In case you thought your mornings were busy, read on to get an idea of what successful people pack in first thing in the morning
It's got to do with the positive power of the sun, and the reservoir of energy you build up after sufficient shuteye. Which is why most tasks, when taken on first thing in the morning, turn out far more productively than if you were to tackle it, say late afternoon.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, for instance, was up at 5 am to listen to Farming Today on BBC Radio 4. Here's how successful names across the arts, bureaucracy and sports leverage their mornings.
Mrunalini Deshmukh, Divorce lawyer
Wakes up at 4:45 am
She's possibly the woman every warring couple wish they could run to, especially after the launch of her sell-out book, Breaking Up: Your step-by-step guide to getting divorced, which is possibly why she begins her day with a caffeine kick. "I down the coffee, and am at my desk by 5.30 am, going through my case papers, depending on what I am tackling that day. It's only after this is out of the way, that I can get down to some yoga or head out for a walk," she admits. Brushing up on the Domestic Violence Act (1954) at 5 am may seem extreme, but for the woman who's represented celebrities like Aamir Khan, it's all in a day's work. "The one hour after waking up is when my energies and focus are the sharpest," says Deshmukh, who is at court by 9.30 am. "I've been following this routine for eight years. The only day I skip it is on a Sunday."
