“The average person lives a reactive life. They get up. They fight to make it to work on time. That’s the extent of their planning. They haven’t looked any further ahead. They figure that when they get to work, then they’ll figure out something to do, or worse, a way to simply get through the day. They wait to be told what to do or react to whatever emergencies are thrown their way.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“Compare what you say you want against what you actually do. Do they match? If not, it’s time to change and figure out what really matters. Once you do, line up your priority with the actions you need to achieve it, and then embrace the pain, pay the price, and earn the prize.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“Your success starts in the morning. Plan your day. Get up early. Work on your number one priority in life before anything else. Add more structure to your day and you will have more freedom in your life for your family, friends, and hobbies.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“Research shows that beginning your day with a victory puts you in a positive mood. This morning momentum leads to more victories and continued progress throughout the day. You also win your health battles early in the morning. Making time to exercise and choosing the right foods for the first meal of the day will help you make better decisions all day long. The right decisions will give you more energy so that you will be more productive, mentally sharp, and free from fatigue—and even pain—all day long. Your first victory sets the proverbial ball rolling. This first win is also the biggest win and one that no one can take away from you. That’s why you must start early and control your morning, so that (barring external emergencies) your day will go exactly as planned.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“You can control what time you wake up, what habits you start the day with, what temptations enter your life, and what systems you have in place for dealing with those. You can control your belief in yourself. You can take more control over your schedule and energy than you might believe right now. And most importantly, you can control your morning, and in doing so, win your day.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“In twelve months from now, you will be one year older. But if you also want to be better, then you must accept that your life is your personal responsibility. If you want to change, it is up to YOU and you alone.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“You only have one shot at leaving a legacy for your life. How you use your time and who you spend your time with are the most important decisions you’ll make in life. Choose wisely. You cannot soar with eagles if all you do is hang around turkeys. Ask the big question: What do you really want to achieve in life? Then think, are the people I’m spending time with helping me achieve this?”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“Success requires us to do the first things first. Choose to use your time wisely. Figure out what really matters to you and then use the rest of the steps to build habits that allow you to focus your time on it.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“Founders of wildly successful businesses are, almost always, among the most disciplined people you’ll ever meet. There is no “gene” for this. Discipline is not something you inherit from your parents. What separates top performers from everyone else… is they choose to design their lives in such a way that following through on their goals becomes automatic. They install habits, routines, and systems which allow them to execute consistently with minimal friction.”

- From Craig Ballantyne email

“There is no value in worrying, being anxious, or wasting energy thinking about all the things we cannot influence. It does not serve you. We can’t control whether someone else is wealthier, prettier, or happier than we are. But we can control how we act and, crucially, how we choose to spend our days. The good news is that you have a lot more control over your life—and happiness—than you might think.”

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“You must become the person you need to become in order to achieve the big goals and dreams that you want to achieve. You must do the right planning, take the right actions, make the right decisions, and eliminate the wrong obstacles that tempt you into wrong behaviors.” 

- From The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

“3 Keys to Living Your Perfect Life: To live your perfect life and achieve the income, impact, and lifestyle you desire you must follow only three keys. And they go like this:

1. Build Massive Self Discipline. Without the DISCIPLINE to wake up every single day and do what must be done, you will never create the life you want. You must identify those important habits and behaviors required to bring you to the next level and achieve your goals...and then DO those things. Create the structure and rituals you need to make success automatic and achieve the goals you’ve set.

2. ELIMINATE Self-Sabotage. No matter how hard working or disciplined you are, you can’t achieve the income or the life you deserve without first ELIMINATING those self-sabotaging patterns and behaviors that are holding you back. You can do EVERYTHING right. But if you undermine your progress with procrastination, apathy, distraction, or addiction, you’ll never reach the potential of which you’re capable. Eliminate self-sabotage and it’ll be like putting nitrous in your success engine. You’ll move so much faster and achieve those big goals and dreams that much sooner.

3. Commit to Becoming 1% Better Everyday. Every day, try to be just 1% better than you were the day before. Commit to what Tony Robbins calls “Constant and Never Ending Improvement”. Success rarely happens in huge leaps. It happens one day, one hour, and one percent at a time. So commit to improving yourself just 1% a day. Commit to becoming 1% kinder, more knowledgeable, more skilled, more disciplined, more persistent, and more caring.

If you will do this over a long enough timeline...You WILL achieve your perfect life.” 

- Craig Ballantyne, Instagram

“Your values and vision drive every decision.”

- Craig Ballantyne