I recently posted ten reasons to wake up early, but I thought it would also be helpful to share a few ideas on how
to make this possible. Waking up early is important to achieving balance each
day because it prepares you for the day ahead and allows you to do things you
don’t usually have time for. While the benefits of waking up earlier may seem obvious,
actually finding the motivation to stop snoozing each day may feel a little
more daunting – but it doesn’t have to be. Here are six ideas Peter
Shankman recently shared:
6) Water. Keep a
glass of water next to your bed and drink the entire glass before your alarm
shuts off. Water is a great wake-up call because it opens brain cells and
rejuvenates you.
5) Get up—now!
Move your alarm clock to somewhere you can’t reach so you have to get out of
bed to turn it off. Some even recommend putting the kibosh on your alarmclock’s snooze feature.
This and the water will help get you moving faster.
4) Get a pet. Feed
a pet at 5 a.m. once, and he or she will make sure you’re up and at ‘em to eat!
3) Just do it. Don’t
tell yourself you’re going to wake up early, actually do it! If you set your
alarm at 5 a.m., wake up at 5 a.m. No snoozing until 6:30!
2) Leave your room. Once
you’re done sleeping, it’s time to leave the bedroom. Go drink some coffee in
the kitchen or check your email and read the paper in the living room.
1) Early to bed… Early
to rise. Easiest way to get up earlier? Get to bed and get those eight hours!
Yes, this might be a transition at first, but when you start to enjoy the
things you’re able to accomplish in the morning, you’ll find all the motivation
you need to get to bed earlier.
The best way to start a new routine is to just
do it! Don’t wait until the first of next month or after a
vacation. There are always a million reasons not to do something. Don’t make
anymore excuses – try waking up early tomorrow morning and see how much you can
accomplish before 7 a.m. Better balance is just an early morning away.
