They wake up early.
Successful people know that time is a precious commodity. And while theirs is easily eaten up by phone calls, meetings, and sudden crises once they’ve gotten to the office, the morning hours are under their control. That’s why many of them rise before the sun, squeezing out as much time as they can to do with as they please.
They exercise before it falls off the to-do list.
The top morning activity of the rich and powerful seems to be exercise, be it lifting weights at home or going to the gym. According to Vanderkam, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns schedules an hour-long personal training session starting at 6 a.m. twice a week;
“These are incredibly busy people,” “If they make time to exercise, it must be important.”
Beyond the fact that exercising in the morning means they can’t later run out of time, pre-breakfast workout helps reduce stress later in the day, counteracts the effects of high-fat diet, and improves sleep.
They work on a top-priority business project.
The quiet hours of the morning can be the ideal time to focus on an important work project without being interrupted. What’s more, spending time on it at the beginning of the day ensures that it gets your attention before others (kids, employees, bosses) use it all up.
They work on a personal passion project.
Novel-writing and art-making is easy to skip when you’ve been in meetings all day, are tired and hungry, and have to figure out what’s for dinner. That’s why many successful people put in an hour or so on their personal projects before they officially start their days.
They spend quality time with family.
We may exalt the family dinner, but there’s nothing that says you have to have a big family meal at night. Some successful people use the mornings to invest in family time, whether reading stories to the kids or cooking a big breakfast together.
Having the time for yourself is so good in the morning. At that time your mind is relaxed and you can be more productive.
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