What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work Day

Make The Most Of Your First Hour At Work
This August 18, 2012 photo illustration shows an alarm clock and US currency. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages)
This August 18, 2012 photo illustration shows an alarm clock and US currency. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages)

Remember when you used to have a period at the beginning of every day to think about your schedule, catch up with friends, maybe knock out a few tasks? It was called home room, and it went away after high school. But many successful people schedule themselves a kind of grown-up home room every day. You should too.

The first hour of the workday goes a bit differently for Craig Newmark of Craigslist, David Karp of Tumblr, motivational speaker Tony Robbins, career writer (and Fast Company blogger) Brian Tracy, and others, and they'll tell you it makes a big difference. Here are the first items on their daily to-do list.

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