How I did it: I faced two major hurdles in achieving this goal.  Originally, this goal was to get up when my alarm goes off.  However, since I take a while to become alert in the morning, I decided to change this goal to "get up two snoozes after my alarm clock goes off".  This allowed me to wake up in a manner that much better suited me.

The second hurdle to achieving this goal was that I was trying to become something I am not: an early riser.  I had visions of getting up early each morning and accomplishing numerous tasks before leaving for work.  After I accepted the fact that it goes against my whole nature to get up early, I decided to set my alarm to a later time.  This later time was still early enough to allow me to accomplish the essentials of getting ready for work and get there on time.

Once I had identified and overcome those two hurdles, everything seemed to fall into place and I was able to achieve this goal.

Lessons & tips: Don't work against yourself.

Resources: alarm clock

Nov 21, 2009, 07:32PM PST | 0 comments | 2 cheers