Podcast Summary: “Episode 765: This Morning Routine Fixed 83% of My Bad Days”

Podcast: Your Daily Real Estate Podcast with Tristan Ahumada
Host: Tristan Ahumada
Episode: 765
Date: January 3, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode centers on how building a consistent and intentional morning routine can vastly improve your mindset, productivity, and well-being as a real estate professional. Tristan Ahumada shares his personal “Marvel” routine—an acronym summarizing the six core components he practices each morning to set the tone for his day. The episode aims to inspire listeners to create or refine their own morning rituals to better serve themselves, their families, and their businesses.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Importance of Morning Routines

• Routines shape your day: Tristan emphasizes that everyone already has routines (“You already have a routine. You just don’t know it.” [00:50]) and being intentional can lead to better results.
• Personal evolution: He shares his journey of creating and repeatedly tweaking his morning routine to maximize its effectiveness over several years [01:30].

Introducing the "Marvel" Routine (Acronym Breakdown)

Tristan introduces "Marvel" as the structure for his morning routine, with each letter standing for a specific activity:

1. M – Meditation

• Meditation can be prayer or simply mindful breathing. It’s about taking time to quiet the mind and be present.
  • Quote: “Just the point of taking time to think about what you’re feeling. Breathe in, breathe out.” [02:20]
• He references a Harvard study showing meditation’s healing power.

2. A – Affirmations

• Positive self-talk to reprogram the subconscious and set a positive tone.
  • He uses different affirmations for morning and evening.
  • Quote: “A lot of us have self talk. In fact, all of us do. Sometimes it’s more negative, sometimes it’s more positive. I want to make sure that self talk, when it’s automated, shows it better for me.” [03:15]
• Practices framing self-reflection constructively: “It’s not ‘Tristan, that was stupid.’ It’s ‘Tristan, what can you learn from that?’” [03:40]

3. R – Record

• Daily reflection on the previous day’s events using journaling, video, or audio.
  • He has used the app “Day One” since 2011.
  • Quote: “The point is, put something in writing. Reflect back on how it went yesterday, what you did, what you could have done better. Was it amazing? Was it fun?” [04:05]

4. V – Visualize

• Intentional visualization of progress and areas to prioritize in self, family, and business.
  • Quote: “When I visualize, I think, wait, Tristan, how are you doing?...How are you doing with family, kids, spouse, parents?...How are you doing with business?” [04:50]
• Focuses on identifying key priorities for the day.

5. E – Exercise

• Simple movements to energize and elevate emotional state, inspired by Tony Robbins’ “motion creates emotion.”
  • Quote: “Motion enhances emotion. Get moving, do something...jump up and down, do push ups, get into a better state.” [06:00]

6. L – Learn

• Consuming short educational content to stimulate growth and perspective.
  • Mentions enjoying “The Daily Stoic,” short podcasts, or book excerpts.
  • Quote: “Whether it’s a short podcast, whether you read an excerpt of a book...I usually try to make these short though.” [06:35]

Personalization and Consistency

• The routine need not be rigid: Tristan admits he doesn’t hit all six every single day, but strives to do as many as possible [07:05].
• Quote: “The whole point is I want you to reflect back and take a look and say, am I doing enough to show up better daily?” [07:25]

Mindset and Ownership

• Encourages radical self-responsibility: “Am I the problem? In fact, you are the problem. I’m the problem, right? So I need to focus on me more. That’s the whole purpose of this.” [07:40]
• Improvement in self leads to improvement everywhere: “…you show up better for the people you love. You show up better as a real estate agent, you show better for your business.” [07:55]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Prepare to Marvel, which is the evening and the morning routine. I want you to be inspired by it, so you can create something of your own or just follow mine.” [01:45]
• “If you want this, I’ve got this outlined, let me know. Gladly send it over to you on Instagram.” [08:10]
• “Please subscribe to this because this is the type of stuff we talk about every day, whether it’s business related, mindset related...” [08:25]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00 – 02:15: Introduction to routines and inspiration from Hal Elrod
• 02:15 – 02:45: “M” – Meditation explained
• 03:00 – 04:00: “A” – Affirmations, mantras, and rewiring self-talk
• 04:00 – 04:50: “R” – Journaling and daily review
• 04:50 – 06:00: “V” – Visualization for self, family, and business focus
• 06:00 – 06:35: “E” – Importance of movement and quick exercise
• 06:35 – 07:05: “L” – Committing to daily learning
• 07:05 – 08:10: Consistency, giving yourself grace, and personal accountability
• 08:10 – 08:50: Closing encouragement and offer to share the routine outline

Conclusion

Tristan Ahumada’s “Marvel” morning routine provides a practical, memorable framework for real estate professionals—and anyone—to begin their days with intention, presence, and growth. By focusing on meditation, affirmations, reflection, visualization, exercise, and learning, he demonstrates how small consistent actions can resolve most daily challenges and move you toward becoming the best version of yourself, both personally and professionally.