Helping you get off the sidelines and Into The Arena by sharing thoughts, stories, and strategies on fatherhood, faith, fitness, and more as I learn and grow as a husband and father. Raising 2 children with my wife of a decade while also leading a men's community of 60+ high value men.
The Schiff 60 Second Shakedown - My Key to a Successful Week
You ever just have a crappy week and can't figure out why?
This used to be more often than I would like to admit.
When I started to reflect on why that happened, I made a realization.
Every bad week had one thing in common...
I missed Monday.
What do I mean by that?
Every day starts the same for me. Wake up. Train. Personal development. Get the kids out of bed. Get going to work.
But on the weeks that I struggled, it looked more like: Oversleep, scramble to get to ready, run out the door to work.
Missing Monday would lead to me making excuses the rest of the week.
"Well I missed Monday, I'll just do better next week."
"I already missed one day, might as well just throw this week away"
Etc..
So I made the decision to quit missing Monday's at all cost.
I make sure that Sunday night I get to bed at a good time, have all my stuff laid out for the next morning, and I get my week off to a great start!
If you find yourself struggling all week long, look at Sunday night and Monday, did you set yourself up for a successful week or did you start it off with a miss right away?
Let's have a great week! It's not too late to salvage this Monday and this week if you missed this morning.
As always, let me know if there's any way I can help you on your journey through life!
-Mike
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Helping you get off the sidelines and Into The Arena by sharing thoughts, stories, and strategies on fatherhood, faith, fitness, and more as I learn and grow as a husband and father. Raising 2 children with my wife of a decade while also leading a men's community of 60+ high value men.
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