Step 1 is to ideally wake up at a time reasonable for you. Generally this actually means going to bed at a reasonable time! (more on this later)

Step 2, for me, is to write down what dreams I remember (more on this later!)

Step 3, for me, is to make a cup of tea (not coffee) and read for a short while. For the past few years I've been working on my challenge to read 'Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia', a 10-volume set of books I've had in my possession since childhood. I typically read a section each morning.