When you think of the daily habits of successful leaders, many things may come to mind. However, making your bed is probably not one of them. But it should be! This month we’d like to share with you a Leadership Habit to Create in 2023. We will discuss why making your bed every day can help build character and give you tools for leadership success. 

Feb 22

Five Reasons to Make Your Bed Every Day

Make Your Bed is the title of a book by retired US admiral William McRaven, who once stated, "If you want to change the world, start by making your bed." Making your bed every day has advantages. It can have a powerful effect on your internal stability and your daily routine. It can also have an impact on your habits. 

1. Making Your Bed Encourages You to be Organized 

Whether a bed is made or unmade has a visual quality that is hard to ignore. An unmade bed can convey the feeling of disorder. Some mental health illnesses, such as depression, have been related to living in untidy surroundings. It may also be a sign that someone is having a difficult time coping or feels overburdened. 

On the other hand, psychologists contend that organization reduces stress, and disorganization reduces our capacity for concentration. Making your bed is a step toward organizing your room and your mind. 

2. Making Your Bed May Improve Your Self-Confidence 

Even though it may seem insignificant, making your bed every morning might remind you that you have some degree of control over at least one aspect of your life. Making your bed demands responsibility and dedication, just like other habits. 

This habit might give you "practice" for upcoming tasks and increase your confidence in your ability to do them. Saying, "I did this today" or "I took care of my immediate surroundings first thing in the morning" can be a source of pride and accomplishment.

3. Making Your Bed Can Help You Sleep Better  

The brain may receive a signal to make sleep more desirable and less susceptible to interruption when it sees a made-up bed. It gives your brain a bit of a rest when your eyes recognize a tidy space before sleep. 

4. Making Your Bed May Prepare You for Bigger Goals 
 
Making your bed every morning lays the groundwork for establishing more significant routines or goals. As minute as making your bed may seem, it carries a powerful punch in other areas of your life.   

5. Making Your Bed is the Basis for Other Good Habits 

According to research, those who made their beds, every day, felt more content with their lives and were healthier overall. 

Making Your Bed Is a Significant Practice 

We hope that you can see how getting into the practice of making your bed, every day, can help you in many ways. Committing to making your bed will not only help you feel as though you’ve accomplished a daily task, but it will also help you grow in other areas of your life! Who knew that something so simple could be so impactful? 

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