How do you convince yourself to get out of bed in the morning?
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Anonymous
September 28th, 2015 12:46am
I bribe myself. I know it sounds silly but I do. If I get myself out of bed within a certain time frame I allow myself some flavored creamer (It's a food splurge for me) in my coffee. Then if I'm good for an entire week I treat myself to a manicure or something that is just for me
I use opposite action and make myself get out of bed when I really do not want to. Mornings can be tricky at times but sometimes getting out of bed is the first step to having a better more productive day.
Anonymous
June 18th, 2015 3:21am
Sometimes I have somewhere to be where people are expecting me and I don't want to humiliate myself by disappointing them. Sometimes I'm out of food and I need to go shopping. Mostly it's that I need to pee.
I try to think about the good things that may happen today. "Today, I'll talk to my friends. I may meet someone new. I'll eat something delicious. I'll watch the new episode of my favorite show." Anything that works for you.
Sometimes its hard to leave the comfort and warmth of our beds; sometimes it does not seem to be worth leaving, but its important to look at each new day as a new beginning, a new opportunity for change, a new opportunity to pursue all kinds of things. Its important to use you willpower and determination to push yourself forward and out of bed, and into the day ahead; its hard to manage and muster such motivation, but its essential in terms of acknowledging life and its potential; the potential we have within life.
Tell yourself that today your going to do something new, then plan to do something at a specific time so you know that there is something to look forward too.
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