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Tip #11: Practice Waking Up

I am a big fan of Steve Pavlina and his blog Personal Development for Smart People. It’s one of the key things that pushed me towards the area of personal development back in 2005, and I have never regretted it. In his article How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off, Steve offers a very original wake up technique I’ve never seen before, yet it’s quite simple.

Tip #12: Create a Morning Ritual

After using Tip #8 - Have Important Things Planned For The Morning I’ve come up with a few interesting findings. The primary one was that you will not have enough exciting things to do for every morning in your life.

Tip #13: Avoid Alcohol, Tobacco and Caffeine

Many people these days try to reduce or manage stress with the use of stimulants which can be found in abundance in most foods and drinks we consume. While a cup of coffee in the morning may have a positive effect on your energy level and mental abilities, it can also cause insomnia and sleep deprivation.

Tip #14: Put Your Alarm Clock Far From Your Bed

It’s simple advice yet many people don’t use it. They keep turning the alarm off while being semi-asleep and then wonder how come they couldn’t wake up and missed an alarm…

Tip #15: Wake Up From The Inside

Alarms are “external irritants” that make you wake up. When the wake up alarm goes off, your mind wakes up but your internal organs keep “sleeping” for some more time.

Tip #16: Start Your Day Well

I’ve been reading Robin S. Sharma’s book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari – a wonderful story full of insights and ancient wisdom on how to open your life to success and happiness. One of my favorite authors writing on productivity and personal development, Brian Tracy, said about this book:

Tip #17: No Snooze Ever!

This advice on how to get up early comes from Ralph Jean-Paul as found on his Potential2Success blog.

Tip #18: Wake Up And Smile!

“Wake up and Smile? And what then?” – you’ll ask. That’s it! Just smile, and see what happens.

Tip #19: Why Alarm Clocks Can Be Bad and How To Use Them the Right Way

We continue our quest to find the best ways on how to wake yourself up early in the morning and do it consistently. If you search the web for “how to wake up early” or “alarm clocks” you will definitely find Vincent Cheung’s article “Alarm clocks are bad. How to wake up and feel better.” This article has got almost 3,000 diggs and a number of links for a reason – it includes a trick on how to wake up early that Vincent has successfully used for years and now shares with his readers.

Tip #20: Understand Sleep Mechanics

We always have a better chance to succeed in things which we understand and where we know underlying principles and laws, as opposed to things we do not understand. Let’s see how understanding sleep mechanics can help you sleep better and wake up earlier.