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10 tips to beat monday blues

Prepare clothing in advance on sunday Meal prep for the week on weekend Listen to calming music before sleeping Do not drink alcohol on Sunday Read motivational books Wake up early Eat a healthy breakfast sans sugars Factor in traffic time Reach office early Take breaks between work

How to create balanced life

New job and additional project management responsibilities.International travel for work.Living out of the suitcase.Late night drinks with prospective clients to get new business.Tapas bar dates.Yoga between lunch and tea right inside the office.Screaming toddler ,split cornflakes and milk.Running late for the Pilates class. Everything crumbling around .Time please.I just want to leave all this and go for a holiday in the Bahamas.Pending project report.Buzzing fax machine.Damn!!! This is a snapshot in the life of a single ,middle-aged executive who works for a large corporation ( also a single parent to a toddler) in any large city in the world.She tries her best to meet the demands of those at work, at home and tries to pull time for activities and exercise. The whole collage appears gray and then turns black though. Her intentions about wanting to have a balanced lifestyle with fun and enjoyment along with career progression.Sadly, she is not able to manage it ...

How to be more organized

Imagine a typical Monday morning.Ned’s mobile phone alarm goes off at 7 am.He snoozes it   in 15 minute increments till 8 am and then rushes to the bathroom with a start.He can’t find clean clothes to put on and just wears the shirt from Friday on which he had spilled wine and douses it with loads of deo to mask the smell. His head hurts from last night’s beer overdose   and he crave latte immediately.There is no milk in the house though and he makes do with black coffee for now.He opens the fridge scrounging for something to eat and realizes that it is empty.He rushes to office without breakfast and then plans to order a bagel once he reaches there. He is late for the 9 am meeting and can’t find his notes for it on his cluttered office desk.He makes a dash into the meeting room but is unable to understand what the pie chart on the projector is for.His eyes are bloodshot and he craves sleep. After the bagel his boss asks for an update on last weeks projects and ...

Benefits of Spontaneity

Imagine a person working in a high pressure consulting job with extremely long hours.On one day of the week he is in Jakarta Indonesia at a clients and on the other he is advising another in San Diego.He literally lives out of a suitcase.He is stationed at the London office but base location is meaningless since he travels all the time.He has not bothered to rent or buy a house-he chooses Airbnb instead when he is in London few days per month.He has bloodshot eyes and a searing headache all the time.He does not remember the last time he could have a leisurely meal which lasted an hour and was at a table. He has no personal time for hobbies,working out or even rest.His last relationship went down the drain when his half-thai girlfriend broke up with him as she accused him of utter neglect.He has not visited his parents in 1.5 years. He is a living corpse in a suit He craves to go scuba diving in the Maldives and shout his lungs out as he sky dives. He craves life . ...

Effective Time utilization

What is effective utilization of time Using it such that it results in tangible output, betterment, happiness How to utilize time effectively Set immediately doable and over a period of time goals Make an effective plan to achieve it Create a series of back to back micro-goals in various spheres of life Prioritize the goals over anything else Determine your must haves-workout, family time, work time and centre tertiary of goals around the remaining time Stop indulging in gossiping and complaining Reduce amount of TV watched Find suitable balance between time with friends and family and goals Stop wasting time concocting bullshit stories about “I cannot do it” Own your mission Implement small changes, especially related to cutting out useless activities Don’t stop till they become habits