So this past Monday I offered some ideas on how to make Mondays more positive (even happy).  One of those ideas was to do something on Friday from your Monday ‘To-Do’ list.  I started this years ago and it really made a difference.  What was the one thing I started doing on Friday vs Monday?  Organizing my week.  For years I’d get to work Monday morning and sit staring at my task lists and calendars trying to wrap my head around the week, often feeling overwhelmed, under-caffeinated and substantially unprepared.  A few years ago I started taking 30 minutes at the end of my Friday to review the upcoming week’s tasks, events, meetings, projects, etc.  If I saw too many things crammed into one time frame I moved them around, organizing my week blocking critical productivity times and leaving timeslots in between projects to allow for unexpected interruptions, calls, etc.  Before leaving for the weekend I could look at the upcoming week from above and see it was realistic.  Before long I found that I no longer had that feeling of dread around 6 pm on Sunday anymore, and now when I get to the office on Monday I’m well prepared, with my favorite double-shot latte in hand, to jump into my week.  Give it a try today!