I know for most of us we like to look at Sunday as a day of rest. An opportunity to unwind from the busy lives we lead, (and maybe be a little bit hungover).
While I’m not suggesting you should stop your Sunday roast and Netflix binges, there are a few habits you can adopt that will also fit right into your Sunday schedule, and will set you up for your most productive week yet!
Not only that, they will help you say goodbye to Monday blues, and allow you to avoid overwhelm or anxiety. (We all know that dread can sneak up on us and ruin your Sunday evening, or worse, give you sleepless nights!)
So here are 7 changes you can implement this week that will help you to drastically improve your productivity through the week, as well as your mindset.
1. Switch up your mindset
Start thinking of Sundays as the first day of the week. This small little mindset shift gives you a whole extra 24 hours in your week!
Use Sunday to prep for the week ahead.
Having your week prepped out will really take the edge off Monday, get you motivated for the coming week, and gives you a clear structure for what you want to achieve.
You can even do this from the comfort of your sofa too!
2. Meal prep
This small little change is going to save you time and money, which is only a win-win.
Again, you don’t even have to leave the house for this if you don’t want to, and you’re a fan of online shopping!
Spend some time on Pinterest looking for delicious new recipes to try, then get your food in for the week. If you want to save yourself even more time, you can prepare your meals on Sunday, meaning minimal time spent for the rest of the week.
3. Plan everything!
Plan, plan, and then plan some more.
Sundays are great for catching up with your favorite planner and getting your to-do’s in order.
Our free productivity planner is perfect for this, so make sure to download your copy.
Sometimes, it’s nice to get your most important tasks down on paper using a good old-fashioned pen, so make sure to get the productivity planner printed for maximum use!
Plan your week down to the hour, if you can.
Lay down your most important to-do’s and spread them out on your calendar as results (not actions).
Let’s say you plan to work on your blog from 1 pm – 3 pm on a Thursday. You wouldn’t just put down “work on the blog“.
Instead, write down the results you expect to see in that timeframe.
So for example that might be “write a blog post about productivity”, “email subscribers”, or “create productivity freebie”.
See how this can motivate you more?
Be as specific and detailed as you can.
This will really improve your productivity and make you feel more organised and structured.
Why stop there? You can even go as far as mapping out your social activities for the week, work out times, self-care times, pretty much anything you plan on doing in the coming week.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sunday
