Friday, November 20, 2015

Make Your Bed, Make Your Life: 3 Reasons Why Making Your Bed Can Lead to a Successful Day

I was on a leadership call the other day and we were discussing the 7 things every successful business leader does.  It surprised me to hear that the number one thing was to make your bed every single day.

But after giving it some more thought I realized that making your bed can really help improve your life!


1. It will give you a sense of accomplishment.   
Yes it is definitely a chore to make your bed.  But in all reality, it takes like 3 minutes!  And just think, within minutes of waking up you will have already accomplished something!  That ought to feel good.  

2. It gives an otherwise messy room a feeling of cleanliness - which will trickle over into your life.
I really thought this was absorb when I first read it.  But really, try it.  You will make your bed and all of a sudden your room will look more tidy!  I promise.  This feeling of tidiness and neatness (and accomplishment) will trickle over into your every day life.  You brain will be clear and clean as you move throughout your day.  Not to mention, a cluttered room (or bed) will definitely lead to a cluttered mind.

3.  You will sleep better.
Think about when you walk into a hotel room - it's always so clean (we hope!) and de-cluttered and the bed is always nicely made.  Think about the feeling you get when you climb into that nicely made bed.  It's fresh.  It's clean.  It's new.  According to a study done by the National Sleep Foundation, people who made their beds every day (or almost every day) were 19 percent more likely to get a good night's sleep than those who don't.