Hello everyone, this is Helen Huang @ Organizing, based in Beijing, China.In order to better learn and practice the YiXiaoNeng Time Management System, after finished publishing 100 Chinese articles, I decided to continue writing and publishing a daily English article in another 100 days based on the "YeWuBin Time Management 100 Episodes" audio program.?Today is the 102nd day.

Many of the most successful leaders andcelebritieshave one thing in common. They've all managed to master a very important habit. That habit is getting up early in the morning.?Successful people don't just have good habits naturally. They will also be able to adopt the good habits that they see in?others.?

Perhaps you know of Zeng Guo-fan?who once said, Getting up is the basis for ruling a family.?

Ben Franklin, the American founder on 100 dollar bills, wrote in his autobiography that he lives his life from five-to-ten. That is, he wakes up each morning at 5am. And every morning he would ask himself: "What should I do today?"

The president of Disney gets up at 4:30AM, and not just during the week, but also on weekends. For him, there is no difference between weekdays and weekends.This consistency is also a good way to keep good habits.

There was a Japanese man who wrote a book called "Getting Up at 4AM". There was another Japanese man who wrote a book called "Magic of Morning Dialect". I've been writing diaries for 4 years and without interruption for 1 year.

So today let's talk about the critical problem of getting up. I will talk more about this important topic for several times during ourlessons. But today I will focus on two things first: How to get up? And when to get up?

Maybe you are wondering how should I get up? First I believe we should get up without the use of an alarm clock! Yes, we should not use an alarm clock to wake up. So then what is the best way to wake up??

Many people mentioned that they wake up in the morning by their bosses. No, they are not actually roused from sleep by their bosses! What that mean, is that they wake up unnaturally because they must arrive at work on time. This creates stress and anxiety.?

I've also heard that in the morning people have no time to eat breakfast. You barely have time to shower and dress for the day. After all this, they declare that they can never prepare their day - there just is no time! They live their life in this way, from day to day and year to year.?

So, if when we get up is so important, then what on earth should we use to weak us? Well, not alarm clocks. Alarm clocks cause great damage to our health. Because when most of the time, alarm clock rouse us from a phase of sleeping cycle called deep sleep, which is not the optimal time to wake.

In fact, it's best to wake when the sun rises. The sun rises at different times in different seasons in different cities. So using an alarm clock would never be in sync with the time the sun rises. Therefore, we must program our bodies to wake with the sun.

There are several ways you can do this.

First, you can use curtains. Automatic curtains will be even better. If you don't have automatic curtains at night, then leave your curtains open. This will allow the light to enter your room in the morning.?

Your nervous system is comprised of two types of nerves - sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic nerves tell your body to become active and alert, and your parasympathetic nerves do the opposite, telling you to relax. When your body feels sunlight, the sympathetic nervous system is triggered.

Becoming accustomed to waking by sunlight, is one of several key steps in the process of retraining your biological clock.

Sunlight only is the first step in the process of waking the body. There are several things you can do to help continue the process of waking up.?

You can use essential oils or fragrances. You can play relaxing music on your alarm clock.?

You can also change the way you shower. Bathe with warm water, starting at the feet, and slowly letting it come up your legs to your upper body, and then to your head. While doing this, think about colors. Those colors are going from dark to light, becoming lighter and lighter, as the energy progresses to the top of your head.

Then, say to yourself: Thank you! Tell yourself that you are happy to welcome this new day! Tell yourself that nice things are coming!

When you have gone through the lights, the fragrances, the shower, and the colors, you will not just be awake, but fully awake through your whole body and truly ready to start your day.

The sun rises at different times throughout the four seasons. We can become in tune with the sun's rise to wake up more naturally.?

So what should we do in the morning once we are fully awake? We will share that with you next time.?

Have a wonderful day!