Steps

1. Parents everywhere will tell you: If you want to get up early, go to bed early. Maybe that works for some, but for most of us, going to bed at 9:00 PM when you're not tired only leads to staring at the ceiling. Only go to bed when you are tired.
2. Be sure to invest in a bedside alarm clock. Before you get too comfortable, turn the clock so you can see it. Say you would like to get up at, oh, five-thirty. Stare at the clock and say (out loud) "I will get up at 5:30."
3. Try not to think about I have to go to sleep, or the early morning you have to face, try instead to think about all the busy things you did during the day and convince yourself that it is your normal time for sleep.
4. Force yourself to wake up when that alarm goes off early in the morning. If you make a habit of waking up early then it will get easier. It takes at least 30 days of repetition to make a habit of anything. Stick to it for a month and you'll be fine. When you wake up, count to three and force yourself to sit. Then jump out of your bed and you will not be as tired.

Tips

• Sleep research suggests that people sleep in 90-minute cycles. Try setting your alarm an hour and a half before you have to get up, then resetting it to the proper time when it goes off. You should wake up more alert, since you have finished a complete sleep cycle.
• If you find that you have a tendancy to roll over and hit the snooz button, or worse yet, completely turn off your alarm clock then try placing your alarm clock across the room. (When I first started waking up early I would set the alarm clock next to my bed to go off at five, and I placed one in the living room next to my bedroom to go off at the same time) Forcing yourself to get up and walk around will help wake the body and mind up.
• This takes time to get down. Practice self disciplining yourself like pulling yourself out of bed no matter how bad you feel (as long as you're not sick, etc.).
• Remember before you go to bed - you are not the same person in the morning.
• Not working? In the middle of the day, probably a weekend, get in your nightclothes, brush your teeth, whatever is your nightime routine. Get in bed, set the alarm for 5 minutes later, and lie there awake until it goes off. This is the Pavlov Method.
• If none of this seems to work, you could have a different sleep pattern, where you are in deep sleep at the exact time you want to get up. Try setting your alarm thirty minutes earlier or later.
• eat a bit of yogurt or protein when you wake up to stimulate your mind, and never underestimate the benefits to a good cup of coffee.

Warnings

• No matter how big the temptation is, DO NOT go back to that bed for anything, stay away from the couch, or any other comfortable seating. Keep the temptation to sleep away.
• Remember to have also good sleeps for example at week-ends! Even if you don't feel tired, it's VERY important to sleep enough. If you are not a sportif, your carreer/school success can drop if you don't sleep enough.