Who else hates Monday's?
Do you suffer with the Monday Blues, do you get that feeling of dread as the weekend slips away and Monday morning approaches, are you in the “I hate Monday's” club?
Judging by many of the conversations that I heard over the weekend and the amount of negative posts on social media, I'd say this group has a lot of members!
I say the ‘Monday blues”, but it could actually be called the Sunday evening blues, because Monday starts to loom ever larger as Sunday wears on – how about even calling it the Sunday afternoon blues! To be honest for some people you could insert any day of the week before “… Blues”
The blues are all too common, and with the world of news and social media being only a fingertip away, it’s all too easy to fall into the rut or negativity and carried along by the crowd moaning about life.
Of course the reason behind it is not hard to work out – people are going back to work, and for many that means the daily grind of doing a job they don’t like, to pay for their rent or mortgage on a house they don’t spend much time in, because they are out working!
Maybe the journey to work is horrendous and the thoughts of another long week before the next weekend, just sends a wave over overwhelm throughout your body!
Instead of falling into the rut of repeated moaning, why not look at other options that you CAN do something about..?
The Monday morning or daily blues are normally work related, and that’s because it’s a routine, a routine that may have been the same for *years*. It is understandable to develop a feeling of boredom, maybe even resentment, towards the morning return to work, but this can be reduced by thinking about it differently and looking at it with a different perspective.
If you get to go to work, how lucky are you!
That's right, lucky!
I've been working with a client recently who through no fault of his own, has been made redundant 3 times in as many years, another client has been unable to return to work after a life changing illness.
How lucky and fortunate do you think he would be to get another job?
Think of all the people around the world that would give their right arm to be in your position. You probably have health, a home, decent clothes, food on the table, all things not available to millions upon millions of people less fortunate than you.
I'm forever saying you get more of what we focus on, so maybe it's time for you to shift your focus. Start to focus on how fortunate you are and your view of Monday morning will change.
If your Monday or work involves doing something you don’t like, or even hate, then change it!
Obviously that may not be as simple as it sounds, and it may not be an overnight solution, you may feel tied in to your current situation but it is possible.
Once you start doing work that moves you towards your goal, your passions, your joys, then Monday mornings are welcomed – as it happens, Monday morning will stop being a ‘thing’ anyway once you are moving towards such goals. As every day is a fresh new day, full of possibility to move you closer to your goals and live your life on purpose, with purpose. Something I often refer to as your why – Why, you do what you do!
Monday Morning Motivation Quotes
“Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams” Ralp Waldo Emerson
“Change the changeable. Accept the unchangeable. And remove yourself from the unacceptable.” Denis Waitley
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi
“If you don’t believe in yourself, no one will do it for you” Kobe Bryant
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had.” – Angela Bassett
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop” Confucius
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” Mother Teresa
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” Dalai Lama
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
C.S. Lewis
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” Walt Disney
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King Jr
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Proverb
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
Mother Teresa
“Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.”
Harry S. Truman
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C.S. Lewis
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Theodore Roosevelt
“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” – Unknown
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” Og Mandino
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” Anatole France
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” Marcus Aurelius
“What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha
“Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.” – Seth Godin
“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar
“Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great” – John Rockefeller
“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.” Ayn Rand
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don't quit.” – Conrad Hilton
“You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.” George Lucas
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” John C. Maxwell
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears” Rumi
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24-hour days” Zig Ziglar
“Every sunrise is a fresh new start for you in your life, make it count!” Christian Baker
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Abraham Lincoln
“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which we all men have some.” Charles Dickens
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life, to be happy, it's all that matters.” Audrey Hepburn
“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them” William Arthur Ward
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou
“Boats don’t sink because of the water around them; Boats sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.” Unknown
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” George Bernard Shaw
“If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission, you are enough”
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas A. Edison
“Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be” Unknown
“Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John R. Wooden
“Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.” Robert H. Schuller
“Someday is not a day of the week.” Unknown
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” T.S. Eliot
“Failure Will Never Overtake Me If My Determination To Succeed Is Strong Enough.” Og Mandino
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best” Epictetus
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” Mary Kay Ash
“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way!” Dr Seuss
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert Collier
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the single candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Buddha
“The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.” Earl Nightingale
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Christian Baker -Mindset Coach
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