The world’s most successful people don’t start with chaos. They start with this.
There was a time I thought the world respected chaos.
The louder you were, the earlier you rose, the more tabs you had open the more you were winning.
But I’ve sat in enough rooms with people who actually run things and they don’t move like that.
I remember one morning vividly. A penthouse overlooking the city, windows cracked just slightly to let in the silence. I was there early too early thinking I’d impress someone.
He didn’t arrive shouting. No coffee-fueled urgency.
Just a pen. A notebook. And five uninterrupted minutes that felt… expensive.
No screens. No chatter.
He took five minutes to orient his day.
It looked simple. But it was surgical.
And I understood, in that moment:
The most powerful people in the world don’t start fast.
They start clear.
The Routine: 5 Minutes to Precision
Minute 1: Align
Sit in silence. No music. No phone. Just sit.
Place one hand on your chest.
Inhale for four. Hold. Exhale.
Then ask:
“What do I want to feel by tonight?”
You’ll be shocked at how specific your body can be when you ask it first.
Minute 2: Anchor
Take out a journal, your phone’s notes app, or the back of a receipt.
Answer this:
“If only one thing goes right today, what must it be?”
In 2022, this question kept me from burnout.
It helped me land a client not because I worked harder, but because I worked with intention.
Minute 3: Affirm
Speak one sentence. Out loud. With conviction.
Pick one of these or create your own:
“I give thanks to Jesus for he is good he’s mercy and loving kindness endureth forever.”
“I move with certainty today.”
“I’m unavailable for distractions.”
“My clarity intimidates noise.”
You’re not manifesting here. You’re programming your operating system.
Minute 4: Visualize
Close your eyes. Picture a sharper, bolder version of yourself stepping through the next few hours.
Not in fantasy. In detail.
Watch yourself respond calmly in traffic.
See yourself saying “no” with ease.
Feel how that version of you enters a room: slow, deliberate, unbothered.
Olympians do this. CEOs do this.
They don’t hope for peak performance.
They rehearse it.
Minute 5: Lock In
Now, act.
Do something that signals: I’m not starting by accident.
- Make your bed like it matters.
- Brew coffee without a phone in sight.
- Stand taller as you open the door.
Let the body remember: I lead the day.
Why This Works (Even If Life Feels Out of Control)
I’ve done this routine in a hotel room at 3 a.m.
In a co-working space restroom.
Once, sitting on the floor in an airport corridor with AirPods in just to keep people away.
It’s not about where you do it.
It’s about claiming five minutes that belong only to you.
Those five minutes? They separate insiders from noise-chasers.
They make you the calm voice in meetings.
They build an aura of trust without saying a word.
People notice and they won’t know why.
But you will.
You Don’t Need More Time. Just More Intention.
This isn’t for everyone.
Most people need chaos. It makes them feel busy, important, alive.
You don’t.
You’re here because you want control, clarity, command.
You don’t want to react to the day.
You want to architect it.
A Prompt for You:
What would your life feel like if every day began with clarity instead of clutter?
Try this for 7 days.
Not to impress anyone.
Not to chase productivity.
But to quietly rewire your direction.
You’ll start making fewer decisions and better ones.
You’ll become harder to distract.
You’ll begin to move like someone who already knows.
Because you do. Welcome to the few. Let the others guess what changed
