{"id":3714,"date":"2023-08-12T23:18:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T03:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-wake-up-early-beat-the-alarm-clock-and-conquer-your-mornings\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T23:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T03:18:08","slug":"how-to-wake-up-early-beat-the-alarm-clock-and-conquer-your-mornings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-wake-up-early-beat-the-alarm-clock-and-conquer-your-mornings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Wake Up Early, Beat the Alarm Clock, and Conquer Your Mornings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few years ago, Bedros Keuilian<\/a>, Craig\u2019s friend, mentor, and business partner was struggling. <\/p>\n

He was overwhelmed in his business, suffering from anxiety attacks, and unable to make his life \u201cwork\u201d. <\/p>\n

When he came to Craig for help, the advice he received was incredibly (or as he saw it \u201cfrustratingly\u201d) simple. <\/p>\n

Wake up earlier. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

At the time, Bedros had bought into the label lie that he was, \u201cNot a morning person.\u201d But Craig challenged this belief and gave Bedros a few simple prescriptions to help him wake up earlier and control his mornings (you can read more about this story on page 54 of Bedros\u2019 book Man Up!) <\/em><\/p>\n

The results were nothing short of incredible. <\/p>\n

Within a few short months, Bedros had transformed himself into the quintessential \u201cearly morning Operator.\u201d He had less stress, more freedom, and more success all because he made the decision to wake up earlier and attack the day. <\/p>\n

And in this article, I\u2019m going to teach you how to do the same thing. <\/p>\n

But before we get started, I want to make something clear. Becoming an early riser isn\u2019t mandatory <\/em>for success. There are plenty of millionaires and billionaires who sleep through the early morning hours. But they are the exception, not the rule. <\/p>\n

If you want to have more control of your schedule, more free time, improved productivity, and less stress, waking up earlier is<\/em> the easiest way to achieve these goals. <\/p>\n

And making it\u2019s easier than you might imagine. Here\u2019s how you can do it step by step. <\/p>\n

1. Ask Yourself \u201cWhat Is the Price of Hitting Snooze?\u201d <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The snooze button is a lot like a drug. It feels good in the moment, but it comes at a high price. <\/p>\n

But most people never take the time to consider the real <\/em>price they are paying when they hit snooze and say \u201cNot now\u201d to their hopes, goals, and dreams. <\/p>\n

Think about it like this\u2026 <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say that right now, you\u2019re making $50 an hour. <\/p>\n

When you hit snooze, you immediately waste 30-minutes of your day. There goes $25. <\/p>\n

Instead of getting up and attacking your biggest objective, you decide to waste the most important part of your day for a few pithy minutes of \u201csleep\u201d (if it can even be called that). <\/p>\n

But the impact of this decision stretches far beyond the first hour of your day. <\/p>\n

After hitting the snooze button, you wake up feeling behind. You rush through your morning routine, skip your self-care practices, and decide that you\u2019ll do your \u201clegacy work\u201d (like working on your book, building your side hustle, or launching a new product) tomorrow. <\/p>\n

You show up to work feeling stressed and anxious and, as a result, you lose 2-3 hours of productive time (let\u2019s call it $150) because of your lackluster state. <\/p>\n

You come home late, fight with your spouse, feel guilty for missing out on quality time with your kids, and then struggle to fall asleep the following night (there\u2019s another $50-$100).<\/p>\n

And when you do the math on what this vicious cycle is actually <\/em>costing you, you quickly realize just how detrimental that enticing little button is. <\/p>\n

At $50\/hour, hitting the snooze button just once <\/em>could be costing you more than $300 a day in productivity and peace of mind. <\/p>\n

And my question for you is simple. <\/p>\n

Is it worth it? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Are those few extra minutes of light sleep really <\/em>worth the price that you are paying? Are they worth the stressful workdays? The strain on your relationships? The brain fog, disappointment, and frustration? <\/p>\n

The first step to overcoming your late mornings is to acknowledge the price that you are paying every time you sleep through your alarm. And I can tell you from experience, the price is higher than you realize. <\/p>\n

2. Start Slow <\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re currently waking up at 7-8 am (or later), you should not <\/em>attempt to wake up at 5 am tomorrow or even next week. <\/p>\n

You\u2019ll jack up your circadian rhythm, confuse your body, and make the process way harder than it needs to be. <\/p>\n

Instead, work with your body and start slow. <\/p>\n

Start by waking up (and going to sleep) just 15 minutes earlier than you do right now. Stick to this new time for a week and then push it back another 15 minutes next week. <\/p>\n

Repeat this until you hit your ideal wake up time and becoming an early riser will be easier than you ever imagined. <\/p>\n

3. Use Sleep Cycles to Your Advantage <\/strong><\/h2>\n

I\u2019m going to let you in on a little secret. <\/p>\n

You do not <\/em>need eight hours of sleep to perform at your best. In fact, trying to sleep for eight consecutive hours could be one of the reasons that you struggle to wake up. <\/p>\n

The key to waking up feeling rested and recovered is build your sleep schedule around your sleep cycles<\/em>. <\/p>\n

According to most sleep experts: It takes most people 20 minutes to fall asleep, most sleep cycles last around 90-minutes and most people need, on average, 35 sleep cycles a week (roughly 7.5 hours a night). <\/p>\n

With this information, you can fine-tune your sleep schedule to make sure that you\u2019re waking up at the end of a sleep cycle when your body is ready to get up and go. <\/p>\n

For example, if your goal is to wake up at 5 am every day and get five sleep cycles a night, you can reverse engineer the ideal bedtime for peak performance. <\/p>\n

If you need five sleep cycles at 90-minutes each and you need 20 minutes to fall asleep, this means you need to be in bed no later than 9:10 pm every night. <\/p>\n

Use this information as you start working your way back to an earlier morning and you\u2019ll be surprised how easy it is to spring out of the bed when your alarm rings. <\/p>\n

4. Be Ruthlessly Consistent with Your Sleep Schedule <\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you first attempt to become an early riser, consistency is everything. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re waking up at 5 am Monday to Friday and then sleeping until 9 am Saturday and Sunday, you\u2019ll eventually regress to your late mornings. <\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter whether you slept four hours or eight, you must <\/em>commit to waking up at the exact same time every morning to make the habit stick. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re out late and can\u2019t get five full sleep cycles, don\u2019t worry about it. Wake up at the same time and take a cat nap later in the day to make up for lost sleep. <\/p>\n

5. Improve the Quality of Your Sleep to Reduce the Quantity you need to Thrive <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The quantity of your sleep does <\/em>matter. But it doesn\u2019t matter nearly as much as the quality <\/em>of sleep you achieve. <\/p>\n

For example, Dave Asprey, infamous biohacker and founder of Bulletproof<\/em>, is famous for sleeping only 4.5-6 hours a night. <\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the thing\u2026 <\/p>\n

Unlike most of the \u201csleepless elite\u201d Dave has actually conducted extensive tests showing that his body is functioning at above-average <\/em>levels even with such a limited sleep schedule. <\/p>\n

The reason is simple. He has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into cracking the code to a perfect night\u2019s sleep. <\/p>\n

To improve the quality of your sleep, you don\u2019t need to go crazy and invest in insane biohacking gear or expensive sleep tracking experiments. You just need to follow a few simple rules. <\/p>\n