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#Leadership : 6 Things #SuccessfulPeople Do When they Return From a Long Weekend… An Extra Day Off Makes Snapping Out of Weekend Mode that Much Harder.

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• Some people across the US received some extra time off thanks to Presidents’ Day.

• Business Insider spoke with several productivity and work experts to get tips on how to bounce back from a long weekend.

• They recommended hitting the ground running on your first day back.

Some people around the US receive an extra day off for Presidents’ Day to commemorate the individuals who have served in the White House over the centuries.

There’s a lot to be said about how you should— or shouldn’t— spend long weekends. But it’s equally important to plan out the days that follow a long weekend.

When you’re coming back from some time off and you have a shorter week to get everything done, it usually helps to hit the ground running.

With that in mind, here are six things that successful people do first when they return from long weekend:

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They get to work early

They get to work earlyPhalinn Ooi/flickr

When it comes to some holidays, almost everyone has time off. So you won’t be falling behind by showing up to work at your usual time.

But coming in early is a good idea if you want to be as productive as possible after a holiday weekend.

“That will mitigate the workload avalanche and give you a head start, sans distraction,” Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of “Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job,” tells Business Insider.

They scrutinize their to-do lists

They scrutinize their to-do listsJacquelyn Smith/Business Insider

Productive people know that long, unwieldy to-do lists are essentially useless. There’s no better time to start cutting items from your list than the day you get back from long weekend.

“Now that you’ve spent a good bit away from your desk, you have tangible proof that those tasks you’re always putting off aren’t holding up your ceiling,” freelance reporter Kevin Purdy writes in Fast Company.

They double check their schedules

They double check their schedulesPhil Parker/Flickr

Don’t forget to double check your schedule. Remember, you’ll likely be dealing with a shortened work week. Don’t try to cram too many items onto your weekly schedule, or you might wind up burning yourself out.

They check in with people

They check in with peopleFrancis Kokoroko/Reuters

If you’re back from a national holiday, odds are most of your coworkers and clients will be in the same boat as you.

Still, it’s not a bad idea to check in.

“Take the time to connect with one or two clients to let them know they’re top of mind with you and that you’re back if they need anything,” Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of “The Humor Advantage,” tells Business Insider. “It’s a simple customer service touch point that can make a big impression.”

What’s more, if the long weekend ate up a Monday — a popular day for meetings— schedule in some time for your team and direct reports to meet up, even if it’s just for a few minutes. You want to make sure everyone’s on the same page now that you’re all back in the office.

They organize their inbox

They organize their inboxAP/Jerry Lai

Beware of spending too much time responding to the emails you missed over the weekend.

“It’s easy to get sucked into the vortex of responding to every email without considering whether it’s the best use of your time on the first day back,” Kerr says. “Don’t confuse email activity with productive work, so be strategic and only respond to email that are time sensitive.”

They focus on work

They focus on workLeon Neal/Getty

It’s important to be able to shut off your “work brain” over long weekends. You want to enjoy your time off, after all.

It’s equally important to snap back into a work-oriented mindset when you return to the office. Successful people are able to make the switch and avoid any unproductive post-long weekend dillydallying.

DON’T MISS: 11 things unsuccessful people do over long weekends

SEE ALSO: 8 things successful people do after getting back from vacation

 

 

Businessinsider.com | February 19, 2018 | Áine Cain

#Leadership : The Best 25 Motivational Quotes To Kick Start Every Morning… Your Ability to Stay Motivated isn’t just for your Personal Benefit; IT affects Those Around You as Well: your Team, your Investors, your Families and Friends. When you Can stay Motivated, Everyone Around you is Improved.

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Thoughts become things, and as entrepreneurs and leaders, it is especially important that we remember to pay attention to our thoughts every day and motivational quotes are a great way of doing this. Your ability to stay motivated isn’t just for your personal benefit; it affects those around you as well: your team, your investors, your families and friends. When you can stay motivated, everyone around you is improved.

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As you start each day, let these motivational quotes from some of the best minds on the planet, past and present, inspire you think positive, inspirational thoughts habitually throughout your days.

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” — Mother Teresa

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” — Leonardo da Vinci

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” — Vincent van Gogh

“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” — Farrah Gray

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” — Ayn Rand

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart

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“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” — Chris Grosser

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” — Oscar Wilde

“Being motivated costs you nothing, but can get you everything.” — Murray Newlands

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” — Florence Nightingale

“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.” — W. Clement Stone

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” — Woody Allen

“Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”— Arthur Ashe

“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself — the invisible battles inside all of us — that’s where it’s at.” — Jesse Owens

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” — Beverly Sills

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — Christopher Columbus

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I’m possible!’”— Audrey Hepburn

“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” –Thomas Jefferson

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” — Robert Collier

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.” — Mark Twain

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vidal Sassoon

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” — Audre Lorde

Entrepreneur.com| August 26, 2016 |  MURRAY NEWLANDS