MODERN WORKLIFE
Dreading Monday Morning?
5 Ways to Stress Less and
Have More Fun at Work
By Muffy Churches
“OMG it’s already Sunday evening!
In a matter of hours I’m back to
the work slog… Sigh, groan”. Not
an uncommon sensation for us
to have, and it will probably mean
that we’ll fall asleep having preprogrammed the following day to
be one of caffeinated drudgery
and brute force. Can we turn this
around? Is there a way to ease into
the week with more positivity and
even a sense of fun?
18 ModernBusiness
September 2016
For most of us, the answer is
yes! We simply need a mindset
REFRESH- a renewal of the
thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that
we connect to our job. Consider
the concept that the quality of
our thinking generates the quality
of our life experience. Based on
this premise, our Sunday night
trepidation may be a symptom of
a collection of ineffective, selflimiting, default thought patterns
that stand in our way of enjoying
work.
Here are 5 tips for transforming
your dread into energised and
positive anticipation.
1
Acknowledge the Good
Stuff!
One of the most powerful tools
we have to play with is gratitude.
It’s so easy to get lost in the grey