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Unlike many Personal Development or Self Improvement sites, I do not claim to be an expert, rather this site is a collection of my experiences and interesting articles and other resources I have found on my journey.

 
How to Become an Early Riser

By Michael Masterson
 
When I walked into FSP's London offices at 7:25 a.m. that first day, I expected the place to be deserted. I was surprised to find the lights already on - and when I approached my temporary office, I saw that Ben, Nick, Gary, and Woody were already there working.

"Good morning!" I chimed, feeling that I had come upon new members of my secret fraternity. "You boys are here early!"

"Early bird catches the worm and all that," Nick said.

I went into my office with a smile on my face. These four early risers comprised half the creative team of FSP. The fact that they were at work more than 90 minutes before 9:00 a.m. impressed me. Their good mood impressed me even more.

"I am going to be able to accomplish something here," I thought.

You've seen the studies: Early risers are happier, healthier, and more productive at work. They stay in better shape, earn more money, and report that they are more satisfied with their lives. And even if you haven't seen the studies, you've read about them in ETR.

"Get up early and seize the day!" we keep telling you.

Lots of ETR readers I've talked to say they can rationally accept the argument that early rising is good. But they can't muster up the emotional or physical energy to actually do it.

They tell me they are "night" people. They have more energy at midnight, they say, than they do at 9:00 a.m. In fact, they say, they'd prefer to go to bed in the wee hours and wake up at noon if their jobs/spouses would allow it.

There is some scientific evidence to suggest they may be correct. Lots of research has been devoted to sleeping patterns in the past few years, and it's clear that for some people (about 15 percent, I've read), "late to bed and late to rise" really is more natural.

But just because it's a little harder for you to be an early riser doesn't mean you shouldn't try. The benefits are just too great and too numerous to ignore:

  • You will get more work done.
  • You will accomplish more important tasks.
  • You will advance your career more quickly.
  • You will be more respected at work.
  • You will make more money.
  • You will have more time to exercise.
  • You will be healthier.
  • You will be happier.

If you'd like to become an early riser but are having a difficult time convincing your body to cooperate, follow this 12-step program:

Early Riser Step 1: Stop blaming yourself.

It may not be a lack of willpower that is making you want to sleep till noon. It is more likely a combination of your genes, blood sugars, hormones... and bad habits. But aside from your genes, these are all things you have some control over.

Early Riser Step 2: Take melatonin, not chemicals, at night.

To get up early, you have to get to sleep early. If you have trouble falling asleep, try taking a melatonin supplement instead of a sleeping pill. Dr. Sears calls this hormone - which is produced by the body in response to darkness - "nature's sleep regulator."


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Been awhile...

It's been awhile since I've posted here

I've been a little busy with many things, including playing around with Internet Marketing, it is very surprising how addictive it can be...

 

I started out just playing around looking to make a little spending money, and I've found it very interesting and dare I say it FUN, if you approach it the right way it is exciting to test out various systems out there, and as long as you don't take too many risks even you get scammed it's just another part of the experience.

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Is It Time to Rethink Your Career?

By Brian Tracy

The very worst use of time is to stay at a job for months and years for which you are completely unsuited.

There are a great number of people who spend their whole lives doing something they don't enjoy during the week, always looking forward to the weekends. They refer to Monday as "Blue Monday" and to Wednesday as "Hump Day." At the end of the week, they say "Thank God It's Friday!"

These are men and women with very little in the way of a future. They look upon their jobs as a form of drudgery, a penance they have to pay in order to enjoy their free time. And because of this attitude, they will seldom advance or be promoted.

They will stay pretty much where they are, moving from job to job, and always wondering why other people seem to be living the good life while they feel like they are living a life of quiet desperation.

At my seminars, I am frequently asked by people what they can do to be more successful. In almost every case, they are working in jobs they don't like, for bosses they don't particularly respect, producing or selling products or services for customers they don't care about. And many of them think that if they just hang in there long enough, the clouds will part and everything will get better for them.

But the fact is that you are where you are and what you are because that's what you have chosen. You can do amazing things with your life, but nobody else can change your situation for you. It's entirely up to you.

The economic function of your company is to hire people at the very lowest cost so that they can serve customers at the very lowest cost in a competitive market. For this reason, no one has any obligation to pay you any more than you are getting. If possible, they would like to pay you less.

One thing I tell people over and over again is that they must become very good at doing what they are doing if they want to move up in their company. And if they don't have the inner desire to be very good at their job, it means they are probably in the wrong one.

Excellence is like a ladder, and excellent performance at your current job is like the rungs on the ladder. In order for you to progress, you must become extremely good at what you are doing right now. Once you have mastered your current job, you will automatically move up to more difficult, more interesting, and higher-paid jobs.

Too many people do their jobs in an average or mediocre fashion, with the idea that, when the right job comes along, then they will really do a good job. But for some reason, the right job never comes along. They are always passed over for promotions and advancement. They are always the last ones hired and the first ones laid off.

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