Follow a Routine

When an action step is part of your routine, you are bound to resist it less. This helps you preserve your energy and attention span for more difficult tasks that aren’t easily automated. 

Make a list of your typical distractions, the habits and stressors that keep you from starting the workweek with a bang. 

Make a list and then write down what you will do instead. Create a new routine that's uplifting and energizing. Put it where you will see it first thing Monday...

With real work, frustrations and fatigue get bigger with each failure. If we don't show signs of success, we may abandon a project altogether. It's much easier to work on routine tasks that deliver immediate rewards.

But the more manageable routine tasks that we can tick off don...