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SAVERS — The Acronym That Will Help You Win Your Mornings

Lessons learned from Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning

Wang Yip
3 min readApr 25, 2019

A long time ago, I read Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning and remembered an acronym that has changed my life since. That acronym, if it didn’t already clue in for you, is SAVERS. It’s an acronym that represents the different activities that Hal has found made his mornings incredible and has set him up for success no matter what happens. I recently re-read Hal Elrod’s Miracle Morning and found it a pleasant reminder of what I need to do to win my mornings and win my day.

SAVERS stands for:

Silence

Silence does not necessarily have to be meditation but for a lot of the best performing athletes, businessmen, leaders and entrepreneurs in the world, it does. It is a way of making sure that you clear your mind, maybe thinking about what you are grateful for, and giving thanks that you have a great day to look forward to.

Affirmation

I remember when I was doing the five-minute journal for a while, one sentence I wrote every day was what I was or wanted to be. So I would write things such as “I am a great management consultant” or “I am a wonderful son” or “I am a best selling author”. These were things that I wanted to implant into…

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Wang Yip
Wang Yip

Written by Wang Yip

Author of Essential Habits. I write about personal development, work and managing your career. Connect with me at www.wangyip.ca

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