5 Tips for Keeping Your Energy Up During the Week

5 Tips for Keeping Your Energy Up During the WeekJoan Burge, workplace expert writing for Office Dynamics, has some tips for those of us who start Mondays full of energy and enthusiasm, but by the end of the week find ourselves fighting distractions and fatigue. How do you keep that energy going through Friday? googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) 1. Develop a Work ScheduleTake a look at the tasks you lined up for the week. Create a simple spreadsheet with time allocated to each responsibility you have. This will ensure that everything is planned out and you wont end up having little to no energy once Friday arrives.2. Reassess on Wednesday AfternoonWhat needs to be pushed higher on your list? What can be shifted lower? What can wait until next week or has turned out to be unrealistic? Make sure youre finishing your top A priority tasks before moving to the Bs.3. Shake Up Your RoutineTreat yourself to a special meal or a night out with a frie nd or partner on Wednesday or Thursday having something to look forward to can perk you up as the week draws to a close. Take the opportunity to explore volunteering, or sports, or music hobbiesDont go overboard thoughfeeling exhausted or hungover on Friday will undermine all that thoughtful productivity planning. Planning special activities on Saturdays may also help you feel excited about wrapping up your work week.4. Get a Good Nights SleepMaybe what makes Monday feel so full of possibility is how rested you are after the weekend. Get a full nights sleep mid-week to help you have enough energy to power through.5. Do Some Self TalkBurge recommends compiling some motivational phrases or slogans on Mondays. Then, check in with those on Wednesday and Thursday. Words of inspiration while youre in the thick of it might give you that extra push toend the week on a high noteFinally, talk with your colleagues about their strategies, talk to your supervisor if youre just finding yourself o verloaded, and remember youre only human