The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits to Transform Your Life Before 8 AM by Hal Elrod. This is one of the most important self-development books discussing waking up early before sunrise. The author shares his life story, the tragic accident that almost ended his life, his recovery, and return to work stronger than before, until the economic recession hit America, leaving him $400,000 in debt. He persevered through this crisis and shared key habits, such as waking up an hour earlier, even on weekends.

• Sitting in silence for meditation and prayer
• Exercising
• Affirmations to serve your goals
• Visualizing as if goals were achieved
• Journaling
• Reading

These practices are performed at 5 AM daily for 30 days to become a lifestyle.