I knew I had to make a change if I truly wanted to see results in my life. I kept thinking something was going to change, but nothing was. Ok, as you can see, my mind definitely exaggerated a bit! But this is how I felt standing there in the cold dark room trying to ease my back into bed at 5 am. All I could see in my head was a pathetic husband and future father who couldn’t show up for himself to be a caretaker and provider. One morning I arose, and just like I always do, my phone alarm rang in the other room, and I woke up quietly trying not to wake my fiancée, Kiara, to tippy-toe to the other room to turn off the alarm.Īfter I turned it off, I crept back into our bedroom, and Kiara said, “back in the bed again, huh?” It was tough, but it wasn’t until one morning that really did it for me. I challenged myself to wake up early for about two months. Falling asleep with my phone – trying to scroll to see that last picture on Instagram or finishing an email I need to send off in the morning. With all the distractions, pings, social media timelines – you can easily distract yourself well into the night, which can have huge ramifications when you wake up in the morning.įeeling groggy, tired, and my eyes-burning was something I absolutely hated, but I kept doing it to myself every night for some odd reason. I honestly thought “bedtimes” were just a childhood thing. I also had to get over going to sleep at a decent time. Eventually, I would finally get up and be upset with myself throughout the rest of the day. There were even moments where I did wake up, and I would tell myself, “just five more minutes.” You know how this goes.

Because I had two phones, I would set one alarm and move it to another room, but when it ranged off in the morning, I’d use my other phone in my bedroom to call my alarm phone so that it would turn off. I even laid out all my gym clothes the night before so it would be easier to get out the door.Įach of them somehow, I found an escape route. To setting three alarms within 10 min of each other. I think I tried every textbook “waking up early strategy” I could.įrom moving my alarm to another room, forcing myself to rise from bed to go to another room to turn off the alarm. (And of course, their money, power, and fame).īut I knew if I could model their habits, positive change would inevitably occur in my life, yielding me greater satisfaction, health, and productivity. I knew the only difference between these super successful people and me was their habits. Now I thought to myself, “well, I’d like to be successful, happy, and productive, so maybe I should give this early rising thing a try.” In addition, it revealed that morning people are generally more proactive and are more likely to anticipate problems and deal with them effectively.Īnd to add, according to a study carried out at the University of Leipzig – it proved that there is a strong association between early risers and greater satisfaction with life and reduced vulnerability to mental health problems. A study published in the Harvard Business Review concluded that those whose performance peaks in the early hours are, on average, in a better position for career success. Ok, there is clearly something here that I am missing. Tim Cook has even said that he goes to the gym every morning to keep his “stress at bay.” Even Oprah says she meditates for about 20 minutes and does a morning workout afterward. Science is proving waking up early equals better quality of life I’ll get depressed.” Kris Jenner said, “So I feel like I’ve done my cardio I’m prepared mentally, emotionally, and physically to go and tackle a day.

Michelle Obama said, “If I don’t exercise, I won’t feel good. And two of them kept coming up, which were, exercising and mediation. They were all investing in themselves before the day started. Now I had to ask myself, “what in the world we’re all of them doing this early in the morning?!” And the most productive people wake up early.Įveryone from Oprah, Michelle Obama, Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, President of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson, and even Kris Jenner rises at 4:30 am to get in her exercise regimen. After doing a ton of research on the benefits of waking up early – the conclusion came to the same thing. I like to think I’m a morning person, but I’ll be honest, it’s pretty challenging to pull yourself out of bed at 5 am every morning.

I’ve always been amazed at people who wake up early.

Wake me up at 5