1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to win big on Monday morning. When 4 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: you start the work week with a major accomplishment, the 5 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: momentum can help you have a super productive week. And 6 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: if despite your best efforts, nothing else goes according to plan, well, 7 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 1: at least you know you've already checked the most important 8 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: thing off your list. Long time listeners have heard me 9 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: extol the benefits of planning your week on Friday. Indeed, 10 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: planning your week on Friday is one of the time 11 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: management rules I recommend to anyone trying to calm the 12 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: chaos and make time for matters. When you plan on Friday, 13 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: you hit the ground running Monday morning. You don't spend 14 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: Monday morning figuring out what you need to do. You 15 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: know what you need to do and you do it. 16 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: So if you aren't planning on Friday's I hope you'll 17 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:24,559 Speaker 1: try it. But if you are already planning on Fridays, 18 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: why not upgrade your Monday mornings even more by planning 19 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: something big. Set an ambitious, important goal for Monday morning 20 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: and achieve it. Think about how great it will feel 21 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: on Monday at lunchtime to have already finished something major. 22 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: By the time you are eating your sandwich or your salad, 23 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: you will be celebrating all you've gotten done. With a 24 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: Monday morning like that, Just imagine how fired up you 25 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: will be for the week. Monday morning hopes are great 26 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: fuel for productivity. When you begin a week with optimism, confidence, 27 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: and a clear plan, you can get a lot done. Now. 28 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people don't have perfect control 29 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: over their schedules, but Monday mornings might be more available 30 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: to you for your goals than you might think. It 31 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: turns out that plenty of other people have not heeded 32 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: my advice to plan their weeks on Fridays. That means 33 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: they will be spending Monday morning getting their ducks in 34 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: a row and figuring out their priorities for the week. 35 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: So while they are busy doing their weekly planning, you 36 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: can focus on deep work. With fewer meetings scheduled, unless 37 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: material coming your way for your next steps, you may 38 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: be able to be more self directed then you can be. 39 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: At other times, you will win big and then be 40 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: ready for what other folks send you. You do what 41 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: you want to do and what others want you to do, 42 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: or at least you hope you will. But here's the thing, 43 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: even if nothing else goes the way you hoped during 44 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: the week, no one can take that Monday morning win 45 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: away from you. Even if you or a child gets sick, 46 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: or you have an urgent home repair, or you have 47 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: to cover for a colleague or wind up with some 48 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: silly work disaster that just shouldn't have happened, you will 49 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: still have accomplished something big. The week won't be a 50 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: total disappointment. If you are looking for some extra motivation 51 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: to win big on Monday mornings, consider sharing your Monday 52 00:03:54,640 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: morning winds with others. Text a friend or your partner 53 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: to share the news, then celebrate their wins too. You 54 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: will reinforce this sense of starting the week the way 55 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: you want it to go, and you will probably start 56 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: feeling a lot better about your Monday's. If you try 57 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: winning big on Monday mornings, I'd love to hear about it. 58 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: You can reach me at Laura at Laura Vanderkamp dot com. 59 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 60 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 61 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from it. You can send me 62 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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