For most of my adult life, I have never been one to wake up early. I worked in the restaurant business which didn’t mean 9-5. For me it meant, 11-11.
So I never needed to get up early. That was one of the only things I liked about my job.
When I began working for myself, the habit of waking up late stayed with me. I didn’t like it though.
I always felt my mornings went by so quickly. I would get up around 9-10am. I’d do unproductive things and next thing I know it’s lunch time. The days just went by so fast.
I wanted to get up earlier so I’d have more time for myself. I didn’t want to waste my mornings.
That was easier said than done.
I tried setting my alarm earlier but all I’d do is immmediately turn it off. When I was able to get up earlier, I’d be so tired all day until I took a nap.
So I’d go back to my old ways and constantly complain about it to my wife.
Last year, I decided to finally do something about it. I was tired of hearing myself complain. I wanted to see what I need to do to wake up earlier and feel more awake when I did.
Six months later, I’ve been able to stick to a habit of waking up earlier. Now I wake up around 7am most days without an alarm clock. I don’t wake up and feel groggy all morning either.
