Wake up with a bang

Posted by Scott Bywater in general Jul 23rd, 2009

My wife just emailed me a question which someone sent through from one of my ongoing

questionnairre programs.

And it reads: What are the first things that a motivated, intelligent, successful and driven person

does everyday before they start work?

Now to say I am all of the above would be a touch arrogant and put me into the guru box.

And I am so not a guru. You’ll find out why in another email.

However I can claim to have learnt from a range of people who would fit into all of

those categories.

And here’s what I have learnt and now follow…

Wake up early: you only have so many hours in the day… and sleeping in is NOT going

to do you any favours.

If you wake up half an hour earlier everyday you will fit in an extra 100 hours throughout

the work year. That converts to a lot of money.

I try and sneak out of the bedroom before my wife wakes up which is a tough ask as

she is an incredibly light sleeper and we have floorboards.

Get into the habit of having rituals when you wake up: Here’s what I do. I wake up

(usually right away, but sometimes hit the snooze button a few times – which is evidently

not what you should do) then I go to the toilet… wash my hands and straight into the kitchen.

While I’m in the kitchen I take my vitamins which include… barley green, nuferm, fish oil and
this oxygen stuff recommended by Ed McCabe.

Apparrently no disease can exist in the presence of oxygen.

I do this as a ritual – which is something i learnt from Tony Schwartz.

Then I pack my lunch, make sure I have had my two glasses of water, grab a piece of fruit and
walk to work.

On the way to work, I listen to audio recordings of marketing stuff.

Think about it: 15 minutes a day (that’s how long it takes me to walk to work) multiplied by 250

days a year makes 3750 minutes a year. That’s 60 hours of education walking to and from work.

I walk to work which gets me some exercise.

When I get into work, I sit down and have breakfast and all going well, read through my diary

and prioritise for the day.

Of course, I try not to look at my emails and get side tracked (but sometimes give in and do) -

the aim is to start working on the most important things first.

I think Brian Tracy called it “Eat That Frog!”

Anyway, that’s what I do. And I try to read something too. Although that’s sometimes left

for my mid morning break.

The bottom line is doing the same thing every morning ensures I get about 7 days worth of education

a year on the way to work… maintain my health by eating right and getting all the goodies… and get

an extra 2 1/2 work weeks in every single year.

Remember, it’s the little things which make a difference

All for now,

Scott Bywater

Copywriting That SELLS

Suite 21, Seabridge House

377 Kent Street

Sydney NSW 2000

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