An Analysis Of Mark Twain's Toughest Tasks

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"Eat a live frog first thing in the morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest

of the day."

Mark Twain said that.

What he means is that you should ALWAYS tackle the toughest tasks in your day first.

When you do this, you have a sense of accomplishment at the top of your day and

everything else that comes your way is easier to deal with.

But what if you’re the type who finds it tough to get out of bed on most mornings leave

alone tackle difficult tasks? What if you can’t bear the thought of leaping out of bed at

the crack of dawn?

As always, you can trust me to tell it to you straight. Are you ready? Here it is…

If you’re serious about becoming a successful coach, you need to be serious about

getting things done
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Tory Burch, Fashion

Designer and CEO of Tory Burch LLC, keeps things simple with a low-maintenance

haircut. She’s even known to leave the house with wet hair.

Inspirational Idea #3 Get the details out of the way

You don’t always have to do the toughest work in the mornings. You can also set
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When you realize just how much time opens up in your day when you can get some of

these tiny but time consuming things done, you’ll be motivated to jump out of bed

everyday.

Michelle Phan, Internet celebrity and co-founder of Ipsy Told Inc, responds to individual

user comments on her YouTube channel. Designer Burch likes to check and reply their

work emails.

Inspirational Idea #4 Enjoy family time

Getting out of bed early won’t seem like such a drag when you can look forward to doing

something you love like spending time with the people who mean the most to you.

Branson spends time with his family before getting to his business and he says that it

puts him in a great frame of mind. Founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, avoids morning

meetings so he can spend time with his wife over breakfast.

Founder of VaynerMedia, Gary Vaynerchuk says he hugs his kids for "five minutes"

before leaving the house and he calls a family member while driving to work.

Even if waking up early and sticking to an early morning ritual may not seem like a

priority now, understand that the more successful you get, the more you’ll need to

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