What Are You Doing at 5:00 am?

I heard a comment that if you want to talk to business leaders, you should call them at 5 am because they are already awake.

If you are like many, you wake up in the pre-dawn hours worrying about things you can’t control. There is something at that time of the morning when we are the most anxious and negative. We agonizingly criticize our performance, worry about what he hasn’t done, and torment ourselves about the unknown.

I know because I am an expert at this.

I carry a laminated reminder card that my wife gave me years ago with the saying….”Worry is the misuse of your imagination.” How right she is and how valuable that lesson has become for me.

I recently read a few blog posts from experts about what successful people do before 8 a.m., and here is what struck me as applicable: 90% of executives wake up before 6 a.m., and the wise have dedicated their first hour to planning their day, organizing for maximum efficiency, and thinking big-picture. Many dedicate that hour to working exclusively on a big project that their daily whirlwind keeps them from doing.

So, plan your day out the night before instead of rolling around in bed like a rotisserie chicken at 5 a.m. Then, be prepared to get up and take advantage of the clearest thinking and most productive time of your day.

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Coach Dave