What do Richard Branson, Barack Obama, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Bruce Lee have in common? Apart from bring very successful, they’re also known as early starter! Want to know the secrets to their success? Keep reading……

Positivity

Early risers are known for their positivity, determination, problem solving abilities and an optimistic mentality. Their willingness to solve problems is what helps them leap, whilst we are still fast asleep zzzz… Rise early and create that 25th hour.

Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, without decent breakfast your body will run with little to no energy. Not what you want when you’re the President or training for the Olympics!

The only one that can tell you “you can’t win” is you and you don’t have to listen. – Jessica Ennis Hill

Planning

The morning is the perfect time to review your to-do list and plan your day ahead.

How are you working towards your goals? Use this time to visualise todays tasks. A positive outlook will help you complete your goals to their potential.

Exercise

Kickstart your day! The morning is the perfect time to get out there and workout. A morning workout helps boost brain endorphins giving you a positive mood. Exercising before work helps boost creativity, energy and productivity as well as helping lower stress levels.

Remember, you can boost your mood and general health by just setting that alarm clock a little earlier… even if you did wake up on the wrong side of the bed…

You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. – Richard Branson.

Sleep

Sleep plays a vital role in your general well being. Whilst asleep your brain and body is fixing itself from the rigours of day to day life. The quality of your sleep will affect how you are feeling the next day! As well as affecting how you learn, work, think and react.

Make sure that you get enough quality sleep to help protect your mental and physical health. Unfortunately sleep deficiency raises your risk of chronic health problems.

Unclutter

Everything that you own should have it’s place. Is it necessary, functional or just plain beautiful?

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials. – Bruce Lee.

Motivation

A good, early start to the day is half the battle and will give you motivation to stay ahead of your competition or even widen your lead!

Quiet

The earlier you wake up the quieter the world is. This makes morning the perfect time for tasks that require concentration or focus.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. – Barack Obama.