Follow our simple tips on how to get up in the morning and we're pretty sure that your days will have more smiles in them - and that you'll achieve more of your daily goals.

Every truly great morning starts the evening before, so it's no surprise that our first tips on how get up in the morning best focus on the time before you even go to bed. Try eating dinner earlier than you do now. This allows you body properly to digest what you've eaten and for you to be physically more relaxed when you do go to bed, because high-quality sleep is all part of how to get up in the morning in the best possible mood.

As part of your routine, prepare your outfit for the next day so that the morning will be stress-free. You'll be surprised to find how calming this is, and that is another of our tips. Make the evening a calm and quiet one and that quality sleep will come to you more easily.

Set an absolute deadline on when you'll do anything work related - the earlier the better - and stick to it. That means no looking at last minute emails before you go to bed. Let your brain slowly wind down. Set your alarm - and leave it some distance from your bed so that you'll have to get up to switch it off. As you nod off to sleep think of a positive thing - anything at all - that lies ahead the next day.

The alarm sounds, you're awake and the morning routine starts. Routine is critical here, because a positive routine makes for a positive day. Remember that last upbeat evening thought? Make it your first one and feel the smile.

Music is recommended, as undemanding as you can make it. Your local radio station is always good for a smile and a reminder that everyone else is doing the same thing at the same time. If your heating is on a thermostat, make sure it's set to be on by the time you're up and about.

Always open your blinds or curtains, to let the morning in. Your clothes are ready and laid out, as if in a luxury hotel. Reward yourself with more luxury: a morning fruit smoothie with blueberries, bananas and strawberries. Coffee is essential for many - and make sure it's the best you can buy because these mornings are all about giving yourself maximum energy to embrace the day ahead. Porridge - so quick in your microwave - is an excellent breakfast, and fibre flakes with live yoghurt is another favourite of ours. Step out of the door: another day is all yours.