Sleep Well

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While surfing on the Internet, I found this post about The 8 Common Characteristics of an Entrepreneur and many other great articles about that.

I list some of them below. If you have most of the characteristics, you have great chance to succeed as entrepreneur. You can get out of your 9-5 boring job starting now. However, there is one common characteristic missing in the list. In the past years, I have made so many changes in my life and have learned so many things from others online and offline.

I was lucky to meet with some very successful local entrepreneurs. I found a very common characteristic they all have, which I am working on. That is one of the biggest changes in my life.

Sleep well like homeless!

I can never sleep like homeless people on the street. I am wondering how they sleep so well at any places under any circumstances.

Ever since I was a little kid, I don’t sleep very long. I often sleep only 4 to 5 hours a day. I can easily wake up in the middle of night because of some noise. I will not sleep well, if I did not finish my home work or worry about the exam the next day. I often got so exciting at night, when I have a new idea pop up in my brain. I have to think through all the possibility before fall deep sleep. I end up sleepless or have so many weird dreams. The more I think, the more sleepless I am. I end up tired all day.

It’s been that way for so many years now. I realized that it is one of the barriers on my journey. Without sleeping well, I often get tired easily during the day, while I need energy to accomplish my job. As I am getting older everyday, I am longer able to energize myself like a teenager.

I have asked the same questions over and over again to the successful people I know. The questions are…

How soon do you fall asleep after getting into bed?

Do you sleep on the International flight?

I am surprised that 99.9% of the successful entrepreneurs get into deep sleep in 5 or less minutes even on the very noisy airplane. They sleep very well. Some of them sleep only few hours a day, but they sleep very deeply and thoroughly. When they wake up, they are very energized and are able to accomplish more work. Most importantly, they can think straight. I find it very interesting and the fact is beyond my imagination. I am learning how to sleep well and fall asleep in 5 minutes.

I often worry or think too much about things I will be doing or difficulties I will be facing. I try to get my mind clear before going to bed. It turns out that I am facing the same situation after waking up. So I am wasting my time on something I should not worry about before going to sleep.

One of the guy I asked was facing a huge challenge. I wouldn’t be able to sleep, if I was in his shoes. He is signing a multi-million dollars deal with his investors. He still sleep very well without worry about it.

This was what he said to me, when I ask if he is worry about the deal and become sleepless?

“There is no reason to worry about something that is not happening yet.”

Ah!

I had a great sleep even without a dream for straight 6 hours last night. I feel so great. I finally understand what a good night sleep means to me. This is what I did to help clear my brain and fall asleep in 5 minutes.

  1. Write down 5 most important things I have to finished the next day in the order of priority. Don’t list more than 5. You will end with a long list of things that you don’t even be able to do the next day.
  2. Turn off your computer an hour before you go to bed. So you don’t have excuse to check e-mail after brushing your teeth or putting on your pajama.
  3. Set alarm 10 minutes before your normal waking up time. So you don’t worry about getting up late.
  4. Don’t watch TV news. There are too many negative news that will keep you awake.
  5. Don’t count the sheep! You may lost count and start over again.
  6. Do stretch exercise to relax your brain.

Do you sleep well?

Do you have all the characteristics to become a successful entrepreneur?

  • Creative
  • Self-confidence
  • Open-minded
  • Be Willing to Deal with Hard Times
  • Witty
  • Intelligent (not necessarily at school)
  • Observant
  • Patient
  • Outspoken
  • Damn lucky
  • Be Consistent and Persistent
  • Lead and Delegate

I hope that you are sleep well like most of the successful entrepreneurs do.

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