Category: Monday Mark

  • Monday Mark 31.5 & 32.0

    Monday Mark 31.5 & 32.0

    31.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Everyone has something to teach you, even if neither of you realizes it. The catch is: it’s not their job to show you, it’s your job to figure out what you can learn. “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” – Simone Weil Who in your life might…

  • Monday Mark – 30.5 & 31.0

    Monday Mark – 30.5 & 31.0

    30.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Your distractions aren’t random. What you reach for when things get uncomfortable tells you what you’re trying not to feel. Avoidance feels like relief in the moment, but will only strengthen the feeling you’re trying to escape. What do you reach for when you feel uncomfortable? What are you trying…

  • Monday Mark – 29.5 & 30.0

    Monday Mark – 29.5 & 30.0

    29.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Goals are the actions you think about but don’t do.Habits are the actions you do but don’t think about. Better goals require a lot of effort and change little.Better habits will change everything. What do you already do that moves you towards your goals? What moves you further from them?…

  • Monday Mark – 28.5 & 29.0

    Monday Mark – 28.5 & 29.0

    28.5 – For Last Week’s MM: The cost of inaction is often much higher than the cost of the wrong action. When you can’t decide, ask yourself: Which option minimizes future regrets? What part of your life is on autopilot because you’re afraid of choosing wrong? What are you actively avoiding by not deciding? Make a…

  • Monday Mark – 27.5 & 28.0

    Monday Mark – 27.5 & 28.0

    27.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Accept this: You don’t have to prove anything to anybody, ever. Including yourself. The moment you stop asking for permission is when you realize it was never required. What have you been trying to prove lately? Whose permission do you seek? Pick one small decision you’ve been waiting for permission…

  • Monday Mark – 26.5 & 27.0

    Monday Mark – 26.5 & 27.0

    26.5 – For Last Week’s MM: A great spouse makes everything else in your life easier.A bad spouse makes everything else in your life harder. Your romantic relationship is your highest leverage choice in life. Every healthy relationship starts with two people who have healthy relationships with themselves. Any toxic relationship is the result of at…

  • Monday Mark – 25.5 & 26.0

    Monday Mark – 25.5 & 26.0

    25.5 – For Last Week’s MM: You can have anything you want in life. You just can’t have everything you want. The game of life is trade-offs. Being willing to disappoint people is the only way to be truly free. Who are you afraid of disappointing if you really go for what you want? Choose one trade-off you want, and…

  • Monday Mark – 24.5 & 25.0

    Monday Mark – 24.5 & 25.0

    24.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Actions are your values made real. You can talk and talk, but at the end of the day, your actions never lie. Is there something you tell yourself you value but your actions don’t follow?Is there something you tell others you value but your actions don’t follow? Pick one thing…

  • Monday Mark – 23.5 & 24.0

    Monday Mark – 23.5 & 24.0

    23.5 – For Last Week’s MM: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” – Carl Rogers The best way to become the person you want to be is to put yourself in a situation where you have no choice but to become them. Are you trying…

  • Monday Mark – 22.5 & 23.0

    Monday Mark – 22.5 & 23.0

    22.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Do you have trouble saying “no”? Why do you think you do? Say “no” to one thing you’d normally say “yes” to, then regret later. If you’re not sure how, download my free Boundaries, Solved Guide. This is a work in progress for me. I used to be a people pleaser, but I…

  • Monday Mark – 21.5 & 22.0

    Monday Mark – 21.5 & 22.0

    21.5 – For Last Week’s MM: “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” – T.S. Eliot “Almost everything will start working again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” – Anne Lamott What language of your life in 2025 will you leave behind? What…

  • Monday Mark – 20.5 & 21.0

    Monday Mark – 20.5 & 21.0

    20.5 – For Last Week’s MM: The first rule of dealing with drama: don’t hang around people who are constantly creating drama. The second rule: never forget the first one. Apply the 80/20 rule. Who in your family generates most of the drama? How can you spend less time with them this week? Give yourself permission…