0:09 Hey warrior. Yes, I'm talking to you.
0:12 How do you start your day? Do you wake
0:14 up and reach for your phone, lost in
0:16 endless scrolling before your mind even
0:19 clears? If that sounds familiar, listen
0:22 closely because you're giving away your
0:25 power before the day even begins. Most
0:27 people wake up and instantly reach for
0:30 their phone. Their minds become hijacked
0:34 by notifications, social media, news,
0:36 and the endless noise of the outside
0:39 world. From the very first moment of the
0:42 day, they give away their control
0:46 emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
0:49 Now, compare that to the 1% of people
0:51 who begin their mornings with complete
0:55 intention. No scrolling, no rushing, no
0:59 reacting, just silence, presence, and
1:02 inner clarity. They don't wake up into
1:05 chaos. They wake up into command. They
1:07 own the morning. And because of that,
1:11 they own the day. Marcus Aurelius once
1:13 said, "When you arise in the morning,
1:15 think of what a precious privilege it is
1:18 to be alive, to breathe, to think, to
1:22 enjoy, to love. But why do so few people
1:24 live like this? Because most have
1:26 forgotten that the morning is your
1:29 kingdom. It is your sacred space to rule
1:32 or surrender. Those who surrender it to
1:35 noise, emotion, and chaos, they chase
1:38 their day instead of leading it. But
1:40 those who command their mourning, they
1:43 lead their emotions. They lead their
1:46 choices. And eventually, they lead their
1:49 life. This video is your call to become
1:51 that 1%.
1:53 Not because you're better than others,
1:55 but because you're no longer willing to
1:57 be worse than your potential. The
2:00 ancient Stoics didn't just survive their
2:03 days. They prepared for them. They
2:06 didn't wait for motivation. They created
2:09 motion. They didn't ask, "What will
2:12 today give me?" They asked, "What can I
2:15 give to today?" In this video, I will
2:17 share with you seven stoic morning
2:21 secrets that very few people apply, but
2:23 the ones who do gain total control over
2:26 their lives. These aren't typical
2:29 morning routine tips. No fluff, no
2:32 hacks. These are mental, emotional, and
2:36 spiritual principles rooted in stoicism
2:38 designed to make your morning sacred,
2:41 your actions intentional, and your life
2:44 unstoppable. So stay with me because
2:47 each point builds on the next. Each one
2:49 will wake you up in a different way and
2:52 by the end you'll understand why your
2:55 morning isn't just a time of day. It's
2:57 the foundation of your freedom. Drop
3:00 this affirmation in the comments. I
3:04 control my morning. I control my life.
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3:19 Number one, wake up with discipline, not motivation.
3:21 motivation.
3:23 Most people wait for motivation to
3:25 strike before they take action in the
3:28 morning. They think, "If I feel like it,
3:31 I'll get up early, or if I'm in the
3:35 mood, I'll work out, meditate, or plan."
3:38 But the stoic doesn't wait. The stoic
3:41 moves regardless of feelings. Marcus
3:44 Aurelius wrote in his meditations.
3:46 At dawn, when you have trouble getting
3:49 out of bed, tell yourself, "I have to go
3:52 to work as a human being." This quote
3:55 might sound simple, but it holds a deep
3:58 truth. The purpose of life is not to
4:01 sleep through it. It's to engage with it
4:04 fully. The first secret of the 1%. They
4:08 wake up by discipline, not mood. They
4:10 don't argue with themselves. They don't
4:12 negotiate with the alarm clock. They
4:16 just get up. No drama, no excuses.
4:19 And here's why these matters. The first
4:22 decision you make each morning is a vote
4:24 for who you are becoming. When you hit
4:27 snooze, you vote for the weaker version
4:30 of yourself. When you rise on time, you
4:33 vote for the stronger one. You're not
4:35 just waking up, you're practicing
4:38 identity. That's what stoicism is really
4:42 about. Identity based living. It's not
4:44 about feeling like a disciplined person.
4:47 It's about acting like one, especially
4:50 when you don't feel like it. This builds
4:53 inner gravity. Over time, your mind
4:56 becomes stronger than your mood. Your
4:59 body obeys your mind. Your energy obeys
5:02 your will. Even on days when you feel
5:05 tired, anxious, or unmotivated, you rise
5:07 because you said you would. And this
5:10 makes you trust yourself. And once you
5:13 trust yourself, your power multiplies.
