I Live For The Weeknd

This is about the "Sunday Night Dreads" that keep you in your head and how they affect your energy level.

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Transcript

I Live for the Weekend

Like a lot of people, I feel that little lift when Friday rolls around. There’s a cultural joy attached to it.

Friday is the doorway to the weekend—the time we’re supposed to relax, recharge, and finally enjoy ourselves.

And here’s a fun thought: ever notice that TGIF, rearranged, spells GIFT?

But too often, we use that gift of free time to cram in so much activity that we’re actually more exhausted when Monday shows up again. Then we do it all over next Friday . . . and the cycle continues.

“Doing it all” is like trying to eat a whole cow at once. Yet that’s exactly what many people attempt every weekend. And it takes a toll.

But what most folks don’t realize is this: we usually wear ourselves out more mentally than physically. The thought machine is the biggest energy drain we own. That nonstop inner chatter—the planning, the worrying, the chasing—pushes us into constant activity that we believe will finally fill whatever feels missing.

There is nothing missing.

We can’t wait to get there, wherever there is, because we’re convinced that’s where life finally starts. Which reminds me of something from my radio days . . .

I’d often hear an on-air personality tell listeners when their show was ending—four hours before it actually ended. Let’s say their shift ran from 3 to 7 p.m. Around 3:10, I’d hear, “I’ll be here until seven tonight.”

To me, they may as well have said, “I’d rather be anywhere but here.” Because that’s exactly what it communicated to me.

When they get to seven o’clock, then life will begin . . . or so they think.

Pulling yourself out of the moment you’re in takes a tremendous amount of energy. Every time you believe another moment will be better than this one, you drain yourself. You make life—and work—ten times harder than it needs to be.

So yes, enjoy the heck out of your weekend. Just don’t live for it.

Living that way robs you of precious energy and causes you to miss peaceful, recharging moments that are available every day of the week—even at work.

And if you’re someone who suffers from the “Sunday night dreads,” try this: get out of your head . . . and into the moment. It’s one of the best things you can do for your energy level, your well-being, and your peace of mind.

When you give yourself the gift of mental peace, you can turn any day into TGIF.

All the best,

John