Good Morning Sunshine, wait it's more like Good Afternoon Grumpy face! I have never been a morning person, you can ask anyone who knows me. During my teenage years my mother would attempt to wake me up every morning by tearing off my covers, yelling and as a last resort throwing a glass of water on me. Even when I was the host of a slumber party my guests would have to shake me awake in the morning. Don't even get me started on how I have annoyed my half asleep boyfriends or roommates with my insistent three alarm clocks. So the question is, why is waking up early important?
In the last couple of months I have made drastic changes to my lifestyle and habits. The new healthy habits I have developed have created a new healthy life. I say "NEW HABITS NEW LIFE." My days are filled with setting goals, building a business, exercise, eating nutritious food, yoga, socializing with friends, walking in the sun, writing, spending quality time with my pets, volunteering and blogging. WOHOO! That's a lot. Don't get me wrong my life has improved in such a beautiful and fulfilling way but now I'm running myself ragged. I've skipped blogging a couple of times because it ends up being 2AM and I don't have anymore energy left. And starting a business is way more time consuming then I ever imagined, weekends no longer exist and tasks that you think will be easy sometimes aren't. Also, more now then ever the phrase "time is money" actually means something to me. My business depends on my ability to produce therefore more hours are required of me. But I believe in balance and I have lived 28 years going a million miles an hour with sleep deprivation, bad habits and low energy. My aim at running a business goes beyond making profit, for me it's about a healthy and happy lifestyle, so getting rest has to be priority.
"Every aspect of human life depends on the awareness we bring to it. The more aware we are of our environment, the safer we are. The more aware we are of our thoughts and feelings, the better we handle our relationships. The more aware we are of our body- its needs and its reactions to our dietary habits and lifestyle -- the healthier we are." http://www.depressionproofyourlife.com/
Right now my body clock is totally off, I'm waking at 10:30 AM and working until 2:00 to 3:00 AM. BAMMMMMM! Not good. Although I'm being productive I know that my body innately senses that something is off, maybe it has something to do with the rhythm of the rising sun and moon; I don't really know all I know is that I want to make a change. When I envision habits of successful people and entrepreneurs, I always imagine them waking up early reading a newspaper, writing goals down, running on the treadmill and eating breakfast before the sun has officially risen. Actually this helpful link proves my theory is correct: http://www.businessinsider.com/successful-early-risers-2012-1?op=1
Of course we all know Benjamin Franklin's saying "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." He is also quoted as saying: "The early morning has gold in its mouth."
I believe that if I'm going to be a successful business owner and healthy individual that I'm going to have to change my sleeping patterns. I'll be honest, this getting up early thing seems nearly impossible. I did it a couple times in college when I had a 8am class that I had to commute to and get up at 5:45 every morning but this...Plus, I work for myself in my home, so technically I can roll out of bed anytime and start working.
Deep down I know that I have to slay the slumbering dragon! This has been a 28 year battle that I'm going to win! I just have to remind myself it's like changing any other habit. I managed to do a back bend in 2 months, I CAN DO THIS. My new personal and professional goal is to wake up 5:30AM every morning (ekk! even on weekends) and go to bed by 10PM. Here is some helpful advice for becoming an early riser: http://thinksimplenow.com/productivity/how-to-wake-up-early/ and http://zenhabits.net/10-benefits-of-rising-early-and-how-to-do-it/
WISH ME LUCK! I'll report back via my blog.
NOW WHAT SLUMBERING DRAGON DO YOU NEED TO SLAY? Something that you have wanted to change for years but just haven't mustered the strength...
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