Would you like to learn how to wake up early? Would you like to do it easily with little effort? Waking up early in the morning is a great skill to have and doing so will help keep you productive and motivated. Keep reading and I'll share with you several tips that will help you be an early bird!

1. Get out of bed when you wake up - This is my most important tip because it makes the process of waking up early come easy. It's a good idea to use natural body functions to your advantage whenever you can.

For example, when you wake up at four in the morning to use the bathroom, don't go back to bed. Pick a time that works for you. If it's after 4:00 am and you wake up for any reason, you've already won half the battle, just make sure you stay up!

Staying up can be easier when you have something to do. That leads us to tip number two.

2. Have an activity to do - Having an activity or purpose gives you something to look forward to. Some people like to read the paper every morning or exercise. Others like to make coffee or walk their dog.

It's also a good idea to set a goal. Setting a goal for the month such as "write a novel or screenplay" can really get you motivated to wake up every day.

Choosing between getting out of bed and staying in bed can make all the difference when you have an activity you look forward to doing, or a goal to achieve. This brings us to our next tip, making the decision to wake up early.

3. Deciding to wake up early - This means making the decision to do it! Tell yourself that this is what you choose to do and to resist all temptations otherwise. Fighting the decision to sleep when you want to wake up is something many people struggle with. Sometimes it's good to take a few minutes to meditate about your decision to wak up early.

Once you've made the decision, it's a good idea to get prepared to wake up. This brings us to our next tip.

4. Lay out your next day's clothes - Choose what clothes you're going to wear the night before. Lay them out near the bed so that it's easy to put them on in the morning. There won't be any decisions about what to wear or where to find it because it's all right there. This makes the transition from lying in bed to getting dressed much easier.

Keeping it easy brings us to our last tip, one that may seem a little obvious but important none the less.

5. Set your alarm - Hopefully you will wake up before the alarm goes off. In case you don't, it's always good to have a backup in place. If you do wake up to the alarm, avoid using the snooze button. Make a game out of how fast you can get up when the alarm goes off. Soon you will know how to wake up early effortlessly.

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