{"id":2133,"date":"2015-03-16T08:40:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T08:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2022-10-19T04:56:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T04:56:34","slug":"ways-to-win-mondays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/ways-to-win-mondays","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways To Win Mondays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of Internet memes on the subject of Mondays. Those who can relate, heave a loud sigh: 1) \u201cKeep calm and pretend it\u2019s not Monday.\u201d 2) \u201cI\u2019d rather enter the Hunger Games than enter the office on Mondays.\u201d For most people, Mondays have always spurned mind-bending questions such as \u201cWhy is the weekend so short?\u201d and \u201cMonday? Again? Why?\u201d Mondays are welcomed with the enthusiasm of an Energizer bunny running low on battery power. On the bright side, Mondays are worth celebrating! They only come once a week! The hashtag #motivationmonday would not have existed if the day was bereft of value at all! In fact, some researches have suggested that a person\u2019s attitude towards Mondays can influence the rest of your week. The key? It\u2019s about having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/5-things-highly-successful-people-do-every-monday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the \u201cright approach\u201d to the day, on the day, as exhibited by highly successful employees, \u00a0states Inc.\u2019s Kevin Daum<\/a>. With dogged dedication, practice, and stick-to-itiveness, Mondays can be given a favorable association through these five ways below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/ways-to-win-mondays\/#1_Start_with_a_positive_attitude\" title=\"1. Start with a positive attitude\">1. Start with a positive attitude<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/ways-to-win-mondays\/#2_Dedicate_time_for_organization\" title=\"2. Dedicate time for organization\">2. Dedicate time for organization<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/ways-to-win-mondays\/#3_Prioritize_your_objectives\" title=\"3. Prioritize your objectives\">3. Prioritize your objectives<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/ways-to-win-mondays\/#4_Anticipate_obstacles\" title=\"4. Anticipate obstacles\">4. Anticipate obstacles<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/ways-to-win-mondays\/#5_Line_up_your_allies\" title=\"5. Line up your allies\">5. Line up your allies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Start_with_a_positive_attitude\"><\/span><strong>1. Start with a positive attitude<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Productive people make a choice to see Mondays with a glass half-full disposition. Their mindset reeks of a \u201cToday is a great opportunity to get a lot of work done!\u201d, instead of \u201cMondays is my \u2018Walking Dead\u2019 day!\u201d, vibe. Do this and you already have half the battle won. Try seeing Mondays with a positive intention, bringing to mind your goals and how to achieve them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Dedicate_time_for_organization\"><\/span><strong>2. Dedicate time for organization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After getting to the office on a Monday morning, prevent getting into \u201cheadless chicken mode\u201d by setting aside an hour for a short planning session. Use the time to see what lies ahead for the week and crafting strategies on how to proceed with certain projects.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Prioritize_your_objectives\"><\/span><strong>3. Prioritize your objectives<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is done by asking \u201cWhat is the most important objective that I have to wrap up this week?\u201d Doing so can help you devote sufficient time and resources on the main priorities at hand. It\u2019s a roadmap that saves you from getting lost amidst an always-busy week.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Anticipate_obstacles\"><\/span><strong>4. Anticipate obstacles<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course, what fun would it be without obstacles? Obstacles are part of every assignment and office. Highly successful folks use Mondays as an \u201cobstacle tracking\u201d opportunity. They look ahead for any possible roadblocks that can impede their plans so they can enact contingency measures.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Line_up_your_allies\"><\/span><strong>5. Line up your allies<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Finishing some tasks cannot be done by being a one-man show. Coordination is the name of the game and successful people make sure to tap colleagues who will be able to assist on their projects ahead of time. Ready for your Mondays to be out of the ordinary? Excited to try these tips out? Which of these do you plan to employ? Share below as well if you know of other effective tips to deal with Monday maladies. Let these ways be your ticket from a \u201cWoe is Monday\u201d to a \u201cWhoa Monday!\u201d experience.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lrinaldi\/3249541264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Rinaldi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of Internet memes on the subject of Mondays. Those who can relate, heave a loud sigh: 1) \u201cKeep calm and pretend it\u2019s not Monday.\u201d 2) \u201cI\u2019d rather enter the Hunger Games than enter the office on Mondays.\u201d For most people, Mondays have always spurned mind-bending questions such as \u201cWhy is the weekend so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}