This is Optimal Living Daily episode 3 269, a gentle guide to help you wake up earlier by

corny Carver of B more or the less.com and I'm your narrator Justin Molick.

I read to you every day of the year from the best articles and

blogs I can find to help both you and me have a bit more pepp in our step today, and this is all

with permission from the authors of course. So with that let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

A gentle guide to help you wake up earlier by cornycarver of Bemores-Lass.com.

Quote, I've always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps

a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning, Joseph Priestley. I haven't always been a morning person but now I look forward to getting

up early. Waking up early used to be a way to squeeze in more work, more productivity, and more waking hours to attack my to-do list.

Now, a pre-dawn wake-up is usually for my morning routine.

It's for meditating, reading, writing, and working out. My

morning routine has grown from five minutes a day to hours of quieting my mind,

fueling creativity, and strengthening my body.

Because I've been so impressed with the benefits of carving out this time, I've encouraged

others to start a meaningful morning routine. I teach people how to create a morning routine but forgot to help with

one important step waking up early. If you consider yourself a night owl or

you're a slave to your snooze button, waking up early can be painful.

I'm not naturally an early riser.

I used to love to sleep in and felt grouchy when I had to wake up early.

Now I feel cheated when I don't wake up early.

If you want time for yourself before the kids go to school or before work or before the day takes over, use this

gentle guide to help you wake up early. Number one, create a reason to wake up early.

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