sleep

10. Get up earlier.

There are so many reasons for adding this Tool to your arsenal. Getting up earlier in the morning assists you in so many challenges you may be having. The first area it tackles is the complaint of not having enough time. If you only got up one hour earlier a day, that would give you a whole extra day’s worth of time every month. The truth really is not that you don’t have enough time but that you don’t have enough energy. We covered a little bit about what causes us to be low on our energy level, which is nutrition and exercise, but with regard to getting up earlier it is because we oversleep. I find most people say they need 7-8 hours of sleep but they DON’T sleep for all that time. When I started getting up at 5:00 a.m. every morning, it was hard at first. Then I started to get used to it and I liked it.

When others found out I did this, they assumed I had to go to bed at 9:00 every night. The truth was I went to bed around 11:00 but I slept for a solid six hours. You see, it is not totally about the number of hours but the quality of sleep in those hours. This will vary from person to person, but the truth is you can get by on less sleep if it is QUALITY sleep. Some of the other advantages of getting up earlier are getting a workout in, sitting down to a good, hot breakfast. If you are someone who is constantly late or hates traffic, getting up earlier is a remedy for those difficulties as well. Finally, there is a great peace of mind knowing that when your day is done, you have gotten a number of tasks done in the morning, freeing you up for activities at night. By applying this simple Tool, you will get more done, be in less of a rush, and get the best quality sleep you’ve ever had.