# Wake up for something other than work

I used to do the: 

Wake up for work>Get ready for work>Drive to work>Work

Process and would always feel tired, I'd resent waking up and be slow getting ready because the end reward of the process was work...not something that thrills most of us.

What you wake up for is up to you, whether you enjoy a run, reading, puzzle solving or pottering around in the garden its your motivation (though I'd recommend something you're involved with, not a passive task like watching tv). Get up for that, get dressed and showered so you can do that and you'll find yourself more with it when you do get to work.

This does mean waking up a little earlier which may be difficult to do at first since you know you can do those things once you're home from work too. Routine, however, is the essential part of this - once you keep the routine up you'll find your body adapts and your approach to waking up changes too.