WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Craft a Monday morning reflection

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<v Speaker 1>Repo Hybrid or those Highlander Highlander Hybrid by yamounts once

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<v Speaker 1>actually don't. Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the

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<v Speaker 1>New in our Office, the podcast where we share strategies

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

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<v Speaker 1>and hours are more flexible than in the past. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to craft a Monday morning reflection. Having a

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<v Speaker 1>few practices and phrases that help you start the week

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<v Speaker 1>can energize you to accomplish all sorts of great things.

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<v Speaker 1>For the past five years, I've had a Monday morning

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<v Speaker 1>ritual of sorts. I tracked my time on weekly spreadsheets

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<v Speaker 1>and I have done this since April of two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>fift YEP, I know how I have spent every half

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<v Speaker 1>hour for the past five years. Don't worry, I won't

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<v Speaker 1>bore you with the details. Here. My time log week

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<v Speaker 1>starts Monday at five am. That means that when I

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<v Speaker 1>wake up on Monday morning, I fill in the last

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<v Speaker 1>few details from Sunday, save the spreadsheet, archive it, and

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<v Speaker 1>open a new one. This gives me a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>reflect on the week that has just gone into the

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<v Speaker 1>books and the blank week to come. It's just a

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<v Speaker 1>little moment, but I can do a quick review and

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<v Speaker 1>see what choices I made with my time, and I

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<v Speaker 1>can see a visual representation of the reality that the

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<v Speaker 1>next week is completely open. It will be filled with something.

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<v Speaker 1>Eventually I will be on the other side of the

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<v Speaker 1>next sixty eight hours, but what it is filled with

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<v Speaker 1>is at least partially up to me. It's a memento mori,

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<v Speaker 1>an inspirational moment all rolled into one. You may not

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<v Speaker 1>be into time tracking, but I do think that Monday

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<v Speaker 1>morning presents a great opportunity for reflecting on time that

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<v Speaker 1>has passed and the time that is about to unfold.

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<v Speaker 1>There are lots of ways you can do this. One

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<v Speaker 1>is to look over the past week's calendar. How did

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<v Speaker 1>you feel about the week? Yes, the time is gone,

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<v Speaker 1>but we can always learn things, and doing so while

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<v Speaker 1>the lessons are fresh is more helpful than when they're

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<v Speaker 1>hard to remember. Then spend a minute looking at your

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<v Speaker 1>goals those for the year, your life, your week, whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep these posted somewhere that you will see on Monday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>When you know where you're going, it's easier to direct

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<v Speaker 1>yourself there. You might also come up with a few

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<v Speaker 1>phrases that put you in a productive mindset. It can

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<v Speaker 1>be as simple as this is going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>great day, or I have everything I need. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>remind yourself that you are open to possibility, or that

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<v Speaker 1>you aim to make people smile. Think about what resonates

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<v Speaker 1>with you, then take a minute to write it at

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<v Speaker 1>the top of your planner or say it to yourself

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<v Speaker 1>in the mirror. In any case, it is so easy

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<v Speaker 1>to start the week in a negative mindset. People often

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<v Speaker 1>don't sleep enough on Sunday nights, and we hit Monday

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<v Speaker 1>unsure of what's waiting for us. When everyone else is

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<v Speaker 1>in a bad mood, it can be easy to absorb

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<v Speaker 1>that even while working for home. But you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to play along. You can keep yourself focused on the

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<v Speaker 1>bigger picture and take control of your mindset by crafting

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<v Speaker 1>a Monday morning reflection. Over time, these habits will build

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<v Speaker 1>grooves into our minds until they become natural. They take root,

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<v Speaker 1>until every Monday is not something to be endured, but

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<v Speaker 1>an important moment, the start I hope of something great

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<v Speaker 1>in the meantime. This is Laura, thanks for listening, and

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