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Loving Monday: Facing the Dreaded Day

loving_mondaySome Mondays are easier to face than others.

Today is dedicated to the others.

When we dread Monday morning more than we look forward to it, it’s time for change. Change of job, change of responsibilities, or maybe change in relationships.

But we all dread Monday mornings on occasion. And on those occasions we do not need to find a new job as much as we need to find a new approach. We need a way to face the day in spite of the strong urge to pretend it isn’t there.

For those of us who talk to ourselves, our best bet is to remind ourselves that the benefits of facing the day far outweigh the costs of avoiding it. While the feeling is completely the opposite, the facts suggest otherwise. We would be wise to heed the facts.

We know this. We know that avoiding problems simply allows them to escalate. We know that to put off a difficult conversation is to communicate nonetheless and probably not the message we intend. We know that paperwork does not do itself, and that piles only get bigger when we are not the ones taking them down.

If today is one of those Mondays that you would prefer not to face, then have a friendly chat with yourself. Remind yourself that the facts are your friends, friends who can be powerful allies when addressed in a timely and direct manner.

Some Mondays are easier to face than others. All Mondays are better faced than not at all.

On your side,

- Karl Edwards



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