Ever got up on a Monday morning ready to take on the week, smash your goals, and excel. Your mind is in the right place and you are excited for what the week will bring. But by Wednesday your enthusiasm has dwindled, your work seems redundant and purposeless and by Friday morning you wake up excited for the day to end so you can dive into Happy Hour drinks or weekend plans. Sound familiar?
A study published by Flow on productivity revealed that Friday (not to anyone's surprise) is the least productive day of the week.
So, how does one stay driven and enthusiastic from Monday through Friday without losing momentum and decreasing in productivity? I offer the following tips:
- Purpose - Know The Why Behind What You Are Doing
Ever heard the phrase "Purpose Drives Performance?" This means that when any task or project you do is backed by purpose you can significantly increase your energy, productivity and mood because your mind attributed the work you are doing with something purposeful. Think about the bigger picture - why you are doing that task/project? Purpose gives value to even the smallest or mundane tasks that need to get done when you don't feel like it because they are part of a bigger, more important why.