Early To Bed, Early To Rise (To The Top)

Pangaea · 11-04-2009, 05:50 AM

Today's Tip is brought to you by the letter "A", because being #1 is what it's all about...

In 2008 Yahoo, partnering with CNN, polled all of the high level politicians from Secretary of State Rice to Speaker of the House Pelosi and asked them several questions. One of those questions happened to be, "What time do you wake up and what's the first thing you do in the morning?". Their answers stood out to me and changed how I look at the work day forever.

Every person interviewed, that achieved great success, started their day around 5:30am EST and spent their first half hour awake exercising.

Are you sleeping in late, but still trying to get to the top?

Try early to bed, early to rise (To The Top...).

P.S. You may not HAVE to get up early, but there are dollars being made that aren't going to you ever extra minute you're asleep.

Winter · 11-04-2009, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by Pangaea

Today's Tip is brought to you by the letter "A", because being #1 is what it's all about...

In 2008 Yahoo, partnering with CNN, polled all of the high level politicians from Secretary of State Rice to Speaker of the House Pelosi and asked them several questions. One of those questions happened to be, "What time do you wake up and what's the first thing you do in the morning?". Their answers stood out to me and changed how I look at the work day forever.

Every person interviewed, that achieved great success, started their day around 5:30am EST and spent their first half hour awake exercising.

Are you sleeping in late, but still trying to get to the top?

Try early to bed, early to rise (To The Top...).

P.S. You may not HAVE to get up early, but there are dollars being made that aren't going to you ever extra minute you're asleep.

Another thing I learned at a young age is that if I didnt get up early to milk the cows, my father wouldn't let me have any supper. Thus, I learned that getting up early could be a good thing. Not saying my father wasnt concerned about my self-esteem and self-actualization, just that he had never heard of it, and the "ladies" in the barn didnt seem to care about it much either.

Pangaea · 11-04-2009, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Winter

Another thing I learned at a young age is that if I didnt get up early to milk the cows, my father wouldn't let me have any supper. Thus, I learned that getting up early could be a good thing. Not saying my father wasnt concerned about my self-esteem and self-actualization, just that he had never heard of it, and the "ladies" in the barn didnt seem to care about it much either.

I'm guessing this wasn't in Kosovo?

CHUMPS FROM OXFORD · 11-04-2009, 10:35 AM

Kosovo? I hear they have some pretty good website builders there...

healthagent · 11-04-2009, 10:36 AM

Shortest book in the world: Successful People who Sleep in

Pangaea · 11-04-2009, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by CHUMPS FROM OXFORD

Kosovo? I hear they have some pretty good website builders there...

Maybe, anyone can build a website... But, relatively few can actually bring in a flood of sales at the same time and I'm guessing they're not in Kosovo.

WinoBlues · 11-04-2009, 10:48 AM

""Every person interviewed, that achieved great success, started their day around 5:30am EST and spent their first half hour awake exercising.""

As I have gotten older, I find that I am waking up earlier and peeing for the first half hour. Does that count?

Originally Posted by Pangaea

Today's Tip is brought to you by the letter "A", because being #1 is what it's all about...

In 2008 Yahoo, partnering with CNN, polled all of the high level politicians from Secretary of State Rice to Speaker of the House Pelosi and asked them several questions. One of those questions happened to be, "What time do you wake up and what's the first thing you do in the morning?". Their answers stood out to me and changed how I look at the work day forever.

Every person interviewed, that achieved great success, started their day around 5:30am EST and spent their first half hour awake exercising.

Are you sleeping in late, but still trying to get to the top?

Try early to bed, early to rise (To The Top...).

P.S. You may not HAVE to get up early, but there are dollars being made that aren't going to you ever extra minute you're asleep.

CHUMPS FROM OXFORD · 11-04-2009, 11:00 AM

"But, relatively few can actually bring in a flood of sales at the same time and I'm guessing they're not in Kosovo."

True. One of those "relatively few" built my sites and I have been a very happy camper.

