Before you read this post you might enjoy listening to some good old Tragically Hip, Wheat Kings while you read this post.

I never used to really think about how I started my day until I read Robin Sharma's book, The Greatness Guide.  After I read the book, I realized that if I want to be great, the start of my day is very important to setting the tone for the rest of my day.  One thing that Robin really made a point of was joining the 5AM club.  His philosophy is that in order to lead a great life you should treat your body like a temple and getting up early and exercising, mediating, reading etc are things you should try to do when you first awake.  It's been almost 3 years since I read The Greatness Guide and I thought I would share with you how I start most of my mornings.

First of all, I haven't cracked the 5 AM club yet, but I do get up at 5:15.  

• Brush my teeth - Can't start the day without doing that :-)
• Wake up my lovely wife to join me in our exercise for the day.  
• From 5:30 to 7 we do one of the following - Yoga, p90x (just completed our first 13 week session at Christmas) etc.
• I try to meditate at least twice a week after our workout session for 10-15 mins.
• 6:45 to 7 the little rascals start to stir.