Rude Awakening

I just looked at an e-mail from a colleague. He stated that he was up and starting his day at 5:00 am. He said that it happened because the person that had the hotel room before him had the alarm set for 4:00 am. He tried to go back to sleep, but could not and started to be productive instead. So the lesson here is to check the alarm clock in the hotel room so you won't be awakened before you want to be awakened.

And since we're on the subject of alarm clocks. You don't have to purchase a travel alarm. Most cell phones have them built in. Wake up calls may be unreliable and alarm clocks difficult to figure out and there's a risk of them not working if the electricity goes out. Besides that you can select the sound you want to wake you up rather than having a nasty blast.