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THE MIRACLE MORNING FOR WRITERS
Hal Elrod & Steve Scott
with Honorée Corder
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A SPECIAL INVITATION FROM HAL
Fans and readers of The Miracle Morning make up an extraor-
dinary community of like-minded individuals who wake up
each day dedicated to fulfilling the unlimited potential that is
within all of us. As the author of The Miracle Morning, it was my
desire to create an online space where readers and fans could go
to connect, get encouragement, share best practices, support one
another, discuss the book, post videos, find an accountability partner,
and even swap smoothie recipes and exercise routines.
I honestly had no idea that The Miracle Morning Community
would become one of the most inspiring, engaged, and supportive
online communities in the world, but it has. I’m blown away by the
caliber of our 40,000+ members, which consists of people from all
around the globe and is growing daily.
Just go to www.MyTMMCommunity.com and request to join
The Miracle Morning Community (on Facebook). Here you’ll be
able to connect with others who are already practicing The Miracle
Morning—many of whom have been doing it for years—to get
additional support and accelerate your success.
A Special Invitation from Hal
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I’ll be moderating the community and checking in regularly. I
look forward to seeing you there!
If you’d like to connect with me personally on social media,
follow @HalElrod on Twitter and Facebook.com/YoPalHal on
Facebook. Please feel free to send me a direct message, leave a com-
ment, or ask me a question. I do my best to answer every single
one, so let’s connect soon!
DEDICATION
HAL
To the writers, may your words improve the world in ways you
have yet to even imagine.
STEVE
This book is dedicated to the five most important people in my
life whom I love more than words can say.
To mom, thanks for always being there and for showing me what
it means to selflessly take care of the people you love.
To the “Three Genes.” My father who constantly gives great
advice (even if it’s in a PowerPoint presentation), my brother who
protected me (even when I deserved a butt whooping), and my
son who changed my world as soon as he entered it.
To my amazing wife Kristin, who patiently listens to my crazy
ideas without judging me. I’ll always be your big stinker!
CONTENTS
Foreword by James Altucher .............................................................................xii
Introduction: My Miracle Morning .....................................................................xv
Steve Scott's incredible story of transformation and success
due to The Miracle Morning
1. Why Mornings Matter (More Than You Think) .....................................................1
The case for mornings and why they are critically important
to a writer's success (and what happens when you don’t take
advantage of them).
2. It Only Takes Five Minutes to Become a Morning Person ...................................6
Even if you’ve never been a morning person, here’s how to
overcome the challenges of waking up early, beat the snooze
button, and maximize your mornings.
3. The Life S.A.V.E.R.S. for Writers .........................................................................15
The six most powerful, proven personal development practices
guaranteed to save you from missing out on the growth and
the levels of success you deserve.
4. Not-So-Obvious Writing Principle #1: Building the Routine ............................42
A writer's success depends heavily on one thing: writing.
There's always enough time to write, and writing every day will
help you grow exponentially as a writer.
5. Not-So-Obvious Writing Principle #2: Treat Your Writing Like a Job ..............60
Successful writers treat their writing with respect. When
should you write and where? Learn how to write strategically
from these suggestions.
6. Not-So-Obvious Writing Principle #3: Tracking Your Brilliant Ideas ...............81
Develop the idea capture habit and you will never feel
stuck again. Consistently adding to your content gives your
subconscious mind opportunities to think of great writing
ideas.
7. Not-So-Obvious Writing Principle #4: Creating Consistent Content That
Readers Love ......................................................................................................95
Find the secret to long term success and continuously
produce your craft.
8. Not-So-Obvious Writing Principle #5: Monetizing Your Words ......................123
Identify a market, write to that audience, and earn a steady
income by serving their needs.
9. Not-So-Obvious Writing Principle #6: Building a Writer Platform .................157
Develop a relationship with your fans and leverage their love
for your content to direct attention to your other writing
projects.
10. The Miracle Equation ........................................................................................175
The strategy Hal and Steve use to consistently defy the odds
and maintain a best-selling author status. This has enabled
thousands of professionals in different industries to join the
top one percent performers.
A Special Invitation: (In Case You Missed It the First Time) ...........................184
FOREWORD
BY JAMES ALTUCHER
Ic an’t believe three of my favorite authors asked me to write a
Foreword to their book, The Miracle Morning for Writers.
I feel like the new drummer of the Rolling Stones.
Writing is hard. You have to sit for hours and type letters. You
have to think of things that nobody ever thought of and tell them
in ways that nobody ever told them before.
Humans weren’t made to sit and write for hours. We were
made to hunt and gather. And climb trees. Or whatever they did
back then.
People say, “Every idea has been done.”
This is not true. The world lives in a giant comfort zone. A
good writer’s job is to take us outside that comfort zone, to see
something new inside of something old.
When I write, I’m terrified. I want to be able to say something
new. I want to say it in an entertaining way. I want to be scared to
hit publish. (If I’m not scared to write it, nobody will be scared—or
even shocked—to read it.) I want to take chances (else, how will I
grow?). I want readers to say, “I can’t believe he just said that!”
When I wrote the book Choose Yourself! I started off talking
about how, at my worst moments, I wished I were dead.
FOREWORD
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Then I wrote about how I came back from that wish. How I
thrived after having such a horrible wish. How my wishes didn’t
come true.
The goal of the book was not to give advice. But advice is au-
tobiography. The best any writer can do is tell a good story—not
preach from a pedestal or give advice with no backbone.
This is a book that seems to be about writing. But not really.
Again ... advice is autobiography. This is a book by writers, and
the story is how they do this amazingly difficult thing that humans
were never meant to do.
Hal Elrod has written The Miracle Morning, which is not only
a massive bestseller, but also the story of how he literally came back
from death.
It’s not about how you can come back from death. It’s Hal’s sto-
ry. But it’s a big enough story that it has literally inspired millions
to try out and follow a path similar to Hal’s. To establish their own
healthy morning routines so they can come back from whatever
deaths are in their lives.
I love how Honorée Corder then took this simple idea and
made it accessible for many other categories in her own writing.
She took The Miracle Morning and then wrote X, Y, and Z.
And now this book.
I follow a Miracle Morning routine as well, and I am grateful
for it.
Steve Scott has written dozens of books. I can’t even keep track
of the number of books Steve (and his alter ego, SJ) have written.
When I first started seeing Steve’s name all over the bestseller
lists I knew I had to call him and ask him how he did it. So I did,
and he told me.
Now he’s telling you in this book. He’s not telling you what to
do. He’s telling you how he did it. And how he makes a great living
doing it.
