It is time to wake up!

So I have had an epiphany this week.  After reading in my textbook, The Ministry of Business, and other articles we have been assigned, something kept coming up over and over.  I will paraphrase, but I kept seeing people say, they didn't know of any successful person who didn't get up early.

Now a little background on me, I am NOT an early riser or a morning person by nature.  I would consider myself much more of a night owl.  I don't exactly sleep in (wake up at 6:45am to get my kids ready for school), but my mornings were mostly unproductive.

Fast forward to this week.  I decided a change needed to be made.  I downloaded a great app called Sleep Cycle and decided to wake up at 4:30am.  I also had this idea after a mentor interview with my good friend Ryan for my B100 class.  So, I set my alarm and tried to get to bed early.

In conjunction with this new sleep schedule, I needed to get myself physically ready for work and business.  I decided it was time to eat better as well.  I have been on a ketogenic diet for a few days now, and that coupled with sleeping and getting up early has been amazing.

When the alarm went off at 4:15 or so, it was hard not to turn it off and go back to sleep, but I didn't.  I got up and woke myself up.  After getting some water, I sat down at my computer.  It was spectacular.  After about 15 minutes of waking up, I had so much energy.  I dove into my school work.  I was able to finish a large majority of my school work without distraction, without worrying that something would interrupt my schedule.  No more working late or having kids activities make it so I have to cram homework, I was in the zone.

Fast forward a few days, and its Wednesday morning at 5:45.  I am no track to have all my schoolwork done for the week and I'm jumping into next week already.  No last minute cramming!  I can finish my work, plan my day and focus on work and my family.

So to anyone out there reading this, make yourself a morning person, you will thank yourself if you do!