Early Risers

Benjamin Franklin famously said, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

He was right about what he said as the most successful leaders such as Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerburg, Jeff Bezos, Ratan Tata and many more are early risers.

Getting up early gives you an extra hour what we call a Victory Hour as this extra hour is to be utilized by you effectively on you to get that dream come true what you dreamed while you were asleep.

One of the biggest secrets of these successful leaders is that they get up early in the morning and utilize their victory hour effectively.

Studies show there are great benefits of waking up early and putting that extra hour on yourself.

There are many great reasons to be awake before the sun rises.

More Productivity- The early risers have an extra point of being more productive and creative as they started their day with calmness rather than in a mad rush.

Early risers have me-time- Getting up early in the Victory Hour gives you an hour for making your life better by working on yourself.

Early risers have time to exercise- Early risers take out time for exercise to keep them fit in their busy schedule.

Mental Fitness- Getting up early not only gives you time to exercise your body but it also helps you in keeping you mentally fit, by meditating as the great successful leaders do.

Better Sleep Quality- Study tells waking up early helps you to go to bed early, and your body gets the quality sleep which helps in starting your next day a fresh one.

Reduce Stress- Waking up early gives a lot of time to do all important stuff and then go to your work on time without being in a rush which keeps your mind calm and stress-free.

Better Strategies- Early risers use their extra hour effectively by planning their day-to-day activities and organizing their work.

Few quotes from successful leaders will make you set your alarm a few hours before:

"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."

-Paul Volery

"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning."

-Meister Eckhart

"Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it."

-Richard Whately

"The opportunity that God sends does not wake up him who is asleep."

-Senegalese Proverb

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."

-Jimmy Johnson

Switch to Morning Person

If you are not a morning person but wanted to be a person to utilize those extra hours then you should try these steps:

Take small steps- Start taking small steps of getting up early be keeping your alarm a bit early each day such as 10 minutes the first day, 15 minutes the second day, and so on till you reach your goal.

Stick to a sleep schedule- Create one sleep schedule and stick to it no matters what happens. Try to sleep till 10 p.m. and stick to it.

Stay from gadgets- Keep all your electronic gadgets away from you at least half an hour before going to bed.

Read a book- Start reading a book before going to bed as this will inculcate a habit of reading in you and will provide you a good sleep.

Distance your alarm- Keep your alarm at a distance from your bed so that in the morning when it rings you have to get out of your bed to switch it off.

Avoid alcohol and eating before bed- Avoid both drinking and eating before going to bed at these prevent you from getting quality sleep.