5:16 So, how do you start?
5:18 Set a consistent wake up time and
5:21 protect it like your life depends on it.
5:25 No snooze button, not even once.
5:28 When you wake up, stand up immediately.
5:30 This sends a signal to your body. We
5:33 move now. Say something powerful to
5:37 yourself out loud. Example, let's go.
5:40 The day is mine. If you can defeat the
5:43 soft voice in your head at 5:00 a.m. You
5:45 can defeat it anywhere. You'll walk into
5:47 the world already having won your first
5:49 battle. And most people haven't even
5:52 opened their eyes yet. Your mornings
5:54 don't need to be fancy. They just need
5:57 to be consistent. Remember, you don't
6:00 rise because you feel like it. You rise
6:03 because it's who you are. Drop this
6:05 affirmation in the comments. Discipline
6:09 is my alarm clock.
6:11 Number two, win the first hour in
6:15 silence. When you wake up, who's in
6:19 control? Is it you or is it your phone?
6:21 Your notifications?
6:24 Someone else's drama? Most people roll
6:27 over, open their screen, and instantly
6:30 let the world in. Before their feet even
6:32 touch the floor, their mind is already
6:35 hijacked, scrolling, comparing,
6:37 reacting. And just like that, they've
6:40 lost the day. But the people who move
6:42 differently, they do the opposite. They
6:46 start their day in silence. No music, no
6:50 messages, no distractions, just quiet.
6:53 Epictitus once said, "If you want to
6:55 improve, be content to be thought
6:57 foolish and stupid with regard to
7:00 external things." In other words, don't
7:03 worry if silence feels weird. Don't
7:05 worry if it makes you feel like you're
7:08 falling behind because that silence,
7:11 that's where your power is. Your mind is
7:14 soft in the morning. Open. Everything
7:16 you feed it right after waking up sets
7:19 the tone. And if the first thing you
7:21 consume is noise, guess what? You'll
7:24 carry that chaos all day. But if you
7:27 give yourself even 10 minutes of calm,
7:29 you give your brain a chance to breathe,
7:34 to reset, to focus. So what do the most
7:37 grounded people do? They sit up in bed.
7:40 They close their eyes. They feel their
7:42 breath. They listen to their thoughts.
7:45 But they don't chase them. They ask
7:47 themselves simple but powerful questions
7:50 like what energy do I want to carry
7:53 today? What would the best version of me
7:56 do this morning? This is what the Stoics
7:59 called proharesis, your inner freedom.
8:01 The ability to choose your response no
8:04 matter what the world throws at you. Try
8:07 it tomorrow morning. Before you grab
8:10 your phone, just sit still. Don't do
8:14 anything. Just be there with yourself.
8:16 You'll be surprised at what happens over
8:18 time. You become less reactive, more
8:21 creative, more steady. Even when life
8:24 gets chaotic later, you'll move through
8:27 it like a calm storm because your
8:30 morning wasn't stolen. You owned it.
8:33 Silence isn't emptiness. It's space for
8:36 answers, for control, for strength. And
8:39 the truth is, clarity never comes from
8:42 noise. It always comes from within. Drop
8:44 this in the comments if you're serious
8:47 about protecting your peace. Silence
8:50 gives me control.
8:53 Number three, face the day before it
8:56 starts. Let's be honest, life rarely
8:58 goes as planned. You can have your
9:01 schedule, your checklist, your mindset
9:04 right where it needs to be, and still
9:07 boom, something throws it off. Someone
9:10 says something stupid, plans fall apart,
9:13 traffic hits, an email ruins your mood
9:16 before 9:00 a.m. And here's the truth.
9:19 Most people let those moments ruin them.
9:22 But the stoic, they expect it. Not
9:23 because they're negative, because
9:26 they're prepared. There's an ancient
9:29 stoic practice called premeditatio
9:32 mealorum, the premeditation of evils. It
9:35 sounds dark, but it's not about being
9:38 pessimistic. It's about rehearsing life
9:41 before it hits you. Senica said, "He
9:43 robs present ills of their power, who
9:46 has perceived their coming beforehand.
9:49 If you expect difficulty, it won't knock
9:51 you off your feet when it shows up.
9:53 You'll handle it like someone who's
9:56 already lived through it once. The most
9:58 grounded people in the world don't just
10:01 go through their day. They preview it.
