The Panda Power Hour Could Be The Most Important Part Of Your Day

Bryan Collins
3 min readAug 29, 2019

In 2011, Garrain Jones was 40 pounds overweight and living out of his car in California. Today, he runs a seven-figure coaching business, has spoken in 32 countries and is about to release his new book Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life.

Jones’s journey from the backseat of his car to the stage started with studying how successful entrepreneurs spend their days. He was surprised to find they often rise between 4:30 and 6:30 a.m.

For example, Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, rises at 4:30 a.m. Adams said about his early morning routine, “Typically speaking I’m happiest, smartest, most creative and most optimistic between the hours of 4 and 8.”

Similarly, Virgin founder Richard Branson rises about 5:00 a.m., while Apple CEO Tim Cook rises about 3:45 a.m.

So Jones started rising early too. After he found employment, he began training for a triathlon, but he didn’t have enough hours in his day for both.

“One day I was in my car. I started the engine, and it took ten times the velocity in starting the engine before it settled into the drive,” he said.

“I started thinking about what stimulates me. So if I was a car, how would I start my engine in the…

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Bryan Collins

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