Now you recognize the importance of an anchor! The anchor is what you think about while you're waiting. The anchor should be dreamy enough to allow you to easily transition to a dream once you hit REM while requiring just enough thought to keep you from losing consciousness too soon.

If your timing is bad, you might have to stay aware for up to an hour so pick an anchor you can be patient with for a while!

Notice I said aware rather than awake? When WILDing, don't think about being awake or falling asleep. Stay in the present moment, put as much attention as possible into your anchor and let the dream manifest itself.