10:03 They imagine what could go wrong, not in
10:06 some anxious spiral, but in a calm,
10:09 clear way. Maybe someone will interrupt
10:12 me. Maybe I'll feel impatient in
10:14 traffic. Maybe someone will
10:17 misunderstand me. Maybe I'll feel tired
10:20 or insecure. And then they ask, "How
10:23 will I respond when that happens?" It's
10:25 like building emotional muscle before
10:28 the workout begins. Here's a simple
10:31 practice you can try. Right after your
10:34 silent morning time, ask yourself, "What
10:37 might challenge me today? What emotion
10:39 might rise up that I need to keep in
10:42 check? How would the best version of me
10:45 handle that moment?" You can write it
10:47 down or just run through it mentally.
10:51 Either way, it's powerful because now
10:54 when life does what life always does,
10:57 you don't freeze. You don't break. You
10:59 already rehearsed this. You're not
11:03 reacting. You're responding with wisdom.
11:05 This is what stoicism teaches at its
11:08 core. It's not about controlling life.
11:11 It's about controlling yourself within
11:14 life. And this mindset gives you a calm
11:17 that feels almost unfair to everyone
11:19 else. You walk into that meeting
11:21 centered. You deal with that delay
11:24 without rage. You hear that criticism
11:27 and you don't crumble. You stay cool.
11:30 That's your power. Not perfection, not
11:33 fake positivity, preparedness because
11:36 you faced the day before it started. And
11:38 that gives you the edge. Drop this
11:40 affirmation in the comments if you're
11:43 done letting life catch you offguard. I
11:47 prepare. I do not panic.
11:50 Number four, anchor yourself with a
11:53 stoic morning reminder.
11:55 Every great leader, warrior, and
11:58 philosopher has something they return to
12:01 every morning. A core principle, a
12:04 grounding truth, a reminder of who they
12:06 are. The average person wakes up
12:09 forgetting who they want to be. The
12:12 Stoic wakes up and remembers. Marcus
12:15 Aurelius wrote daily in his meditations,
12:18 not to impress others, but to keep
12:20 himself grounded. His writings were
12:23 personal reminders of how to live with
12:26 strength and calm. You have power over
12:30 your mind, not outside events. Realize
12:33 this and you will find strength. This is
12:36 the morning anchor, a truth you repeat
12:38 to yourself every day before the world
12:41 tries to distract you. Here's why it
12:44 matters. Every morning, your identity is
12:47 fragile. Before emails, opinions, and
12:49 pressures start hitting you, you must
12:51 tell yourself who you are, or the world
12:54 will decide for you. Here's how people
12:56 who move through life with clarity and
12:59 control use this. They create or choose
13:02 a stoic mantra and repeat it each
13:04 morning. It's not just motivational,
13:07 it's foundational. It brings you back to
13:11 yourself. Some powerful examples. I do
13:13 not control what happens, only how I respond.
13:15 respond.
13:18 This day is a gift. I will not waste it
13:20 in distraction.
13:23 What matters most today is how I carry
13:26 myself. I am not here to please. I am
13:29 here to live in truth. You don't need
13:32 100 affirmations. You just need one
13:35 truth you live by. Repeat it out loud.
13:38 Write it down. Make it your compass.
13:40 Because if you wake up anxious,
13:43 emotional, or lost, it's usually because
13:46 your mind hasn't been told where to go.
13:48 It's wandering. But if you start with
13:51 clarity, that clarity becomes momentum.
13:54 You walk into every task with purpose.
13:56 You respond to challenges with
13:59 alignment. You become calm under
14:00 pressure because your mind isn't
14:04 guessing. It's anchored. Try this the
14:06 next time you wake up. After you wake,
14:09 sit still and repeat your chosen stoic
14:12 truth five to 10 times. Say it with
14:15 power. Let it echo inside you. Don't
14:19 just say it, become it. Over time, this
14:22 becomes your mental armor. And on the
14:24 days when life shakes you, that one
14:27 reminder pulls you back into strength.
14:29 If you don't remind yourself who you are
14:32 every day, the world will confuse you.
