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8 Things To Tell Yourself Every Morning: summary

8 Things To Tell Yourself Every Morning

Mel Robbins · Sep 11, 2025 · about 64 min

Uploaded Sep 11, 2025 · 2.4M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)

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She credits psychiatrist Daniel Amen with saying 'Today is going to be a great day' every morning.
Following it with 'Why might today be great?' prompts your brain to look for reasons.
Expecting something good helps you notice good things.
Telling yourself you can handle what comes helps you stay calm when problems hit.
She says giving yourself credit for effort matters as much as results.

What are the 8 things to tell yourself every morning?

Mel Robbins's eight sentences: today is going to be a great day; something cool is going to happen for me today; no matter what happens today, I can handle it; an exciting new chapter in my life is starting today; I need to give myself more credit for how hard I'm trying; I'm allowed to be a work in progress; if I keep showing up, life will reward me; and I have something important to contribute.

Worth watching?Some value given. Warm and encouraging, but the eight sentences are all given in the first two minutes. The rest of the hour expands on each one with stories and some research mentions.

ActionableLessons

Actionable

Write the eight sentences on a card by your bed.
Say the first one out loud before checking your phone.
Pick the sentence you resist most and repeat it for a week.

Lessons

What you focus on shapes how your day feels.
Self talk is happening anyway, so steer it.
Be kind to yourself about progress.

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Channel: Mel Robbins. Published Sep 11, 2025. About 64 minutes.

Her idea: if you don't program your mind on purpose, headlines, worries and old critical voices will do it for you. Say these sentences the moment you wake up to point your attention toward the good.

Quotes from the video

“If you're not programming your brain on purpose, it's still getting programmed.”
“I'm allowed to be a work in progress.”

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What is the first thing Mel Robbins says to tell yourself?

'Today is going to be a great day', said the moment you wake up.

Why do morning affirmations help, according to Robbins?

She says they direct your mind to look for the good instead of the worries already on repeat.

Is the video worth watching?

Some value given. The list is useful, but the episode is long for eight sentences.