Six Ways to Jump-Start Your Day

Six Ways to Jump-Start Your Day

I’ve been guilty of standing in my own way of increasing my productivity. Every morning, my clock went off at 05 AM. However, instead of hopping out of bed and attacking the day, I would reach over and smack the snooze button and say to myself, “Ten more minutes.” Thirty minutes later, I was scrambling out of bed, cursing at myself for not getting up on time and hustling to get out of the house. I was usually rushed and wound up eating my breakfast behind the wheel of my car.
Then I thought if I would just get up on time, I would have the time to shower, shave, eat a healthy breakfast, and still have time to do some morning reading, writing, or reviewing my next action lists for the day.

So I started looking at how others were successful in getting up on time. Here’s my list:
Use a light producing alarm clock – I purchased an alarm clock that begins to flash a pulsating light in the room 4 minutes prior to the set time. I find that I’m usually waking up before the audible alarm rings.
Put the alarm clock on the other side of the room – Make it so that you have to get up to turn it off.
Start the days with protein – What people like me believe and advocates that the intake of protein helps to jump start the body in the morning. It is argued in favour that a quick protein drink, a short exercise period, then a breakfast helps you start your day the way you like it to be.
Turn up the lights – A Harvard study concluded that there is a link between light exposure and the part of the brain that is thought to control attention focus and energy production. So, turn on the lights…all of them: Bedroom light, bathroom light, hall light, kitchen light, and living room light.
Get at least five minutes of physical activity – My choice is jumping rope. Gets the blood flowing. Jump starts (pun intended) the metabolism.
Eat a healthy low-fat, high-fiber breakfast – Fiber One is a great choice as it has the highest fiber content of any other cereal.
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