WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Make Mondays Matter

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<v Speaker 1>Service and the ATNCIOL. Good morning, This is Laura. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to the New Corner Office. The podcast or we share

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<v Speaker 1>strategies for thriving in the new world of work, where

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<v Speaker 1>location and hours are more flexible than in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to make Monday's matter. Many people dread Mondays,

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<v Speaker 1>but handled right, they can let a fire under your career.

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<v Speaker 1>As I've studied how people spend their time, I've come

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<v Speaker 1>to see that one of the reasons Mondays feel so

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<v Speaker 1>terrible is that, for many people, after a two day reprieve,

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<v Speaker 1>Monday morning means a long and frustrating commute. Studies that

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<v Speaker 1>track people's moment by moment happiness find that the morning

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<v Speaker 1>commute is the most miserable moment of the day. The

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<v Speaker 1>evening commute isn't fun, but at least you arrive home

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of it, a redeeming feature absent from

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<v Speaker 1>the more run. If you're working from home, though, this

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<v Speaker 1>whole equation changes. Absent the commute, you might not have

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<v Speaker 1>to get up quite so early, and you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to start your week with something that feels negative, battling

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<v Speaker 1>traffic or sitting next to someone snoring on the train. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>you have an opportunity to shake things up. So here's

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<v Speaker 1>my suggestion. If you're working at home, these days because

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<v Speaker 1>of the pandemic. Use the time on Monday morning that

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<v Speaker 1>you would have spent commuting to tackle some big, speculative

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<v Speaker 1>project that you claim you never have time for. Tackling

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<v Speaker 1>something big and uncertain can light a fire under your career,

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<v Speaker 1>and doing this important but not urgent task first thing

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<v Speaker 1>means you start the week with a sense of victory.

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<v Speaker 1>There are all kinds of speculative projects that might shake

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<v Speaker 1>things up in a good way. Maybe you strengthen your

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<v Speaker 1>network by making a double opt in introduction every Monday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you write a thank you letter to someone who

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<v Speaker 1>made a difference in your life. Maybe you call a

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<v Speaker 1>potential new connection just to say hello. Maybe you film

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<v Speaker 1>a video of yourself explaining something about your company for

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<v Speaker 1>new hires. Maybe you write a post for an industry blog.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you check in with your mentor. Maybe you spend

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<v Speaker 1>an hour working on a book proposal or the business

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<v Speaker 1>plan for that side hustle you say you want to start.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to do any of these things, but

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<v Speaker 1>without your Monday morning commute, the time might be there

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<v Speaker 1>in a way that it wasn't in the past. And

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<v Speaker 1>imagine how good your week will feel if, instead of

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<v Speaker 1>battling traffic. You start Monday by introducing two old friends

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<v Speaker 1>who you recall both follow cricket, or who both love

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<v Speaker 1>the works of Virginia Woolf. Think of how much you'll

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<v Speaker 1>love your Mondays if you hit nine am with an

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<v Speaker 1>article already submitted to an industry publication. Just the sort

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<v Speaker 1>of thing to position you as a thought leader. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to dread Mondays, especially if we're working from home.

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<v Speaker 1>We can start them in an incredibly positive way. When

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<v Speaker 1>we choose to make Monday's matter, we can feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we've put in a good day's work, even if it's

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<v Speaker 1>not yet lunchtime. So this week, think about what high

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<v Speaker 1>impact project you could substitute for your Monday morning commute.

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<v Speaker 1>If you make this a habit week after week, I

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<v Speaker 1>promise you that you'll be unstoppable. In the meantime. This

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's the succeeding in

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