Random thoughts after a month of travel. Being away gave me some time to think about how hard am I willing to work to get what I want? I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a morning person. In fact, I am a diehard, dedicated, afternoon, evening, and night person. It has been my habit (in the past) to only see 5:00 am when I stayed up all night after a clubbing and decided not to go to bed. The thing is, those mornings spent watching the sunrise were magical. There is a stillness and almost a feeling of anticipation for the day to come.
Like most Americans I am extremely busy: I commute to work, run errands, take classes, blog, exercise, and try to spend time with the people I love. The problem is that there is just not enough time in my day to do all the things I’m trying to do well. Those of you who read personal finance blogs will be familiar with a lot of blogger’s espousing the merits of waking up early. They contend that early risers are more productive and are able to spend more time working towards success. As I snuggled in my cozy bed each morning, hitting the snooze button I realized that I was selling myself, my dreams, and my future short. Unfortunately, the early rising crew is right. Waking up early is making a commitment to being successful in whatever endeavors you’re pursuing. How do I know that they are right? I used to be an early riser…then, I became a slacker. It’s no coincidence that I received raises and commendations at work for many years. It’s also no coincidence that I haven’t been receiving the same number of accolades in recent years. I did burn out. But, it’s shame on me if I’m wondering why success isn’t knocking at my door. It’s shame on me if I am wondering why I’m not getting fit-but, I’m not making time for the gym. It’s shame on me if my home is messy because I’m not spending enough time doing the deep cleaning. If you’re wondering why success is slow to knock on your door-look at your level of commitment to achieving your goals.
I am looking to grow my extra income, my blog, grow my current position, and lose weight. In order to do that I have to be committed a 100% to the process. I haven’t been because failure also is a possibility. But, I would rather work my a@@ off and fail, than not try at all.
***Do you wake up early? Or, was there another way you found extra time in your schedule? ***
(google pic-Broston College)
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I worked 2:30-10pm for 3 years. During those years I definitely was not a morning person. Getting up before 10am was practically painful. I do find now that I’m back to 9-5 that waking up early is a good way for me to get things done. By the time I come home from work I’m mentally burned out and not very good about getting things done. I just need another 20 hours in my week 😉
That mid-shift can be a little rough because it messes with everything! Part of what’s going on is I have a long commute so it makes my working day a little longer than it should be. So far I have woken up at my earlier time. I would like to exercise/clean/and do some blogging before going to work. I think this time of year is the best time for setting this goal as the sun rises so early.