Happy Monday. I hope your day is starting off to a good start. My day has started with a million and one tasks. However at least I am done with things that are outside of my home. So for now I will be on my socials and getting some campaigns done. I wanted to talk about handling your business. We all know that we should do it but often times we do things like procrastinate or hope things will get better on it’s own.
Monday Business Mindset
Things won’t always just align. So we must do the appropriate work to get the things we want out of life. How many us wake up with a business mindset? This means being active in our lives to make the best decisions possible. Sure, things will align or even can align from time to time. However, a lot of our good fortunes comes from hard work. So what are you willing to do to do the work? For instance, I had times when a company reached out to me to do a collaboration based on seeing the consistency in the blog and social media presence. Other times I have had to pitch. Both ways will get me to the desired end but both require the work to maintain. Remember a few weeks ago we talked on the podcast that sometimes turning a side hustle into a main hustles happens when you approach it with the energy of a main income source.
How to Monday Right
This will vary for person to person. For me I know I am running Monday right when I am able to get up on time and flow. When things interrupt my flow, how quickly am I able to reset? Mondays aren’t the same. Last Monday, it was hectic and I felt like I had a thousand and one missteps. Today I feel energized, focused, and getting things done. Both Mondays I still felt like I did well because of the way I thought about it. If I keep telling myself I am going to have a bad day, can I really get mad when I have one? On days when I tell myself that I am going to have a good one and it seem all Hell has broken loose, can I afford to stay in a frustrated mindset? No. So I do the work constantly to make it happen.
Monday Focus
So today on a day that I am having a good start I remember to use that energy to set up the rest of the week. I have quite a few things happening. From media events, my Blogiversary, and more that I need to focus on. So with the spirit of productivity I choose to move forward in get aligned with purpose. So that may mean not answering idle emails. Another way to stay focused is placing my phone of focused mode. This way unless it’s an emergency I won’t have notifications coming in and distracting me. Also making a list works for me. Prioritizing the must get done with get to a later date helps in a lot of ways. Taking care of myself in making sure that I eat and drink. Sometimes in the spirit of getting things done, doesn’t come with making myself last.
So as we step further into the month, let’s focus. Focus on what’s important. Handle our business which includes taking care of ourselves. Eat and keep ourselves hydrated and make sure we place a break or two into it. If you deal with Seasonal Depression, get outside in the sun or use one of the Light therapy lights.
