BOOK SUMMARY
The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning, Elevate Your Life by Robin Sharma is a motivational guide to personal mastery and peak performance through the power of early rising. Delivered through a fictional story about a struggling artist and entrepreneur mentored by a billionaire, the book teaches how transforming your mornings can transform your life.
Sharma introduces the 20/20/20 Formula — a morning routine divided into three 20-minute segments during the first hour of the day (5:00–6:00 a.m.):
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Move: Engage in physical activity to activate energy and focus.
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Reflect: Practice mindfulness, journaling, or gratitude to center your mind.
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Grow: Spend time learning, reading, or planning to fuel personal growth.
The book emphasizes discipline, consistency, and purpose. By protecting your mornings, you set the tone for creativity, productivity, and mental clarity throughout the day. Sharma blends neuroscience, psychology, and spirituality to create a system for lasting self-improvement.
HOW IS THIS RELEVANT
Success in side hustles or entrepreneurship often depends on structure, focus, and energy — all of which this book helps you build.
The 5 AM Club shows how to carve out quiet, distraction-free time for planning, creating, and learning before the world wakes up. It’s about taking control of your day — and your destiny — through daily discipline. Mastering your mornings helps you stay consistent, energized, and intentional in pursuing your goals.
