Mastering Monday Mornings

Wouldn’t it be great to start Monday morning feeling like you are
ahead instead of like you’re playing catch-up? Here are 7 quick tips
for mastering Monday morning and getting the week off to a great start:

  • Start on Friday:
    Tie up any loose ends and stray projects that you can. This way they
    won’t be left-overs on Monday. And you won’t have to think about them
    over the weekend.
  • Respond to any unanswered email or voice mail messages:.
    Not only will this give you a chance to clear your plate it will also
    improve your response time to your co-workers and clients.
  • Clean out your email:
    Lighten your mental load by reducing the number of emails you have to
    scroll through. Go through all your folders and get rid of anything
    that’s over a year old and any non-work items from friends and family.
    Archive messages from old projects.
  • Clean off your desk: One
    sure way to intensify Monday morning anxiety is to walk into a pile of
    papers, a stack of folders, a hodge-podge of post-it notes, pens, paper
    clips, old coffee cups, and whatever else is covering your desktop.
  • Review your calendar: Don’t
    be surprised by meetings you forgot were on the schedule or meetings
    that overlap. If there’s information you need to be prepared for those
    meetings, put in a request now instead of leaving it until the next
    week.
  • Create a to-do list:
    Instead of spending the weekend reminding yourself of what you have to
    do on Monday, and then scrambling Monday morning to remember what you
    had to do, prepare on Friday.
  • Connect with your co-workers:
    If you’ve been buried under work all week, make sure to check in with
    your co-workers. Don’t minimize the importance of showing a genuine
    interest in people. It’s much easier to ask for help (and get it) when
    you have good rapport with them.

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