“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die.
And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

23rd July 2020

Dear Renée,

Who doesn’t love a good night’s sleep, right? I know I do. But I’ve been struggling with this of late.

I adopted a rescue cat named Abby and it turns out she’s a night owl.  But she’s also afraid of the dark! Who knew cats could be afraid of the dark. As a result, I’ve had to leave a nightlight on so she doesn’t keep “crying”. I’m also awoken a minimum of two times per night with her adventures, or should I say “misadventures”.

Not getting enough sleep can lead to many challenges: it can contribute to heart disease, accidents, lousy moods, lack of mental clarity and focus, etc. I know my productivity collapses when I don’t get at least seven hours.

So with the antics of my new housemate, I’ve been looking at ways to get more sleep and better quality sleep so I can wake up feeling reborn. I hope my 10 tips to getting better sleep help you too!

Taking the LEAP with you!

Top 10 Ways to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
So You Can Feel Reborn

Seldom does time pass more slowly than when insomnia hits or a new “baby” enters the home and disrupts your normal routine. The next day at your computer can go just as slowly—and just as poorly—in your sleep-deprived state!

The following are suggestions I’m implementing that might also help you get to sleep and stay asleep.

1. Structure your sleep. Try to go to bed and arise at the same time every day. Set reminders and alarms to help you keep to the schedule.  Keep in mind, science has shown that an hour of sleep we get before midnight is worth two hours of sleep after midnight. So don’t be that person who brags about how little sleep you need.  Most of us need a range of 7 – 9 hours each night. In fact, the journal Science indicated the quality of our sleep is more influential on our happiness levels than our income or marital status!

2. Create a soothing bedtime routine. Watching the news or reading your e-mail are not good sleep inducers.  I can argue watching the news at any time of day is bad for you but especially damaging before you go to bed.  Using our computer devices with blue light screens also cause our mind to stay awake.  So if you must watch tv, read on your e-reader or work on your computer before going to sleep use the “night” mode to reduce the brightness of the screen.  And turn them all off before 9pm!

Click here to discover 8 other ways to get to sleep and stay asleep!

Can you fall asleep before 10 pm
for the next three nights to get that quality sleep?
It may be harder than you think! 

Tip:
Start winding down and getting ready for bed
at around 8:30pm and slip into bed by 9pm. 

Is your mind restless so you have trouble falling asleep?  Do you need to tune out all your thoughts by listening to music or news (ugh!)?  Try the bedtime stories within the Calm App – they can bring you back to your childhood days when your parents would read to you as you were falling asleep. You can find the Calm App and other great resources here

Or if that’s not your thing and you want to try something different all together, try listening to BBC’s shipping forecast. It surely will lull you to sleep, unless of course you are trying to sleep on a boat! Go to Click here to listen

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Renée Blasky is the Founder and CEO of The LEAP Network Ltd.

She wasn’t always the risk-taking entrepreneur that she is today. Through several important life experiences, including being an "expat" for the vast majority of her life and sailing an ocean, she learned the importance and benefits of risk-taking and how to embrace risk rather than fear it! Renée also realized capturing life’s fulfillment meant giving back to others. So, she started her second business: The LEAP Network in order to share her experiences and expertise with entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs.  This includes "trailing spouses", stay-at-home parents or elderly caregivers who have sacrificed their careers due to circumstances beyond their control.  Renée coaches existing entrepreneurs on ways to monetize their passion, revitalize their businesses, and take action to grow their businesses.  She coaches those who have sacrificed their careers, either by choice or by uncontrolled circumstances, to eliminate frustration, boredom, and loneliness while becoming more fulfilled and happy!  By helping them start their own online businesses, they can get their identity back, boost their self-esteem, and once again be financially independent!

Learn more about Renée and The LEAP Network by visiting her website here: www.theleapnetwork.coachesconsole.com.

You can also send an email directly to Renée at rkblasky@theleapnetwork.co (not “.com”)

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