How to Get Up in the Morning.
Getting up is a drag without a plan.
Anticipate your day by outmaneuvering your first impulses to stay under the covers.
You will need Discipline Objectives and food.
Step 1. Make a long-term plan to discipline yourself to get up early.
Set the alarm to wake up earlier than needed at first.
Then set the clock across the room with a new rule: once up, no going back.
Step 2.
Get to bed earlier than normal, even if only to read for an hour before dozing off.
Use a fan for "white noise" so that sleep will be uninterrupted and deeper.
Step 3.
Train bodily habits to accommodate sleep and quick waking by reducing water intake at night.
Keep a tall glass by the bed for morning and drink it when you wake up -- this will help
wake you up and get you out of bed more quickly.
Step 4.
Reward yourself for getting up with your favorite breakfast foods.
Sitting quietly to reflect or to read before starting the day may be reward enough.
Create a life with purpose and daily goals that excite you.
Step 5.
Create tasks that must be done right away in the morning before the actual work day
starts, whether exercise, cleaning, or fixing something around the house.
Step 6.
Eat for waking up by ingesting the greatest amount of your daily calories in the morning
and during the day and eating a smaller meal at night, so that instead of digesting a heavy
meal, the body can repair and rejuvenate while you sleep.
Wake rested -- and a little hungry -- which will give you the added oomph you need to
get up.
Did you know A 2007 University of Pittsburgh study found over 72 percent of children with
depressive disorders had histories of sleep disturbances.