Monday morning... exciting and dreaded by people around the world. I guess it's all in how you look at it. If you hate your job (or whatever you typically have to do on Monday mornings) I guess it's understandable dreading its arrival. As cliche as it sounds, I really do think it's all in how you look at it. Being negative isn't going to make the day any better or easier to get through. Positivity makes a HUGE difference. So, I'm trying to be positive this morning about how the next two weeks will go. Granted I'll be in San Diego from Wednesday until next Tuesday, there really isn't much to complain about (aside from a slight anxiety that comes over me when I have to fly). Thankfully it's only an hour and a half flight.
The weekend was actually really productive. When I look at my mile long to-do list it doesn't look like I got much done, but actually thinking about it (and being reasonable) I made some pretty good progress on Lapsity. I worked on the financials of the business plan, decided on some shirt designs to kick off with and sent them to a friend for a prototyping quote, broke down what should be in our investor, business and charity leave-behinds and started designing them as well.
I'm meeting with a friend today who spent the last 25 years in the printing industry to learn more about the terminology, processes, and what not. It'll make it easier when I'm dealing with printers. It's difficult to order and answer questions when I don't completely understand terminology like spot color, 4-color, 1-color and all of the different materials being used. In our previous conversations we've talked about different products that can be printed on, and it's really amazing what's possible... not just things like pens, water bottles, paper and apparel. You've got stickers, packaging (cardboard, plastic, metal), cups, buttons, and about 8 million other objects and materials. It's going to be a lot of information, but it should definitely help.
Non-Lapsity related... I pretty much took the last week off from working out. I don't know why I let myself do it. Whether you love being active or not, it's REALLY hard to balance out work with working out. I love how working out makes me feel and I'm much more confident when I do it, but then while I'm working out I think about what I should be doing for Lapsity, applying for jobs, and more. It's kind of double-edged sword. The only question I can think of that helps me put things in perspective is: Which can you (and will you actually) start later in the day and have the option to start later? For me it would have to be work. I know I'm not going to want to go to the gym at 8pm so I might as well do it in the morning, get it over with, and then spend the rest of the day kicking ass.
On that note, I'm off to the gym for some cardio and an attempt to one day reaching my fitness goals (which, like my to-do list, is also endless). Here's to a great Monday for everyone, and remember: As long as you make progress towards something good, it was worth it.
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