It is a common practice to gripe about Monday mornings. The weekend is over and work has begun. I’ve known people who could spend all of Monday and some of Tuesday complaining about it!
And those were average people who got average results.
Now I don’t know about you but I want to be above average; indeed I want to excel at what I do.
So as I sit in my office this Monday morning I am making a mental effort to see today, and this week, in a new, positive, powerful way. The analogue from the world of sports that comes to me this morning is that the week is really like a relay race. Each day is a circuit, or lap, that leads into the next.
When I train time management I talk about the important of setting your diary and desk up for the following day before you leave the office. This means that in the mornings you can walk in and immediately start working without any delay.
In a relay race handing over to the next runner is the key moment when time is lost or saved. So right now plan that this evening, before leaving work, you will set your desk up for tomorrow. Plan to be efficient.
And this week consider it a race. Each day linking into the next day and each day empowering the next one. Know your goal for the end of the week and race towards it as successful as you can.
After all, you are doing what you do for a living. It pays for all the down time and fun – so race through the week, excel and succeed and then celebrate at the weekend!
Have a great week.
Stephen Hart
Trainer, Coach, Public Speaker
