I love Monday's

I know allot of people hate mondays and take them for granted but lets try to look on the bright side of Monday. Granted you ran head first for the door Friday afternoon and turned the weekend on its head with all the partying and merrymaking and now its back to work at the helm of the S.S. Mundane and Boring. It may not seem like it but Monday offers allot of opportunities for new starts. One of my college professors once said that as people we have the upper hand at taking advantage of our human interactions when we plan ahead. So here is your opportunity to confront those conversations you've been dreading with your boss, coworkers, clients etc. Everyone already knows Mondays are not good for most people so take advantage of it. I am not saying to break the news of your clients past due bill at 8 o clock on a Monday morning. I am rather in-sighting that it may be a good time to raise issues that have been gnawing away at you for a while.

By all means attempt to be happy before starting the conversation as people usually respond well to happy faces. Start the convo off with the general greetings and be sure to have something fun to mention like Blake Griffin jumping over a car during the NBA all star weekend or the new Starbucks around the corner or Victoria's secret new line of invisible line panties (women only) or Carmello Anthony's possible trade. Whatever your forte or that of the person to whom your relating make it something that lighten the mood. When all is said and done you can let the cat out the bag. Whatever the issue being discussed be sure to highlight the point that its the start of a new week and as such it can be seen as a new start to resolve on an old issue or a new page on which to generate new ideas. Setting deadlines in the days to follow and arranging follow up calls would be a sure fire way to keep the momentum going as well. However, be sure to follow up on your follow ups so as to not to have this conversation two or three Mondays from now cause after all not everyone likes Mondays.

Its also a good day to start that fitness program you always wanted to start or approaching your boss about that raise of yours (pitching ideas about increasing revenue and cutting cost might show your level of seriousness and dedication to the company). Proposing, or making a move on a long time "girl friend" can also be a task for this Magical Monday.

So from here on out, while your living up the weekend be sure to plan ahead to get the most out of your monday. It make take you a while but so will getting old, so take it one Monday at a time.