In this episode, we discuss the importance of routines in achieving happiness and vitality. Alex shares some personal stories of hitting rock bottom and how he was able to overcome them by developing and sticking to powerful routines. He also provides a three-step formula for creating routines that can help people achieve a degree of happiness, strength, and passion in their lives.

Episode Highlights:

• The most powerful word that our brain likes is "routines." Our brain is lazy and doesn't want to think about what it has to do, so it does things because that's what it's familiar with.


• Creating powerful routines for our lives can help us achieve a degree of happiness, strength, and vitality. We can have a routine for feeling horrible, sad, and miserable or a routine that will help us feel happy, energized, and passionate.


• The three-step formula for creating powerful routines includes:

1. A space of silence - a form of meditation or practice that will help us silence our mind and be with ourselves.


2. Finding the smallest gratitude we have for right now - it's about feeling the gratitude and not just saying it.


3. Finding the smallest thing that makes us happy and makes us look forward to tomorrow - this can be anything we can look forward to, like the beach, a favorite meal, or a conversation with someone we love.

• The power of habits and rituals is that we don't realize we're getting there until we get there. Consistency is key.


• Sometimes finding something to be grateful for can be hard, especially if we're too impatient or too addicted to something else. Gratitude is a muscle that we need to exercise, and with time, we can get to a point where we can see the beautiful things in everything, even in things that are not normally seen as beautiful.


• Upgrading our routines is important, and it's possible to develop routines that go beyond the three-step formula. The key is to find what works for us and stick to it.

Routines can help us achieve a degree of happiness, strength, and vitality. Developing and sticking to powerful routines can help us overcome even the toughest challenges in life. By creating a space of silence, finding the smallest gratitude we have for right now, and finding the smallest thing that makes us happy and makes us look forward to tomorrow, we can create routines that can help us achieve our goals and live happier, more fulfilling lives.

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