How a leader should start the day

I am re-blogging this for my #TGIM segment, it brings out something I think about in a much clearer way than I could. Enjoy

How Leaders Manage

The beginning of a day is really the most important part of anyone’s leadership. It lets you plan and prepare for the challenges of the day. You’ve probably heard a lot of people say you should get up at 5am and start your exercise regimen. I personally don’t exercise in the morning. My mind is moving on all cylinders, but my body is not. When I have tried morning workouts, around 2:30 my body starts shutting down. It works for some people, just not for me. I save my exercise time for the late afternoon. It gives my mind a chance to relax and unwind.

In the morning I do a few things consistently every day. I read something positive or instructional for 20 minutes, I plan my day’s activities, I pray, and I sit and think for 10 uninterrupted minutes. So many people never take the time to let…

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#TGIM – Month end is nigh :)

Today I didn’t have trouble waking, not even one snooze on my alarm, okay I may have lied a bit there. But I only hit the snooze once not the normal five, that is good aye? Well today I am upbeat, even though my weekends seem to  be getting shorter and shorter, that is story for another day. I am excited because I am winding up on most of my projects, that means you can start on something new. Something new means you growth and more experience right? So there you have it, I am thankful for that, what are you excited and thankful for this chilly Monday morning? Please do share 🙂

P.S I almost forgot, the month end is beckoning, who doesn’t love that cha-ching cha-ching?

 

Thank God It's Monday #TGIM

 

Thank God It’s Monday #TGIM

 

Thank God its Monday #TGIM

Today I am starting this series, every start of the week I will be posting a list of things I am thankful for. This weekend alot has happened around me and I got to learn things that make you sit reflect and start appreciating life. Well here is what I am thankful for:

1. Life – I am grateful for just being able to see another day, being able to continue with my search of a purpose; a pursuit of happiness.
2. Family – I am happy knowing that all I do should not be with a myopic view it affects those around, my family. They are the ones you turn to when shit hits the fan…
3. Friends – These ones keep my behind grounded, ensure i don’t get big headed by slapping me silly when stupidity creeps into my head. The experiences shared help me become a better man. I hope you feel the same way too if we are friends 🙂
4. Freedom – Being able to walk about without watching over your back, being free is something you need to celebrate, thank God for. Someone close was arrested and those hours he was on the other side of free is not something you want to experience, when you hear a man near tears (am sure they poured when we were gone) you begin taking the freedom you have albeit little very seriously.
5. Dreams – I want more from life, in Marslow’s hierarchy I am somewhere  midway and dreams paint a picture of how actualisation will look like. Dreams make you work harder just to be able to turn them into a beautiful reality. Maybe I dream a lot but when reality starts knocking it will also be alot of reality (excuse my english).
6. Love – I know I do have walls but then there there those people who just do not give up on you, I am grateful for you too.
7. Work – Everyone believes they are paid less than they are worth. We want more for me, work is part of being a son now, for I plan to become a father soon.

That is not all but it tops my list today, I thank God its Monday I can continue in my pursuit of happiness. I Thank God its Monday, I can continue experiencing all of the above. What are you grateful for today? What do you Thank God its Monday for? #TGIM