The Early Bird Gets the Promotion

“I wish I lived here my friends" always say when they visit me in Tampa, Fl. Whether it's the ocean, the weather or all of that, they are nice and all, but the difference is perfect state. No state income tax, fresh fruit, beaches and a trilling growing economy. Think about this for a moment ? You can wake up at 5 am and be done with work by 4 pm EST. In summer with day lights savings you still have the whole early evening to hang out, work around the house,ride your bike and then watch baseball and end up passing out by dark.

I had an epiphany the other day, which I’ll never forget it. It didn’t matter what time zone your in, you could still follow my schedule on my time. You see asyou get older smarter the "Real world can kiss your ass ". It's your time my friends don't loss control of it. Why not try waking up at 5 am? Why not be done with work before lunch and have the rest of the day to yourself? I decided to try it and the results for those of you that know me where off the chain. I get more done before 7 am than most of you get done in a entire day! Turns out waking up early and getting sh!t done is f@cking awesome my friends!

There are so many benefits to waking up early, that you’ll never know about it unless you try it. Yes, I’m aware that at first, it’s going to suck. Much like anything else, once you commit and make a routine of it, it becomes normal operating procedure. You may be tired the first few days, but that will make you sleep better and ultimately go to bed earlier, too. 

 While everyone else is asleep you’re getting work done. moving ahead of others making more money while their still sleeping. Remember my friends "money never sleeps".

One of the best benefits of waking up early and getting sh!t done is that it’s really quiet from 5 am to 8 am. While everyone else is sleeping, you can respond to emails, work without distraction and stay focused on your tasks without interruption. Even from roommates! My whole house is uncontrollably distracting when my family is awake. While they sleep, I get shit done. This allows me to spend better time with them when they are awake, and I’m work free. 

You spend less money by waking up early. You know what they say about “nothing good happens after midnight”? It’s true. Hitting the bars, clubs and hanging out all night chasing tail can take a toll on you the next day. If you’ve been awake since 5 am, you’ll most likely pass on the nightlife. You’ll be ready for bed when your friends are ready to party. Time to makethe donuts.

It may suck at first, sacrificing your social life for work, but trust me, you can cry about it later in your Ferrari while they are out shopping for minivans. Even better is that by the time you see your people tired and hungover at work, you’re damn near done with your workload for the day. Late afternoon naps rock when you’re an adult.

You know all that work you just did? The work that made you tired? It’s cool, you’re done with it all, so if you want to take a nap that’s cool, too! I love taking a nap from 4 pm-6 pm on some days. It’s a chance for me to make a late afternoon recharge. Inevitably there will be clients, emails and work stuff that comes in later in the day when I have a good nap, so I can handle business all evening if needed. It’s not that hard to switch up your sleeping routine.

It gives him a jump start on the day while the rest are asleep. I couldn’t agree more. The morning is my quiet time. A time for me to answer emails, solve problems and lay out the battle plan for my day my friends. I’ll give you a run down of my daily routine so you can see for yourself the benefits of putting in the work while others sleep.

• 5 am (At latest) Wake up, get lemon water, hit computer to answer emails and write
• 6:30 am Head out the door 5 mile bike ride 
• 7 am Hit gym workout get showered, breakfast, etc.
• 9 am Work
• 10 am Sales calls/training calls
• 12 pm Lunch 
• 1 pm Last set of sales calls
• 2pm Meditate/nap
• 4 pm Back at the computer
• 6 pm Cook Dinner
• 7 pm Clean pool water plants catch my breath
• 9 pm Sleep

Once a week, I go on a date night. Iam usually in by midnight.

The above schedule has me getting roughly nine hours of sleep each day and allows me tons of productivity. It also keeps me light years ahead of the competition, marketplace and life in general. If you really want to supercharge your productivity, you should start waking up early and getting sh!t done. Waking up early gives you a competitive edge a healthy way to start each day my friends. See you in the gym 6:30 am ?