Monday Momentum: Ten Tips For Creating A Great Week Every Week

Millions of people started the day today "hoping" fornmotivation to get them through the week. They woke upnwaiting for some exte
al force to inspire and light a firenunder them so they could make it through the day. Not annexciting way to begin the week, do you agree?

Does it make sense to await motivation from an outsidensource and "hope" it arrives or does it make more sense tonlea
a few key strategies for motivating yourself weeknafter week consistently? After all, we are given 52
Mondays each year. What if you could turn them into thenspringboard for creating a great week guaranteed everyntime?

Creating a great week is not something that happens bynaccident, in fact, you have the power to create momentumnanytime you desire. This lesson focuses on empowering waysnto approach Mondays so you can create unstoppable momentumnand create the best week of your life every week.

10 Steps to Creating Monday Momentum:

1. Decide in advance that you are going to have a greatnweek. Your attitude determines your altitude and it startsnright here with the decision. Expect success, expect thenbest, and be prepared to invest the very best of yourselfnin everything you do.

2. Define Success more clearly. Envision exactly what itnmeans to have a great week. Does success meannproductivity? Fun? Speed? Quality? Progress?
Completion? What elements do you need to ncreate in order to realize your vision this week?

3. Map out your week on Sunday evening. At first this maynseem challenging but after a few tries, you will be in awenof how easy it is to set yourself up for success. Here arensome questions to get you started: What are your prioritiesnfor the week? What are the essentials you absolutely mustnaccomplish and in what order of importance? What do younneed to do this week to meet your Goals for the month, fornthe year?

4. Schedule your actions and priorities into your calenda
so that you know when you will do them.

5. Create measures of accountability. Are you motivated bynpain or pleasure? Does it light a fire under your posterio
to know there is a fun reward at the finish line for doingnwhat you promised or are you more motivated by the pain ofnhaving to pay for NOT doing it? Determine your ownnpersonal rewards you will enjoy for following through onnyour commitments and what penalties can you impose onnyourself if you don't? Bring in a friend or peers for extranreinforcement. Having someone to hold you accountable willnkeep you honest and give you an extra edge. There isnnothing like succeeding or failing in front of an audience.
You can raise the bar on this as high as you need to.

6. Go to bed early Sunday evening. Stretch or meditatenprior to bedtime. You will feel more rested when you wakenup and you will have energy, vigor and enthusiasm to beginnyour day. There's nothing as energizing and momentumnbuilding as arising with clarity, getting a jump on the daynand being ahead of schedule, rather than feeling like you'renbehind schedule or playing catch up.

7. On Monday morning rise a little earlier, get in a quicknworkout, even if it's just a 15 minute walk or ride on thenexercise bike. Wake up your brain and get those endorphinsnflowing. You will burn more fat, feel GREAT and get it outnof the way so you're free to move on to other things.

8. Eat a healthy breakfast. This will provide you withnthe fuel to tackle your top priorities. (planning your weeknin advance means planning your meals in advance if you wantnto be super productive, energized and stay away from fastnfoods, which are a huge energy drain) What you put intonyour mouth has a direct effect on your productivity,nefficiency and mental clarity.

9. Listen to one hour of an empowering audio program whilenyou're working out and eating breakfast. This will help younwith the mental motivation and get you going with the rightnattitude. I recommend The Time Commandments audio program.

10. At the end of each day and the end of each week, reviewnwhat you did or didn't do. Make adjustments where necessarynand keep building on your strengths and celebrating you
successes. Have fun and remember that small improvementsnadd up over time. Imagine how much more clarity,nmotivation and achievement you will experience afte
growing and improving consistently for 52 weeks!

Momentum breeds momentum.

Unleashing these powerful strategies will condition you tonseize the day every day. You will condition yourself tonknow where you are going, get moving and you will have allnthe motivation and Momentum you need to carry you throughnthe week.

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