Pangaea · 11-04-2009, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by WinoBlues

""Every person interviewed, that achieved great success, started their day around 5:30am EST and spent their first half hour awake exercising.""

As I have gotten older, I find that I am waking up earlier and peeing for the first half hour. Does that count?

As long as you're getting work done during that hour.

arnguy · 11-04-2009, 01:24 PM

Geez, WinoBlues, you took the words right out of my mouth. The first that I do when I awaken is take a nice long pee!

WinoBlues · 11-04-2009, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Pangaea

As long as you're getting work done during that hour.

Well Pangaea, I have tried ~that~, but, it makes a hell of a mess.

Frank Stastny · 11-04-2009, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by WinoBlues

""Every person interviewed, that achieved great success, started their day around 5:30am EST and spent their first half hour awake exercising.""

As I have gotten older, I find that I am waking up earlier and peeing for the first half hour. Does that count?

Does it count? It is one of the two top priority things I do to get my day started. The second is a steaming hot cup of coffee. Not only does the coffee help wake me up it enables me to do the third most important thing in the morning. Take a second long pee.

After that I'm un-stopable for the rest of the day.

Franz Kafka · 11-04-2009, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by Winter

Not saying my father wasnt concerned about my self-esteem and self-actualization, just that he had never heard of it.

Classic!

jlynnofmi · 11-05-2009, 11:35 AM

Isn't that what the birds do?

somarco · 11-05-2009, 01:06 PM

After that I'm un-stopable for the rest of the day.

That's why we have Depends . . .

Yoda · 11-05-2009, 01:36 PM

Speaking of Condi rice........ I was convinced that Madaline Albright was the biggest joke of a Secretary of State we had ever had until Condi came along. I dont think it can get any worse then Condi!

WinoBlues · 11-05-2009, 01:53 PM

Somebody did not get their pee done this morning.

Originally Posted by Yoda

Speaking of Condi rice........ I was convinced that Madaline Albright was the biggest joke of a Secretary of State we had ever had until Condi came along. I dont think it can get any worse then Condi!

maksim · 11-05-2009, 02:04 PM

Back on topic...

I must say, since i went independent, I have gotten lazy, as a result, i get to the office at 10. work till 2, got to the gym till 4, come back and work till 8.

Then when i get home, stay up late.

What do you guys suggest for transitioning to early to bed, early to rise?

Yoda · 11-05-2009, 02:07 PM

"Somebody did not get their pee done this morning."
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I dont wake up in the morning having to take a rip roaring piss. I get up 2 or 3 times in the middle of the night and piss. And I laugh when the TV commercials tell me that means I might have an enlarged prostate and should go talk to my Dr to have the problem fixed. Are we going anywhere with this?
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SOMEONE SAID- "I must say, since i went independent, I have gotten lazy, as a result, i get to the office at 10. work till 2, got to the gym till 4, come back and work till 8.

Then when i get home, stay up late.

What do you guys suggest for transitioning to early to bed, early to rise?
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The agent that works 5pm to 9pm weekdays and 9am to 5pm saturdays will write three times more business then the agent that thinks the work week is monday thru friday 9am to 5pm and never works saturdays.

VaDwayne · 11-05-2009, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Yoda

"Somebody did not get their pee done this morning."
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I dont wake up in the morning having to take a rip roaring piss. I get up 2 or 3 times in the middle of the night and piss. And I laugh when the TV commercials tell me that means I might have an enlarged prostate and should go talk to my Dr to have the problem fixed. Are we going anywhere with this?
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SOMEONE SAID- "I must say, since i went independent, I have gotten lazy, as a result, i get to the office at 10. work till 2, got to the gym till 4, come back and work till 8.

Then when i get home, stay up late.

What do you guys suggest for transitioning to early to bed, early to rise?
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The agent that works 5pm to 9pm weekdays and 9am to 5pm saturdays will write three times more business then the agent that thinks the work week is monday thru friday 9am to 5pm and never works saturdays.

And those that work 8 a.m until 9 p.m. do even better. I see that you've been posting quite a bit on the forum, and just curious about your experience in the insurance business.