3. Early to Rise
Some of the biggest titans of their industries are up well before the rest of the world. Oprah, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, retired Navy SEAL Commander Jocko Willink are all up at the crack of dawn. Sure, they may engage in different activities, Oprah meditates, the Rock goes clanging and banging at the gym, but the common element is they are getting a head start on their agenda before others chime in on their time. According to Business Insider in the 2015 book “Extreme Ownership” which Willink cowrote he noticed as a new Navy SEAL that the highest performers he served with were the ones who woke up earliest, beginning their days while others were sleeping
Point being, getting up earlier, can help give you more time to complete to those morning routines – grooming, eating, commuting which can make for a more productive and less stressful day.