Tip #28: Get a Mentor

This is another “universal” tip that can help you in many situations when you need to learn a new skill or get a new habit, and it may come in handy if you want to learn how to wake up early.

Find Your Early Riser

Think of someone among your friends, relatives, or just people you know who wakes up early. Talk to them, ask them how they acquired this habit, what challenges they faced and how they overcame them, what tools and techniques they use now or used in the past to develop the early rising habit. You can even ask to borrow their alarm clock :)

How a Mentor Can Help

A mentor can help you not just by giving advice or sharing life experience. He or she might be the person:

Whom you can ask to wake you up early
Who can give you fresh ideas on how to spend your morning time productively and what to include in your morning ritual
Whom you will start copying — by adjusting your schedule and your lifestyle to their habits, and even copying ordinary habits like what foods they eat, how they spend free time, or what books they read

Pay special attention to their morning and evening routines.

Learn From Others

If one person can learn and train to wake up early, you can do it too. If it’s a live person that you know and whom you can talk to — your chances to learn the same things by getting help and guidance from that person will grow significantly.

In any situation, try to build on what other people already know. It’s a major time saver. Building on your own experiments and mistakes can sometimes be fun, but if your goal is productivity and efficiency — do not ignore this tip.