If you want to bounce out of bed with happy energy every day, there’s a ‘secret’ that every Early Riser uses and every Late Owl ignores or underplays the importance of.
No-one wakes up super-early (on time for Fajr) consistently without tapping into this secret.
The big secret?
Go To Bed Early.
How disappointing.
It sounds so cool to be part of “The 5am Club” – like you’re part of a super-hero elite of self-made billionaires who have found the keys to success and fulfilment and have the discipline to make it happen every day.
It doesn’t sound as cool when you realise that it also means you’re part of the “9pm In Bed Club”.
The problem most of us face is that even if we agree intellectually that we ‘should’ go to bed earlier, a hundred evil forces come into play that tell us the we can doom scroll, binge watch, then turn into a super-hero when the alarm goes off in the morning and still get up and out, filled with happy, positive energy.
That part of us tells us that we ‘should’ still be able to get up early and have perfect energy… so there’s not really any harm in watching one more episode, right?
That part of us is a LIAR.
Author Stephen Pressfield would call it: “Resistance”.
And ‘round these parts we call it: “The Nafs”.
It is not on your team.
It does not want you to be successful.
And it certainly won’t help you get out of bed at 5 or 6am.
But, the time to ‘fight’ it is not in the morning, when you’re in a tired, zombie-like state trying to force yourself to make it on time for Fajr…
“Or, maybe just pray it a little late… come on, you’re only human and you always do so much for the whole family…”
No. The time to fight it is at night – when you still have access to your conscious awareness.
The way to fight it is to actually make it more enticing to get into bed, than it is to use a digital device or watch a TV show.
Next week, I’m going to share the system I’ve used myself and with many 1-to-1 clients that has successfully turned them from “Late Owls” into “Early Risers” who wake up and are Productive From Fajr.
Specifically, I’m going to teach:
“The Optimal Evening Ritual – The Secret To Waking Up Energized And Centred Every Day”
To check it out, join the Nafs Mastery Program before the deadline this Friday 11th September at 11:59pm:
