Maybe you’ll have to turn off Netflix a little sooner at night so you can wake up a bit earlier. Maybe the coffee will need to be stronger because you’ve never been a morning person. Maybe it’ll be the hour before the kids wake up and start storming around the house. Or maybe it’ll be as simple as not turning on the news first thing in the morning. (Don’t get me started.)

Whatever morning routine you currently have, ask yourself: Are my morning habits setting myself up for my best possible day?

The first hour of the morning can make or break your day. It’s the difference of controlling your energy, your inner thoughts, and your attention units or allowing them to be controlled by the outside world. The greatest leaders in the world don’t roll out of bed and rush to work. They set themselves up for success through their morning habits. After all, we can only respect and ask for greatness of others if we are respecting and demanding greatness of ourselves.

The following is a 1-hour, 1-minute guideline for a morning routine to put your mind, body, and spirit in the right place each morning. Try it for 30 days. We promise this: Not only will you notice a difference in your life, but others will notice a difference too.

A small and rather uninteresting fact about me is that I love the word “refresh.” Why not? It rolls off the tongue. We appreciate when our internet pages do it quickly and effectively. And in many aspects of our lives, it’s not difficult to find refreshment when it’s much-needed.

We find tremendous value in refreshing our bodies with healthy food, cold beverages, a massage, and sleep. We refresh our minds with exercise or meditation. We refresh our spirits through church, prayer, or nature. We refresh our relationships through good conversation and spending time with one another.

But how do we refresh ourselves in our careers? After all, we spend nearly half of our waking hours serving our occupational space, so shouldn’t refreshing our occupational spirit be high on our priority lists?

Even those of us blessed to have aligned our passion and purpose to make a career out of what we love to do seem to find ourselves in the occasional rut. Eckhart Tolle calls these periods “low cycles” of energy, and we should search for enlightenment and inspiration when we are experiencing these times.

Whether you’re in a low-energy rut or in a high-energy period of great momentum at your work, attending a big event that’s linked to your career can provide tremendous value and refresh the way you’re approaching your overall mission.

As I attended the John Maxwell Team training event in Orlando last week with 3,000 fellow leaders, I found myself walking away feeling more vibrant and hopeful than ever. I encourage anyone who has the opportunity to attend a large event to take advantage. Whether you’re a leader, artist, developer, politician, nurse, entrepreneur, pastor, teacher, or just a person who seeks clarity, here are 6 reasons why attended big events can be “refreshing” to your career and can revive your spirit:

Here are 6 reasons why attended big events can be “refreshing” to your career and can revive your spirit:

The first hour of the morning can make or break your day. It’s the difference of controlling your energy, your inner thoughts, and your attention units, or allowing them to be controlled by the outside world.

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Big events force you outside of your comfort zone.

As I stepped into a convention center a thousand miles from home with thousands of strangers I had never met, I wouldn’t say I was uncomfortable, but I certainly wasn’t in a comfort area. We feel most accomplished and fulfilled when we get outside of our comfort zones because, through those experiences, we embrace our fears and extend the walls of who we are. Even minor moments that don’t necessarily scare us as much as they recalibrate us (meeting new people, entering new places, traveling new directions) can allow us an opportunity for growth and clarity.

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Big events allow you to be around like-minded people.

Isn’t it refreshing to be around other people that have similar interest that you do? That are trying to grow and better themselves just like you are? That believe they can truly make a difference with their life’s work so much they invested time, energy, and money to be in that environment? Negativity or monotony in our everyday life can be like water that slowly dampens the fire of what drives our being. Use an event to catch the fire of others to reignite your flame to the levels needed to reach your potential.

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Big events help you see your business or trade in a new perspective.

Even the best leaders and entrepreneurs have blind spots (for many people, not being honest about their blind spots is a blind spot). When you get so wrapped up in your daily agenda and the direction your business or career is going, it’s easy to overlook necessary steps or new directions we could take to further grow our business and ourselves. The right event allows you to take a step back, take a breath, do some self-reflecting, and see new angles you might not have seen from your current vantage point. People make big money writing books and speaking in large gatherings for one reason: They have valuable information to share that could be valuable to you and your business.

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Big events are a reminder that there’s more to learn

I’ll just leave this line from Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich right here... “Successful men, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession. Those who are not success usually make the mistake of believing that the knowledge-acquiring period ends when one finishes school.”

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Big events allow you to meet new friends from around the world

During my four days in Orlando, I met Jibo from Nigeria, Damien from North Carolina, Mike from Alaska, Robbie from Georgia, Teressa from Texas, Desmond from Baltimore but born in Trinidad and Tobago, Maria from Miami, Gary from Scotland, Carol from Brooklyn, Tammy from Virginia, Tim from Alabama, Cassandra from Atlanta, and dozens of other terrific people. More importantly, I’ll consider each of them lifelong friends after the brief time we shared together.

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Big events build momentum to reach new heights personally and professionally

As I left the event after my four days, I felt my mind and body buzzing with extraordinary energy, and I couldn’t wait to apply my newfound knowledge and rejuvenated purpose back to our new business. It’s a feeling I wish everyone reading this has the chance to feel, and it was strong enough to share this blog post to encourage everyone to find an event that can ignite themselves to continue to grow and prosper with their life’s mission.

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In The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell writes on the Law of Process, stating leaders aren’t built in a day, but get better daily through experiences and studying leadership. While this is 100% true, he also writes that “events can be effective catalysts” to motivate and challenge a person with new ideas and new approaches to their work. Consistency is key, but even our consistency needs a boost from time to time.

Plan to refresh yourself and plan to attend a large event tied into your mission every 6 months. Don’t worry about the price, because an investment for yourself and your life’s purpose always has a way of reimbursing itself. Trust me, you’re worth investing in.

Not sure which event is right for you? Email us at info@nav2lead.com or call us at 888-771-5812 We’ll help navigate and assist you in deciding which direction you can take.