I have a ritual that might sound familiar to some and foreign to others. About 9:00pm, I start preparing for Monday morning. I started this ritual after finding that Mondays were, by far, one of the worst, most busy days. I often stayed at the office past seven on Mondays (pushing my hours to 12-14 on that day). I would come in at six or seven in the morning and have no prep work, no idea as far as applicant flow is concerned and what I needed to schedule. So, I started checking my e-mail and going over reports on Sunday night and setting my to-do list for the day including setting my first tasks for the day. I could do some of this on Friday but a lot of my work depends on weekend activity. When I get in on Monday, I don’t open e-mails. I check my voicemails and unless there is anything urgent, I usually schedule those calls for late morning. Then, I start working on my first task of the day.
Now I come home at my usual time. I get everything done that I need to and often more, simply by making my priorities before I get wrapped up in the craziness of Monday.
What sorts of things do you do to start your day off right? I would be interested in seeing those in either separate posts or in my comments section.
