I am not motivated to get out of bed, it’s a supreme struggle. I have 3 alarms set on my phone to ensure I do get up, but it’s tough.
The true desire to change. It’s all starts off in true morning. If you aren’t holding yourself accountable in the morning, how are you supposed to maintain it throughout the day?
When I first retired, I found it hard to get up the next day. I no longer had the reason to get up, get going, and do what I needed to do. I was a teacher for 26 years. So it was hard to get motivated because I didn’t have anything to get motivated for. However oh, I know have a hobby that requires me to get up in the morning or else there’s a mess in my house. I raise Afghan hounds. I have a litter of puppies that was born 10 months ago. I also show those puppies. They required that I wake up when they do, which is usually about 6:30 in the morning. They have to be let out, fed, played with, and then I walk each one of them individually for one mile in the morning. Not having to clean up a puppy mess is a great motivator.
I think the best motivator I have is getting excited about something. Maybe I planned a delicious breakfast, maybe I plan to go somewhere early. Either way, if I have something I’m really looking forward to in the morning, I’ll make sure my sleep schedule is consistent to when I go to bed and when I wake up. Then I pep myself up the night before so I’m excited to get up the next day.
I have a sunrise alarm clock that creates the same effect as the sun rising in the morning. It’s a nice way to wake-up naturally and without panic first thing.
When my alarmclock starts ringing in the morning I háve to get out of bed to turn it off. It is still a challenge for me to stay out of bed because it is tempting to snooze. I try to make plans for the morning and I set a lot of alarms to try to stay on schedule. My best advice: go to bed early. If you have something nice looking forward to like opening a tiny present or putting on your favourite radio/tv programme it’s also easier.
Sometimes I don’t, but the day goes so much better when I get up, drink some water and get moving a little. Planning my wardrobe choices and my breakfast the night before makes it easier to succeed before I am good and awake. If I can do this, you can, too!
Hvis jeg ved at jeg står op til en ren lejlighed, og jeg skal op og spise morgenmad med min kæreste, rense mit ansigt og ved hvad jeg skal den dag får jeg langt mere lyst til at stå op den dag.
I think about every great thing in life and how grateful I am for everything I have. Most of the time, I have to get up for school, and I am grateful and lucky to be able to go to my school. Or I am forced to get out of bed 😂
Reward yourself if for example you get out of bed immediately for a certain amount of time you get to eat at your favourite restaurant
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