Never Decide Anything Within the First 2 minute of Waking Up…”It’s Settled, Then.”

Every morning, I wake up at 4:45. This gives me the time I need to get my brain engaged. To review my goals. To read.

And that habit has been going on for a couple of weeks, but it’s paid dividends:

1. I’m already up to go to the gym again.
2. I’m aware of what needs to be done.
3. I’m already ready to kick some ass.

One of the lessons that led to this–is this: never decide anything in the first 10 seconds of waking up.

During that time, I almost always am not totally engaged. I almost always feel crappy. I am almost always ready–at that second–to go to bed. About 15 seconds later, I feel a little better, and then I’m ready to start my day, and I feel even better…and then I think of my goals…and I get really pumped.

But the first ten seconds? Man, sometimes you wanna hit the snooze. Sometimes it is more comfortable to go to bed.

I decide the NIGHT BEFORE that I’m waking up at 4:45, that I’m likely to feel like crap for a minute or two, and that it will pass, and i’ll get after all of my goals. I think about it, and in my mind I say, “It’s settled, them.” One phrase is all it takes. My mind stops resisting me, and I wake up and think, “man, I feel like crap….

…but it’s already settled that I’m gonna wake up early.” So I let the dog out, hit start on the coffee pot, grab my daily checklist…and I get moving. I come to the basement, write my goals, do my affirmations, and I’m already feeling better.

It wasn’t always like this–before I made this trick, I’d hit snooze…as much as not. “Well, feel like crap today.” I’m guessing now that I’ll do this on 2 or 3 hours sleep. And I’m guessing that i’ll feel good, and I won’t need much of a nap.

What tricks do you have for hitting your goals?