sed with myself later today’ or ‘If I stay in bed what will I not get done today’ or even better ‘How much better will getting up now make my day’. You might be worried about negative responses to these questions but even on really dark days I have been surprised how motivating these questions are. How badly will the time lost effect the day and how happy will I feel with the way i spent my morning. Nine tiGetting up in the morning can be hard. Motivating yourself for the day ahead can be difficult. If you live in a place that experiences the horrors of winter you will no doubt be feeling worse due to low light levels. Part of the problem is that darkness encourages the production of sleep hormones. If we are to wake up we need brighter light. I try and look at something bright, such as a clear patch of sky for about thirty seconds. Obviously don’t stare at the sun or something stupid like that !

I know I have problems in this area, and like 90% of the rest of the world you do to. Yet, if we want to become truly successful, then I think its necessary that we try and get up as early as possible to get the most out of our day. Of course, when I say as early as possible, what I mean is that we should not oversleep. Whatever you do, don’t under sleep, as this will drastically reduce your productivity throughout the day.

The next step I take, usually when I don’t want to get out of bed, is to start asking myself questions. I can’t stress enough the power of questions. Questions help motivate us in amazing ways. Whenever you ask yourself a question you will find an answer is returned even if that answer is garbage. When the questions are sensible we often give ourselves a useful answer.

By asking questions at key times we force ourselves to choose options and see potential consequences. It is the power of these imagine potential consequences that really helps to ready us for the day ahead.

So - what questions should you ask. Perhaps look at things like ‘If I don’t get up now will I really feel pleased with myself later today’ or ‘If I stay in bed what will I not get done today’ or even better ‘How much better will getting up now make my day’. You might be worried about negative responses to these questions but even on really dark days I have been surprised how motivating these questions are. How badly will the time lost effect the day and how happy will I feel with the way i spent my morning. Nine tim

or about thirty seconds. Obviously don’t stare at the sun or something stupid like that !

I know I have problems in this area, and like 90% of the rest of the world you do to. Yet, if we want to become truly successful, then I think its necessary that we try and get up as early as possible to get the most out of our day. Of course, when I say as early as possible, what I mean is that we should not oversleep. Whatever you do, don’t under sleep, as this will drastically reduce your productivity throughout the day.

The next step I take, usually when I don’t want to get out of bed, is to start asking myself questions. I can’t stress enough the power of questions. Questions help motivate us in amazing ways. Whenever you ask yourself a question you will find an answer is returned even if that answer is garbage. When the questions are sensible we often give ourselves a useful answer.

By asking questions at key times we force ourselves to choose options and see potential consequences. It is the power of these imagine potential consequences that really helps to ready us for the day ahead.

So - what questions should you ask. Perhaps look at things like ‘If I don’t get up now will I really feel pleased with myself later today’ or ‘If I stay in bed what will I not get done today’ or even better ‘How much better will getting up now make my day’. You might be worried about negative responses to these questions but even on really dark days I have been surprised how motivating these questions are. How badly will the time lost effect the day and how happy will I feel with the way i spent my morning. Nine ti

rsleep. Whatever you do, don’t under sleep, as this will drastically reduce your productivity throughout the day.

The next step I take, usually when I don’t want to get out of bed, is to start asking myself questions. I can’t stress enough the power of questions. Questions help motivate us in amazing ways. Whenever you ask yourself a question you will find an answer is returned even if that answer is garbage. When the questions are sensible we often give ourselves a useful answer.

By asking questions at key times we force ourselves to choose options and see potential consequences. It is the power of these imagine potential consequences that really helps to ready us for the day ahead.

So - what questions should you ask. Perhaps look at things like ‘If I don’t get up now will I really feel pleased with myself later today’ or ‘If I stay in bed what will I not get done today’ or even better ‘How much better will getting up now make my day’. You might be worried about negative responses to these questions but even on really dark days I have been surprised how motivating these questions are. How badly will the time lost effect the day and how happy will I feel with the way i spent my morning. Nine ti

arbage. When the questions are sensible we often give ourselves a useful answer.

By asking questions at key times we force ourselves to choose options and see potential consequences. It is the power of these imagine potential consequences that really helps to ready us for the day ahead.

So - what questions should you ask. Perhaps look at things like ‘If I don’t get up now will I really feel pleased with myself later today’ or ‘If I stay in bed what will I not get done today’ or even better ‘How much better will getting up now make my day’. You might be worried about negative responses to these questions but even on really dark days I have been surprised how motivating these questions are. How badly will the time lost effect the day and how happy will I feel with the way i spent my morning. Nine ti

sed with myself later today’ or ‘If I stay in bed what will I not get done today’ or even better ‘How much better will getting up now make my day’. You might be worried about negative responses to these questions but even on really dark days I have been surprised how motivating these questions are. How badly will the time lost effect the day and how happy will I feel with the way i spent my morning. Nine times out ten this does the trick on difficult mornings !

The next step is breakfast. Don’t miss out on breakfast. You know this already, I’m not going to press the issue!

Once I am out of the house I start listening to audio books about various subjects as I begin my commute to work. Once at the office I start by examining my previous day’s to-do list. Taking items from this list I construct a new list for the day and spread the tasks out over eight to ten hours in my planner.

Using these few methods I have seen a real and significant improvement in both the way I feel and my performance level in the morning. Give them a go and see if they help you too ! ll help to reduce the levels of sleep hormones in your blood stream, making it easier to get up.