Monday… for many it is a dreaded day! Especially if you dislike what you do, but you are the only one who can change that. I am writing to the one who enjoys their job but does not enjoy or gets overwhelmed with Mondays. Experience tells me Monday needs to be your day of setting up for success. I use Monday’s to set the pace for the rest of the week. I have a few written/understood rules about my schedule that I and my assistant keep. Mondays are for setting up the week and Friday is follow-up of the week. With my role I am in meetings continually throughout the week but you can almost guarantee it will take an act of congress (that is getting Abbi to make an exception) to book an appointment/meeting Mondays and Fridays. I made this decision about a year ago and it has changed my productivity tremendously. I remembered Michael Hyatt talking about his ideal work week – while mine does not look like his it did make me think about mine.
- Writing Meeting Agendas – if you have ever been in a meeting with me you know I believe in agendas it keeps us all focused on the goal.
- Preparing for meetings – taking the time to make sure I understand the topics that will be discussed.
- Working on Projects – I use Mondays to work on long-term projects
- Vision Planning – I find vision and strategic planning on Monday makes my week seem brighter and I get really excited about the future… making the rest of the week bright!
- Follow up on Assigned Projects/Tasks
- Follow up on meeting notes and check in with direct reports for accountability.
- Work on Projects – continue to work on long-term projects
- Dreaded(Routine) Tasks – we all have them, I use Friday as my routine task list day… get the things off my plate so I can enjoy my weekend without thinking about the routine tasks I do not enjoy all weekend.
Great thoughts my friend….
Covers lots of ground, stewardship of time, efficiency, productivity and strategic planning.
Practical stuff we all can implement in our own world……..
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks bro! Enjoy your Monday!