Wake Up Sleepy Head

My Dad used to sing a song to me every weekend until I finally got out of bed.  It went a little like this:

“Wake up sleepy head.

Get your butt out of bed!”

Very original, but not very effective if you’re trying to get a few extra minutes or hours of sleep.

At the time I found it to be an extremely obnoxious song that I wished my Dad would stop singing. Yet, like clockwork, the song kept coming. It kept being sung from the top of my Dad’s lungs.  The more we asked him to stop the louder and more irritating the song became.  It was able to penetrate every pillow you could possibly use to cover your ears in hopes to numb it out.

Now, just like my Dad, I find myself singing the same song to my kids.  Why?  I swear I’m not trying to torture them.  I find that the reason I sing the song now is because for over 18 years of my life my Dad’s song became engrained in my head.  Now it has to be sung to the next generation of kids that would love nothing more than to sleep in on the weekends.

It’s not out of spite that I sing the same song to my kids, it’s out of years of repetition.

Repetition is a powerful tool that can either sharpen us or dull us.  Repeating habits that are unhealthy or not useful in our job or life will without a doubt detract from helping you better yourself.  The opposite is also true, repeating habits that you know add value to your life will without a doubt allow for better results in your life.

Don’t worry about trying to stop every habit that has been handed down to you.  We have numerous habits passed down that it can become nearly impossible to change or stop those daily actions.

The best habits to change are ones that you know aren’t adding value towards your health or your goals.

I guess it is time for you to get your butt out of bed and stop being a sleepy head.  Start working on yourself daily!