Productivity Hack: Waking Up Earlier

Written By Cynthia Pong, JD

I'm currently obsessed with this article about taking back control over your life by waking up earlier. I say this as a complete, 100% NON-morning person.

But, as the author says,

  • we are holding ourselves back by letting most of our waking hours be dictated by other people's demands;

  • we are most focused, alert, creative, and motivated first thing in the morning; and

  • you can start trying this by "having your only goal be setting an alarm that goes off early in the morning." Being overly ambitious here (if you're not a morning person) is a setup for failure.

So far, I've only tried it for one day, but have accomplished a lot even before 9am and hey! what's that they say about a Journey of 1000 miles...?

Cynthia Pong, JD

This article was written by Cynthia Pong, JD, an award-winning executive coach, speaker, and author of Don’t Stay in Your Lane: The Career Change Guide for Women of Color.

A LinkedIn Top Voice for Job Search and Career, she has been featured in HBR, The Atlantic, and on NBC, CBS, NPR, and more.

As Founder and CEO of Embrace Change, Cynthia leads an elite, all-BIPOC team who provide specialized coaching and training programs for high-performing women of color up to the C-suite.

https://www.embracechange.nyc/cynthia-pong-jd
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