you in his life, and I somehow ended up with
ALL  of  you!    We’ve  shared  A  LOT  of  great  times  together,  but
beyond that, it is who you are that makes me strive to be better. If it is
true that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time
with, I’ve got nothing to worry about! For your lifelong friendship, I
love  you:    Jeremy  Katen,  Jon  Berghoff,  Matt  Recore,  Jon  Vroman,
Jesse Levine, Brad Weimert, Ruth Fields, John Ruhlin, Peter Voogd,
Tony  Carlston,  Teddy  Watson,  Larry  Rodriguez,  Alex  Hayden,  and
Brian Bedel. To my many friends that I may not have mentioned here,
know that it’s not because I don’t love you. I do.
To  my  extended  family  at  Cutco  and  Vector——I  can’t  thank
you  enough  for  the  incredible  opportunity  you  work  so  hard  to

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provide for people, every day. To the Presidents, Bruce Goodman, Al
DiLeonardo,  and  John  Whelpley,  and  Executive  VP,  Amar  Davé—I
think it’s safe to say that each person I thank from this point forward
is able to make the impact they do largely because of your leadership.
Thank you for your extraordinary influence and the impact you have
made in my life. To the Region Leaders—Jeff Bry, Earl Kelly, Scott
Dennis,  P.J.  Potter,  Loyd  Reagan,  and  Mike  Muriel,  as  well  as  the
Division Managers, thank you for helping to shape my character, and
continuing to give me opportunities to positively impact your people.
To  my  friends  on  the  Cutco  and  Vector  Executive  teams:    Jeff
Kunkel, Fred Glaeser, John Kane, Steve Pokrzyk, Trent Booth, Adam
Jester,  and  Scott  Gorrell—your  selfless  efforts  positively  impact  the
lives of thousands of people, including my own. I sincerely appreciate
each of you. I would also like to thank the Stitt family for providing
the foundation for all that is great about Cutco.
Thank you to the leaders and my friends at Vector Canada—Joe
Cardillo,  Angie  MacDougall,  Rhancha  Connell,  Sherrie  Dickie,
Michael  Smith,  and  Mike  McDonald.  Joe  and Angie,  it’s  been  years
since  the  first  time  you  invited  me  to  speak  at  one  of  your
conferences,  and  I  remember  being  so  excited  that  I  could  finally
officially call myself an “international” speaker! You are always so
generous,  and  I  hope  the  trend  of  speaking  at  your  events  continues
for many years to come.
Thank  you  to  my  writing  and  editing  gurus—Joel  D  and  Sue
Canfield. You were the catalyst that finally got me writing again. This
book  wouldn’t  exist  if  it  weren’t  for  your  expertise  and
accountability.
To my brilliant friend and the creator of
BookMama.com
, Linda
Sivertsen—you  are  so  talented  and  have  such  a  gift  for  making  any
author’s  book  idea  into  a  bestselling  masterpiece.  Thank  you  for
contributing your gifts to this book.

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To  Gail  Lynne  Goodwin,  Ambassador  of  Inspiration  at
InspireMeToday.com.  You  are  simply  one  of  the  nicest,  most
generous  and  inspiring  people  I  have  ever  met.  I’m  grateful  to  have
you in my life, and I can’t wait to go sailing with you.
To  the  mentors,  teachers,  and  authors  who  continue  to  lead
through  your  example  of  courage  and  selflessness,  and  from  whom
I’ve  learned  so  much:    Robin  Sharma,  Brendon  Burchard,  Tony
Robbins,  Dave  Durand,  Tim  Ferris,  Matthew  Kelly,  Rudy  Ruettiger,
Anthony “AB” Burke, Jeff Sooey, Wayne Dyer, Bill and Steve Harris,
James Malinchak, Stephanie Chandler, Roger Crawford, Kevin Bracy,
Will  Bowen,  John  Maxwell,  T.  Harv  Eker,  Eckart  Tolle,  Dave
Ramsey, Andrew Cohen, Ken Wilber, Seth Godin, Derek Sivers, Chris
Brogan, Jonathan Sprinkles, Jonathan Budd, and Michael Ellsberg.
To  Kevin  Bracy,  you  deserve  significant  credit.  I  was  sitting  in
your  seminar  just  days  before  my  first  Miracle  Morning,  and  your
words were the catalyst for me to overcome my limiting belief that I
was not  a  “morning  person.”   You  reminded  me,  “If  you  want  your
life to be different, you have to be willing to do something different,
first.”    I  may  have  never  attempted  to  wake  up  at  5AM—let  alone
written this book—if it weren’t for you. Thank you.
To  James  Malinchak,  you  also  deserve  significant  credit  here.
When  I  shared The Miracle Morning with you for the first time, you
got  excited,  and  you  expanded  my  vision:    “Hal,  I  don’t  think  you
even  see  how  big  this  is  going  to  be,  and  how  many  people  this  is
going to impact!” You have personally inspired tens of thousands of
authors,  speakers,  and  coaches  to  believe  in  their  message,  see  it
bigger,  and  impact  more  people.  You  did  that  for  me,  and  I  can’t
thank you enough.
To  J.  Brad  Britton,  you  taught  me  one  of  the  most  valuable
lessons,  which  I  continue  to  live  my  life  by  and  share  with  anyone
who will listen—do the right thing, not the easy thing. You don’t just

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teach it; you live it.
To Adam Stock, thank you for always adding value and wisdom
to my life. Your profitability coaching has been invaluable!
To  my  assistant,  Linda:    you  work  so  hard  to  ensure  that  our
clients are well taken care of. Thank you so much for all that you do,
and all of the value that you add to my life and to my family.
To  the  students,  teachers,  counselors  and  advisors  at  every
college  or  high  school  that  I  have  ever  spoken  at:    thank  you  for
allowing me the opportunity to live my purpose through adding value
to your lives.
To my private and VIP Success Coaching clients: I consider it a
great privilege to be your Coach, and I thank you for allowing me to
support  you  in  achieving  your  goals  and  constantly  becoming  better
versions of yourselves. Whether or not you realize it, I learn as much
from you as you do from me. Again, thank you for allowing me to be
your Coach.
To  everyone  who  supported  the  launch  of  this  book,  your
selflessness  and  commitment  to  paying  forward  the  benefits  you’ve
received from The Miracle Morning have left me speechless. First, I
have to thank TMM Launch Team—what a blast it was working with
you to promote this book. I will forever be grateful and indebted to
you.  Special  thanks  to  Kyle  Smith,  Isaac  Stegman,  Geri  Azinger,
Marc  Ensign,  Colleen  Elliot  Linder,  Dashama,  Mark  Hartley,  Dave
Powders,  Jon  Berghoff,  Jon  Vroman,  Jeremy  Katen,  Ryan  Whiten,
Robert Gonzalez, Carey Smolenski, Ryan Casey, and Greg Strine.
Finally,  to  you,  the  reader:    thank  you  for  allowing  me  to  be  a