The Reason I’m Not Crazy For Loving Monday

Now, wait and hear me out . . .Monday is special because it does something no other day of the week does.

It gives  you a fresh start.

Even if you know you have a new start everyday, we all still feel how Monday is the psychological starting block for the week.Today is the day!

It’s your chance to be a slightly better version of who you were last week.

It’s your chance to experiment and try something new.It’s your chance to recalibrate your goals.Today is the day.Let’s roll this into action.

Most peoples’ goals center around 3 things:

Fitness, Career, Travel/Bucket list.Here are things you can do to move toward any of those in 2 minutes or less.

2 Minute Action

Do pushups, burpees, or lunges for 2 minutes.Set up a meeting with your supervisor (or mentor, or colleague, or professor, etc.) to talk about your future and how to get where you want to go.Look at your calendar, pick a date in the future (it can be really far in the future, that’s fine) for your bucket list item. Create a savings plan, invite your friends, and make it real!Today is Monday!Get out of the gate strong, today.

A Common Reason Resolutions Are Ineffective

It's a fresh start.A clean slate.The funny thing is that you can make a clean slate whenever you want.The sun comes up every day.That's the most high-frequency slate-wiper I know of.

So why do we wait until January to make a resolution?

You're in control.You can decide whenever you want.The new year is just a good excuse.It's up to you to invent more good excuses--because this one only comes around every 365 days.It's the waiting for some arbitrary, made-up mile-marker that can slow so many people down.It's the other 364 days on your revolution around the sun that actually matter.Today is just one of them.

More than 2 Minute Action:

You've probably got more than 2 minutes to reflect, today.Take some extra time to sit by yourself and compare last year's goals and resolutions to this year's behaviors.What matches?Comment here and let me know what you will be doing differently this year to achieve new results.