Monday Motivation #1
It’s Monday. You’re at work, and the haze of the weekend is still lingering. Perhaps your hang over from Saturday is still hung over today, and the last thing you want to think about are the spreadsheets and bloated emails pouring into your inbox. Well, turn the frown upside down sweet heart, the work week is almost 1/5th over and you’re not getting any younger. The fading beauty of your once young college-self is crying somewhere between memories of Keystone Shotguns in your dorm shower and 3AM drunken Taco Bell adventures. The more time that goes by, the more professional you’re going to be expected to come off as, and having a case of the “Mondays” is amateur shit bro. Throw that phrase out of your vocabulary and leave it to the nOObs so they have something to chat about during one of their 30min long coffee breaks. We’re not here to be amateurs, we’re here to be pro’s and to run this shit. So lets start acting like it.

You’re not in College anymore, and it sucks trust me I know. Sometimes when its Sunday afternoon the only thing worth getting out of your robe and putting underwear on (other than having to pass your old man watching Judge Judy re-runs to get to the fridge) is getting a call from your best bro saying the game is on and it’s 2-for-1 pitchers at the local sports bar. Four dozen hot wings, and 5pitchers later, you’re nestled gently in bed as the impending doom of your office desk job is spinning into view.

It’s a new week, so that means you’ve got a fresh start. This weekend instead of risking a case of the “Mondays” (stfu I told you, throw that shit out) try spending the entire day Sunday prepping yourself mentally for a productive week ahead. If you could only have one goal this week, make it to ensure that come next Monday, you’re going to kick ass. Don’t let your friends drag you from your commando robe sanctuary and get boozed up like a pirate knee deep in a 3cent hooker. When they call you up, you say “NE GOOD SIRS, I WILL STAY HERE AND RID MYSELF OF THESE POTENTIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE FEATS.” Instead of going out with your friends and coming home late, thus throwing off your entire Monday morning, just stay in. Relax, read a book or get caught up on The Walking Dead. You’ll get to sleep at a reasonable time, you’ll have a nice morning waking up to drive to your cube-of-doom, and you’ll be able to greet those spreadsheets with a smile. Sort of.

But who am I to say, if you want to go out and get freaky on a Sunday, go for it. Just know that the older you get, the more shitty you’re going to feel and the chances that you are not on top of your life and job is going to increase. Theres a time and a place, and maybe making sure you’re Monday’s are full-proof against any speed bumps is a good thing in the long run. I mean, the whole idea is to be more mindful of this sort of thing, less impulsive and more intentful. If you want to succeed and get your shit together, especially being fresh in the work force, I think the first place to start are those Monday mornings.