Indulge your way to success

People’s ability to succeed in their life is determined by the breakfast they have. The start of your day is the way your life becomes reality later on that day.

Last week I was having a hotel breakfast in London. The breakfast buffet was again second to none. Anything you could desire. What I chose is irrelevant, but let’s name the items: Ham, fruits, scrambled eggs, black coffee and the morning paper.

I sat down in the far end corner and started reading current events. I had a sip of coffee and noticed that the sun rays were moving slowly towards my table. The city was about to wake up and I drifted into my dreams and enjoyed the morning momentum. I started thinking: breakfast is the best part of my day but is it the most important? What if everything starts to go wrong or right from the early beginning of the day just because of my breakfast?

I´ve done my fair share of martial arts in my life and I know that high amount of carbohydrates at breakfast is a sure way to get beaten in the first round. Listen to my stories or check my face and you know I haven´t understood the concept of breakfast for that long. But in the hotel I got enlightened: breakfast is not just about the food it’s a state of mind that lasts the whole day. Either you go with Mr Murphy or Gladstone Gander. Your choice.

I was sipping my coffee, reading my paper but most importantly I was going through the day ahead. Planned my days agenda in detail, went through the individual objectives for my meetings and mentally prepared myself for the days work. I also took time to concentrate in my feelings, emotions and tried to find the right rhythm for the day to fit the purpose.

Sometime ago I read of a meeting arranged by Premier Inn hotel chain in London where psychologist and sleep research people were gathered to talk about getting up with your left foot. According to Feng Shui getting up with your left foot is making your day go well. Funny enough the psychologists came into the same conclusion. While Feng Shui thinks left is connected to happiness, healthiness and wealth / power. The scientist backed up that view by saying that right side would make us connected to stress and fears.

Lets face it I will not be jumping on my left foot to have a breakfast, but either way small things early in the morning are important. When I left the hotel that day I was full of energy and confident about what I had ahead of me that day. The day went well and according to the mental plan I had gone through in my head.

You are what you eat. Breakfast of Champions is now redefined and not just bacon and eggs. (Note: still for some it might be) It’s something where you make sure you load yourself full of positive energy and make sure you will be in control of your day. Next breakfast will take you closer to your goals. I guess that even Kurt Vonnegut would want you to make sure that at least you are an individual with free will in our universe because of your breakfast.