Waking up early is probably the BEST thing that you can ever do if you’re trying to become wealthy or FREE from the shackles of the corporate world.
To get started making some REAL money you’ve got to put in the TIME absolutely ANYWHERE that you can get it.
For MOST… that is in the early morning when you have NO other physical or social distractions and when YOU have a fresh, clear mind.
4 hours of work per day is more than plenty to get started.
Imagine waking up at 5am and having all of your work done by 9am.
You will then have the ENTIRE rest of the day to enjoy as you wish.
The absolute BEST way to wake up early is to have an actual reason to wake up early in the first place.
I started waking up early because I REALLY REALLY actually wanted to.
I had been wanting to do it for a very LONG time.
I would wake up early one day and then wake up later the next day and the immediate day afterwards until I was back to waking up at my normal time.
So I made it my ONE major goal to catch the early sunrise every single morning and before you know it I found myself waking up early every single day watching the sun rise.
If I had NO goal I would have just simply stayed in bed.
But sunrise STILL wasn’t early enough for my liking so I found a gym partner who wasn’t a bullshitter and wanted to get in at 5:30 every single morning.
I started waking up at 5am because I met my gym partner at the gym every morning at 5:30.
Even if I wanted to stay in bed there is no way I’m not going to meet someone at the gym at the time I said I would.
Since then, waking up early is has become just a simple habit and a mere routine that you do every single day.
Heck, if I wake up at 7:30am I feel like I have literally wasted a whole ENTIRE day.
The morning is when you have no disturbance, you are completely FREE to create and work as hard as you wish.
The whole world is sound asleep in their beds and you’re already wide awake ready to absolutely kill it.
Eventually they’ll all say to you “Oh, I wish I could do what you do. I just don’t have the time.” And you won’t do anything but silently laugh at them.
Early Birds Vs. Night Owls
An Early Bird is one who wakes up early and thrives mostly very early in the morning.
A Night Owl is someone who is MOST productive in the evening or very late at night.
I’m an early bird.
I don’t do absolutely any work at night.
None.
I eat dinner and then climb into bed around 8 or 9 every single night.
But I wasn’t always an early bird.
I was an extreme night owl for MOST of my life.
Literally going to bed sometimes at 7 or even 8am.
I became an early bird simply by REALLY desiring it.
How to Become an Early Bird
Becoming an early bird is as EASY as making the conscious decision to BECOME an early bird.
Say the following words to yourself “I’m an early bird. I like waking up early. That’s when I get the most work done.”
It doesn’t matter if it’s true now.
The more you say it… the more it shall eventually become YOUR reality.
When I first started lifting weights I absolutely HATED it.
I literally had to drag myself to the gym.
At a certain point I just started lying to myself and saying “I love working out. I can’t wait to go work out” and that’s exactly what ended up happening in a very short period of time.
How to Wake Up Early Every Single Day
- Make the DECISION to become an early riser
- Have a REASON to wake up early (i.e. have something to work on or have a gym partner waiting for you at the gym every single morning)
- Be in bed at the SAME TIME every single night
Make the decision and force yourself up at 5am the first day.
That night you will likely be tired much earlier than normal.
That’s good.
You will need to start going to bed earlier, and preferably at the same time, each night.
To be able to be up at 5am every day and be refreshed you must go to bed earlier than normal.
Sleeping from midnight to 5am will NOT leave most people feeling refreshed.
But sleeping from 9pm to 5am will leave most people refreshed and ready to start the day at 5am.
It’s a good idea to be in bed by 9pm every night.
I’m in my bed under the covers by 9pm every night without fail.
I’m often in bed by 8pm.
The amount of sleep needed varies by person, but you should KNOW how much sleep you need to function at your absolute best.
What Are Your Priorities?
Is it your priority to go out every single night to get blackout drunk?
Is your priority going out every single night to pick up hot babes?
Is your priority to sit at home on the computer and chat on Facebook all night long or masturbate to some internet porn?
If it is your PRIORITY to make something of yourself then you will MAKE IT HAPPEN by waking up early every single damn morning you fucking nerd.
You can read a hundred internet articles about how to wake up early but if it isn’t your priority…
I mean your god damn REAL priority, then you’re just wasting your time.
If it isn’t your priority to wake up early and get to killing then you’re just bullshitting and just simply pretending.
The 5 second version of “How to Wake Up Early Everyday”:
Have a major goal or a purpose and a REAL actual fucking REASON to wake up early… every single day.
Until next time.
Your man,
-Elijah “The Realist”