14:35 Don't let that happen. Drop this
14:38 affirmation in the comments. I anchor my
14:45 Number five, master the mind before the
14:47 world enters. Your mind is most
14:49 influencable in the first hour after
14:53 waking. So ask yourself, who gets access
14:55 to your mind first? For most people,
14:58 it's strangers on the internet. News
15:00 they can't control. Conversations that
15:03 don't matter. Opinions that leave them
15:06 feeling small. But the stoic philosopher
15:09 Senica knows a man is as unhappy as he
15:13 has convinced himself he is. So instead
15:15 of letting the world shape them, they
15:18 shape their own minds first.
15:19 This is where stoic reflection or
15:21 journaling becomes one of the most
15:24 powerful tools in the 1% morning
15:28 routine. Here's how it works. Right
15:30 after your silence and morning anchor,
15:33 you take just 5 to 10 minutes to write
15:36 out your thoughts. Not for anyone else,
15:40 for you. You ask yourself, "What am I
15:43 feeling right now? What do I need to let
15:47 go of? What can I be grateful for?
15:50 What virtue will I practice today?
15:53 Patience, courage, discipline. You don't
15:56 need to write a book, just a few lines
15:59 of truth. This builds a private space of
16:02 self-awareness, a place where your
16:04 thoughts meet honesty. It's a way of
16:07 reminding yourself, I have power over
16:09 how I think. I don't have to carry
16:12 yesterday into today. I don't have to
16:14 match the energy of the world. I can
16:18 bring my own. You'll notice something
16:20 after just a few days of this practice.
16:23 Your mind becomes sharper. You start
16:26 catching your own triggers. You react
16:29 less emotionally. You notice when
16:32 anxiety creeps in. You choose better
16:35 thoughts faster. This is how stoics
16:38 build mental muscle. Not by ignoring
16:41 their emotions, but by examining them,
16:43 understanding them, and replacing them
16:46 with wiser thoughts. And this is exactly
16:50 why the 1% wise people doesn't just wake
16:52 up early. They use the morning to do the
16:56 real work, mastering their inner world.
16:58 Because if you don't command your mind,
17:01 the world will use it against you.
17:03 Remember, you were not born to be a
17:07 slave to moods, triggers, or impulses.
17:09 You were born to lead your mind like a
17:12 king leads his kingdom with clarity,
17:16 patience, and discipline. Use the first
17:19 moments of the day to claim your crown.
17:22 Drop this affirmation in the comments. I
17:25 lead my mind before the world can. [Music]
17:27 [Music]
17:29 Number six, move the body to activate
17:33 the mind. A stoic knows the body and the
17:35 mind are not separate. They are
17:38 partners. If the body is lazy, the mind
17:41 will follow. If the body is alert and
17:44 strong, the mind will rise with it. This
17:46 is why the mentally sharp people never
17:49 start the day without moving. Not
17:51 because they want perfect abs or to show
17:54 off, but because movement is the first
17:56 act of self-respect.
17:59 Marcus Aurelius asked himself, "Is this
18:02 what you were made for? To huddle under
18:05 the blankets and keep warm?" This wasn't
18:08 self- judgment. It was a call to action.
18:10 A reminder that the body was made to
18:13 move, to face the day, to work with
18:17 power, not laziness. Here's the truth.
18:19 You don't need a 2-hour workout to
18:22 become elite. You need momentum. You
18:25 need motion. You need to signal to your
18:27 brain, we are not here to remain
18:31 comfortable. We are here to lead. Why is
18:33 movement so powerful in the morning?
18:36 Because it shifts your state instantly.
18:41 Blood flows. Your heart activates.
18:44 Your energy rises. Your self-image
18:47 sharpens. The fog disappears. And the
18:49 weak part of you that wanted to lay in
18:52 bed starts to die. The Stoics valued
18:55 physical exertion as a form of training
18:57 the will. Epictitus taught that
18:59 discipline over the body trained
19:02 discipline over the soul. Your first
19:05 steps, push-ups, stretches, even cold
19:08 showers, all of these aren't about
19:10 fitness. They're about command. You're
19:14 showing yourself, I do hard things even
19:16 when I don't feel like it. That's
19:19 leadership. That's self-mastery.
19:21 And most people, they never train their
19:24 will. They train comfort. They train
19:27 softness. And then they wonder why their
19:30 lives feel weak. Here's your challenge.
19:33 Each morning, move your body for just 10
19:37 minutes. Stretch, push-ups, jumping
19:41 jacks, a walk in silence,
19:43 cold water on your face, or a cold
19:46 shower. It doesn't have to be intense.
