Help, waking up early

I've found that having everything ready really helps. I prepare my workout clothes, work clothes and lunch for the next day all before I go to bed. Also knowing that I'm likely to do better with my eating if I workout in the morning as opposed to at night, helps out with the willpower thing. I have had to literally talk myself out of bed many times.

My daughter owns a coffee shop and gets up every morning at 4:30. She definitely goes to bed way earlier than the rest of the world.

I've been an early riser for years (normally 0430) - work related, not initially by desire - but now I'm almost wired that way. Here's what works for me:
- Setting a schedule and keeping it without too much deviation on weekends (I rarely sleep in, because it throws me out of whack for the following day/night)
- avoiding caffeine after noon
- I do do the whole two-alarm thing with one outside of arms reach (makes me get up).
- Rarely need the above but when I do - I just "suffer" through the rest of the day (no naps, etc.) because getting off schedule becomes a spiraling negative effect for me.
- Prepping everything the night before: clothes, meals, etc. (I just feel better knowing I'm ready).
- Dark & quiet room, avoid TV, iPod, etc. for around 30ish minutes before bed.

I'm a firm believer in what some have called the Performance Triad (Exercise, Nutrition, Sleep). I think they're all related and impact the others - both positively & negatively. Get some exercise, makes me what to eat well, and then I usually sleep well. If one of them gets thrown out of whack, I tend to stumble in the others (didn't sleep well, don't feel like exercising so don't, then make poor food choices...) - unless I just "suck it up" and then it seems to self-correct (didn't sleep well, don't feel like exercising - but do anyways, not a great workout but something, well I worked out so I feel like "not wasting it with poor food choices", usually sleep better the next night & "back in business".

Good Luck!