What is one thing many successful people have in common? They get up extra early and make the most of the morning. Here’s why:
Waking up early gives you time to think before the buzz of the day begins. To put it simply, the early morning is “you time” — a time to lay out your priorities for the day and make progress against them, before others are demanding your time and attention. It puts you firmly in control of each day.
Of course it is awfully hard to get out of bed, but that’s exactly why early risers have the competitive advantage over everyone else. They tackle the day while others hit the snooze button.
Here are a few examples of successful early risers:
- Virgin Founder Richard Branson wakes up at 5:45am, even when he’s on his private island, and uses the morning for exercise and breakfast before starting work for the day
- Former First Lady Michelle Obama was known to start her day at 4:30am for a workout
- Apple CEO Tim Cook gets up at 3:45am every day to catch up on email, hit the gym, and make a coffee run before heading to the office
- Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz gets up at 4:30am to get a workout in — and of course to make some coffee to get his day going
- Former Disney CEO Bob Iger was known to wake at…