19:48 It just has to be deliberate because
19:50 your body is not a side note in this
19:53 journey. It is your vehicle of
19:55 discipline. And when you train it every
19:58 morning, you walk into the world feeling
20:00 untouchable because you've already
20:03 conquered something before breakfast.
20:06 Drop this affirmation in the comments. I
20:11 move with discipline. I conquer my day.
20:14 Number seven, rehearse the person you
20:17 want to be. The final secret of the 1%
20:19 emotionally strong people isn't what
20:22 they do, it's what they become. Every
20:24 morning before they step into the world,
20:26 they mentally rehearse who they want to
20:30 be. This isn't about acting fake. This
20:33 is about becoming intentional. The
20:35 Stoics called it living according to
20:38 nature, which means living in full
20:41 alignment with your values, your reason,
20:44 and your highest self.
20:47 Senica once said, "It is not that we
20:49 have a short time to live, but that we
20:52 waste much of it." Wasting time doesn't
20:55 just mean watching videos or scrolling
20:57 endlessly. It means living without
21:00 intention, being reactive instead of
21:03 reflective, being pulled instead of
21:06 leading. So, here's what the 1% people
21:09 do in the morning before the day begins.
21:12 They ask, "How would the best version of
21:15 me act today?"
21:18 If someone filmed me all day, would I be
21:20 proud of how I moved, spoke, handled emotion?
21:22 emotion?
21:25 Where do I need to grow stronger today?
21:28 And how can I face that challenge? This
21:30 is mental rehearsal. You're not
21:32 predicting every move. You're training
21:36 your identity. Try this. Visualize
21:38 yourself walking into work or school
21:42 with calm energy. Visualize staying
21:45 composed in conflict. Visualize choosing
21:48 patience when normally you'd snap.
21:50 Visualize speaking with clarity and
21:53 confidence. This gives your brain a
21:56 template. It's like a rehearsal for the
21:58 real performance. And when life tests
22:00 you, you've already practiced your
22:04 lines. Here's why these matters. Most
22:06 people fall into whatever energy is
22:09 around them. The stoic creates the
22:12 energy. They walk into chaos and remain
22:14 still. They meet aggression with
22:17 strength. They meet fear with action.
22:20 They don't fake it. They train it every
22:23 single morning. And over time, your
22:26 identity becomes carved into stone. You
22:28 become that person who shows up strong,
22:31 who doesn't panic, who speaks with
22:34 truth, who moves with purpose. You don't
22:37 just have good mornings. You build a
22:38 great life.
22:41 People give away the morning like it's
22:44 nothing. But the wise know it is
22:46 everything. The way you wake up shapes
22:49 your mindset, your mood, your momentum,
22:52 and your meaning. If you don't own your
22:55 morning, someone else will. If you don't
22:58 command your thoughts early, chaos will
23:00 take their place. If you don't
23:01 discipline yourself before the sun
23:04 rises, life will do it for you, and it
23:07 won't be kind. The Stoics weren't just
23:10 philosophers. They were warriors of the
23:13 mind. They didn't waste time. They
23:15 didn't waste mornings. They lived with
23:18 intentional repetition, reminding
23:20 themselves daily of what mattered, of
23:23 who they wanted to be, and of how to
23:25 carry themselves. no matter what life brought.
23:27 brought.
23:29 Let's recap the seven morning secrets of
23:33 the 1% people. One, wake up with
23:36 discipline, not motivation. Two, win the
23:40 first hour in silence. Three, face the
23:43 day before it starts. Four, anchor
23:45 yourself with a stoic morning reminder.
23:48 Five, master the mind before the world
23:51 enters. Six, move the body to activate
23:55 the mind. Seven, rehearse the person you
23:58 want to be. These are not tricks. These
24:00 are tools of transformation. Don't try
24:04 to do everything at once. Start small.
24:07 But start today. Even one change to your
24:09 morning can change the trajectory of
24:12 your life. You don't need to be perfect.
24:15 You just need to be awake. Truly awake
24:18 to your values, your actions, and your
24:21 mission. Let this be the last day you
24:23 wake up like the rest. And the first day
24:26 you wake up like the 1%. Like this
24:29 video, comment your favorite truth,
24:31 share it with someone who needs this,
24:33 and don't forget to subscribe. More
24:36 stoic wisdom is coming. Drop this final
24:39 affirmation in the comments. I wake up
24:42 like the 1%. I lead my life with stoic power.
