Why Mondays, Why Substack
Starting the week in three dimensions
I’m moving my Substack posts from Wednesdays to Mondays.
Why? Because I’ve learned the hard way that when I dive straight into my to-do’s on Monday morning, it doesn’t go well. I end up scattered, fried, discouraged — the antithesis of the “Monday Motivation” I rallied my team around for years (with varying levels of success at different stages of the company).
But when I start Mondays with intention — even just 15 minutes of meditation, away from my desk, followed by a calm review of the week ahead — everything shifts. The day goes better. The week goes better.
And if I take another 15 minutes to layer in my Lead in 3D lens, checking in on how I’ll invest in Me (my wellbeing), We (the performance of my family and team), and World (the broader ripples I want to create), it fuels the calm, clear, multidimensional drive I need to deliver the high-level performance I’m committed to.
That authentic and holistic motivation doesn’t erase the Monday fears — the tricky conversations, the uncertain results, the headlines, even the neck cramp that might literally cramp my style on Zoom. But it makes them worth tackling. Because when I know why I’m doing the things I’m doing across all three dimensions, fear doesn’t get the front seat.
And I know many of you face your own Monday fears — especially those of you committed to making work fairer, healthier, and more prosperous for us all. It’s not easy to buck the status quo, even when the evidence is in your favor.
So I’d love to become part of your Mondays: helping you hold onto what’s important, not just the 483 urgent tasks flashing red, screaming in the back seat, or pinging your phone.
That’s also why I’m leaning more deeply into Substack itself. It’s still refreshingly young and less dominated by advertisers — a purer form of readers and writers supporting each other. Every bit of feedback here helps me refine the ideas that are becoming my next book (The Missing 1%: Subtract to Succeed).
So yes — it’s Wednesday as I send this. But it’s never too late to reframe your week. As we get ready to start next week together on Monday, what’s one strategic midweek reset gift you could give yourself today to finish the week strong, aligned, and multidimensional? (And experiment with what you might start doing on Monday!)