Thank God its Friday.  Really? Is that something to celebrate? The fact that a week has just breezed by and now you can finally “live” for the next 48 hours before the monotonous cycle begins again.

But hey, it doesn’t matter, there’s always next week.

Each and every week, we get lulled into a sense of a new beginning.  We get a fresh start every Monday.  Its alright to procrastinate and put things off because we can always to it next week. And the next week after that, and the next. Until we end up forgetting about what we wanted to achieve and our goals end up lost in this deadly cycle.

How many times have you been surprised how fast the year has shot by?  Isn’t it incredible that you can be surprised by this each and every year? In fact this non-surprise has become a regular topic of conversation: “I can’t believe how fast the year has gone”.  To be honest I’m a little sick of hearing that.  I was sick of feeling that way as well.

Wouldn’t it be nice to hear instead “Wow, I can’t believe how much I’ve achieved this year”.

An Alternative to the Week?

Lets be realistic, there is no way the concept of “the week” is going away.  We need it to communicate and function as a society.  However, there are a number of things that can be done to combat the “thank God its Friday Syndrome”.  So I present to you 5 things that you can do to cure the syndrome you didn’t even know you suffered from.  Yes its your lucky Friday!

How to Combat the “Thank God Its Friday Syndrome”

Think 365

This is my technique; Start the year with 365 and countdown to one. Use a monthly calendar to keep a running count.  Its a shit a feeling if you forget to mark down the days and have to quickly jot down a block of days all at once.  Its this continuous wake up call that keeps me in check.

As the year nears the end, you’ll be reminded of just how long you have to achieve your goals.

Seriously, you need to try thinking this way and stop giving yourself the excuse of a Monday fresh start.  Think 365.

Reflect

No mumbo jumbo here.  Reflection is simply looking at what you did each day.  A good way to achieve this is simply jotting down the tasks you completed and things you wanted to do but didn’t.  Its incredible how ignorant we are when it comes to our own achievement.  Its easy to be in a constant state of denial.

Find Passion

Its easy to wish the week away when you hate your job.  Although I believe anybody can take steps to finding there passion and changing there lifestyles, this is often not instant and can take years of work and learning.

It helps if you’re lucky enough to work for yourself.  If you don’t you can still retire while working – read Excutricks to find out how.  To discover an alternative to the 9-5 robotic lifestyle, try reading the 4 Hour Workweek (the title is misleading).

Friday Night Drinks is Now on Tuesday

Or Wednesday or even Monday, just not Friday.  Sure you’ll have to live with the consequences the next day but it beats the crappy “thank God its Friday” syndrome.  Anything that will break the cycle will do – it doesn’t need to involve a bar and tequila shots.

Just One Thing

Let me introduce you to an app I built for myself -TodayTask.com. It comes with no instructions and doesn’t do a lot.  It asks the question “If you were only going to do one thing today, what would it be?”. Simply answer the question and the app will take care of the rest.

We’ve got the vision, now let’s have some fun.
Yeah, it’s overwhelming, but what else can we do.
Get jobs in offices, and wake up for the morning commute.
From Time to Pretend by MGMT

Photo by – Don Solo