Hal Elrod - The Miracle Morning for Parents and Families: How to Bring Out the Best in Your KIDS and Your SELF

THE MIRACLE MORNING FOR PARENTS & FAMILIES

Hal Elrod, Mike & Lindsay McCarthy

with Honore Corder

Copyright 2016 by Hal Elrod International, Inc. All rights reserved.

Cover Copyright 2016 by Hal Elrod International, Inc.

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Contents

A SPECIAL INVITATION FROM HAL

Fans and readers of The Miracle Morning make up an extraordinary 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. Im 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 youll be able to connect with others who are already practicing The Miracle Morningmany of whom have been doing it for yearsto get additional support and accelerate your success. Ill be moderating the community and checking in regularly. I look forward to seeing you there!

If youd 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 comment, or ask me a question. I do my best to answer every single one, so lets connect soon!

DEDICATION

HAL

This book is dedicated to my awesome parents, and my family.

To Mom, for dedicating your life to raising me and instilling the values of compassion, selflessness, hard work, and others that Ill do my best to share throughout this book.

To Dad, thank you for always believing in me, making life fun, and supporting my dreams. From starting my first DJ business at age 15, to selling Cutco knives, your support and your belief in me have always been unwavering.

To Ursula, my wife-for-life, you are always the first person I think of and feel grateful for during my Miracle Morning. Thank you so much for dedicating yourself to being the amazing mom that our kids deserve, dedicating time to improving yourself, and doing so much to support our family. You are the glue that holds the Elrod clan together, and I couldn't do what I do without you. I love you so much.

To Sophie & Halsten, being your dad is the greatest joy of my life! You are my two favorite humans on the planet, destined to make a huge, positive impact in the world, and I am committed to helping you to fulfill your potential and live the life of your dreams (while helping others to do the same, of course). I love you both more than I know how to put into words! :)

LINDSAY

This book is dedicated to my family. I am thankful for my own parents, for their love and support over the years, and for giving me both roots and wings. I love and appreciate my husband Mike for his undying support and gentle nudging to follow my passions. I am beyond grateful for Tyler as he was the inspiration behind this book. My sweet Ember has been my alarm clock, my teacher, and is now my accountability partner.

MIKE

This book is dedicated to not just my own parents, Jan and Rich, but to all the amazing parents out there who made a decision to step up and take full responsibility for the growth and safety of their children. My parents in particular supported me, and no matter what bad decisions I made, they always stuck by my side, loved me, and never gave up on me. I am also deeply grateful to my grandparents, Rich and Ruth McCarthy and Lee and Joe Baruzzi. They showered me with love and guidance for as long as they possibly could. I love and miss you all dearly. I would also like to thank my children, Tyler and Ember, for being the inspiration for this book and my beautiful wife, Lindsay, for everything she does to support our family, the way she loves me unconditionally, and her undeniable dedication to helping our children flourish at the highest levels. This book was her idea, and she has worked tirelessly on this project. I am so proud of the courage and strength she has shown. I love you Lindsay!

FOREWORD

By Jim Sheils

A mentor of mine once told me, Set your life to consistent rhythmsits the only way to freedom.

At first, this made no sense. I had thought the opposite. I thought that if I kept consistent rhythms, I would lose freedom. I would be less effective. I would lose excitement and adventure. I would even dull my overall meaning and purpose. After all, doing the same thing over and over just gets boring and ineffective, right?

Wrong.

I was 100 percent wrong. In fact, effective rhythms (which are powerful habits that are consistently practiced in our lives) are the very fuel of success and a life of deeper meaning. In all my studies and experiences, its the people who consistently rhythmize their lives who become the most successful and fulfillednot only in their professional lives, but also in their home lives as well. The problem is truly great rhythms that improve family are rareespecially ones that involve our children.

This is the very reason I wrote The Family Board Meeting. I wanted to share a rhythm that would be engaging, inspiring, and effective for families worldwide, including children. I had seen the results that the practice had in my relationships with my children and wanted others to experience the same connection.

One of my closest friends, Pete Kuc, introduced me to Mike and Lindsay McCarthy while enjoying a casual day at the beach with my family. Immediately a friendship was born based around our core values: a love of family and a strong desire to improve education for our children. We all agreed on the importance of rhythms and the use of personal development for our childrens growth.

It was obvious that Mike and Lindsay came from the same place of giving. They had gone deep into their Miracle Morning practice and created adaptations, along with Hal, to better involve their children. They were having great success in doing so. My wife and I quickly became their students.

Although Hal and I had met while speaking at different events, its safe to say, neither of us were using each others strategies. It was Mike and Lindsay, being the connectors they are, who gave each of us the nudge to check out one anothers work and put our respective rhythms into practice. So glad it happened!