And so, we have reached the end of week four of our eleventh month on this Intentional Leadership* journey! It’s time, again, for our Friday ritual; if you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know where I’m headed; if you’re relatively new, jump in, you might find this useful!
As you head into the weekend, I ask you to consider how you approach your weekends. Many people rush into it with a need for rest, maybe some idea of what they would like to do or get done over the weekend, but often just move through it haphazardly, seeing where the days and hours take them.
As we are focused on becoming more intentional, I encourage you to consider a different approach to weekends (or whatever days are your typical days off!).
How might your life be different if you took a more intentional approach to your time off? What might that impact? Energy levels, relationships, projects?
How might your Monday be different if you took the time over the weekend to prepare for it, in whatever way makes sense for you?
To get you started, here are some questions to ponder:
What do those close to you need from you this weekend?
What do you need from this weekend?
How much time and attention will you allot to rest, projects, fun, relationships, future preparation?
How do you want to feel on Monday? What can you do to prepare for that?
What do you have going on in the coming weeks or months? What can you do now to prepare for that?
I’ve been traveling a bit more than usual the past few weeks, which means I’ve not had as much time to devote to some administrative tasks; that’s caught up with me, so I will spend some time on those tasks this weekend, along with organizing my home office space (purchased a new desk recently, which resulted in a lot of rearranging and reorganizing…not quite done, but making progress and it feels good!).
In addition, I am working my way through a significant, life-changing transition, so have some thinking to do in this area, and some planning, as well — for the coming weeks and for many weeks into the future. I also have some speaking engagements on my calendar, so need to prepare for those audiences.
As usual, family time, exercise time, rest, and reading.
However you decide to spend your weekend, I hope it’s intentional!
“See” you Monday! We will start our twelfth and final month on our Intentional Leadership journey on Monday; watch for Month 11 wrap-up and Month 12 preview over the weekend.
*From the Intentional Leadership booklet by Giant Impact.
