The Self-Made Mega-Wealthy: What Do THEY Do Before Breakfast?
Waking up extra-early in the morning is something many avoid, but there is no denying that getting an early start adds to one���s productivity in more ways than one. Not only does it help in simply adding hours to your functional day, but we tend to be at our most energetic, our most alert, earliest in the morning; even many night owls, while finding they can still be useful to themselves (and others) late at night, will admit that they are at their very sharpest earlier, rather than later, in the day. Additionally, early starts give us the greatest chance to get things done before the inevitable daily distractions and interruptions intervene.
Not only do you likely experience your own higher level of productivity on days when you rise earlier, but you���ve surely read articles about people who find they are much more useful to themselves and those around them when they get up very early. While they may spend those hours engaged in job-related activities, many realize a beneficial dividend utilizing them in other ways, like cooking a breakfast for which they might not otherwise have time, or getting in a workout that would be unavailable to them if they rose from bed later. Activities such as these, while not directly related to professional work endeavors, can still serve to position one to have a better, more productive work day.
There is a great piece over at CNBC.com, entitled ���What 9 Self-Made Millionaires Do Before Breakfast,��� that details how people like Warren Buffett, Mark Cuban, and Richard Branson find great benefit in getting an early start to the day.
For example, Buffett spends his a.m. time dividend reading The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Forbes. Mark Cuban begins work immediately, even doing so right from bed. For his part, Richard Branson, who says he rises at 5 a.m. each morning, reviews the news, answers emails, gets his day organized, and works out���all before breakfast.
Like I said, it���s a great little piece over at CNBC.com. It won���t take you much time to read, and you just might find a little extra inspiration to start setting your own alarm clock for an earlier wake-up time, going forward.
By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large
