Herrick Lipton

WAKINGUPEARLY

Benefits to Waking Up Early

­ Increase of energy throughoutthe day

­ Having more time for yourself

­ Quality sleep and a consistentnight­time schedule

­ Feeling more in control ofyour life

IncreasedEnergy

While sleeping in always feelslike a good idea at the time,

getting up early and getting ajumpstart to your day will give

you a boost of energy andconfidence that will stay with

you all day.

Feeling Less StressedAbout Time

There are never enough hours in the day, butwaking up early gives you a reprieve before

you even leave the house.

By exercising, catching up on your emails, oreven just relaxing with a cup of coffee and thenewspaper, you're giving yourself extra hours

and making your day seem longer and moreproductive.

Quality Sleep

Once you're able to commit to aregular sleep schedule, your

body will just naturally want to goto sleep and wake up at the same

time.

Circadian rhythms

Waking up with the sun or even before the sunrises, sets your circadian rhythms on the right

track.

Your circadian rhythm is

your internal body clock that

helps you regulate when you

should go to sleep.

Your body clock naturally

want to follow the course of

the sun, sleeping at night and

being awake in daytime

hours.

Circadian Rhythms

Feeling More in Control

It sounds so easy to just wake up earlier, but thiscan't be further from the truth. Waking up

consistently at the same time is a challenge formost people, and waking up early is even more

difficult.

If you overcome the temptation of a Snooze buttonand actually force yourself to get up early, just

think of what else you can do.

Tips for Waking Up Early

­ Have a daily goal in mind the night before

­ Start slow by waking yourself up in smallincrements of time each day

­ Step out into the morning sun

­ Lay off caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol beforebed

Tips for Waking Up Early

­ Keep your alarm further away from your bed

­ Don't rely on your Snooze button

­ Don't look at your cell phone screen rightbefore bed

­ Pick out your outfit the night before, get yourcoffee ready to brew for first thing the nextmorning