Hi friends, I bring good news. The most productive weeks of the year are upon us. Starting today, you have 8 of them to do your best work. Why 8 weeks? Because this is how seasons work. Let me explain. We started the year with a season of setting and planning goals. Some of us started working on them, while others have not yet moved the needle on any of their goals. Then we had the season of Ramadan, which just ended, and it changed the daily routines and productivity for most of us. And now we are all almost definitely back to our rhythms and have the advantage of warmer weather and longer days. And the end of the 8 weeks marks the holiday of Eid Al-Adha and the start of the kids' summer break. So, the opportunity to start something or finish something is golden now. How will you use this window of time? What will you choose to work on that you will be proud of in 8 weeks? Please spend some time planning your goals for the 8 weeks and then make a copy of them to see them at your office and home. Make sure you read them every day. Otherwise, life's busy work will take you somewhere you probably don't intend to be, and you will forget that you wanted to do these things. Staying in touch with your goals every day substantially increases the chance of achieving them. Let's go! |
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P.S.This is week 17, day 112 of the year. |
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A snapshot from my week: Saying Good bye to my “Q1” Planner and starting a new one this week, every bookmark is a weekly review :)
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Here is your weekly dose of The Sunday Spark ⚡️ a newsletter listing 3 sparks that I thought were worth starting your week with: |
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"I split problems into two groups: muddy puddles and leaky ceilings. Some problems are like muddy puddles. The way to clear a muddy puddle is to leave it alone. The more you mess with it, the muddier it becomes. Many of the problems I dream up when I'm overthinking or worrying or ruminating fall into this category. Is life really falling apart or am I just in a sour mood? Is this as hard as I'm making it or do I just need to go workout? Drink some water. Go for a walk. Get some sleep. Go do something else and give the puddle time to turn clear. Other problems are like a leaky ceiling. Ignore a small leak and it will always widen. Relationship tension that goes unaddressed. Overspending that becomes a habit. One missed workout drifting into months of inactivity. Some problems multiply when left unattended. You need to intervene now. Are you dealing with a leak or a puddle?" |
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3. 💬 Make the best of your fresh start opportunity this week, or choose a date for your own fresh start: |
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"So, if you’re hoping to make a positive change in your life but are pessimistic about your chances, perhaps because you’ve failed before and worry another attempt is likely to turn out similarly, my advice is to look for fresh start opportunities. Is there an upcoming date that could represent a clean break with the past? It could be a birthday, the start of summer, or even just a Monday. We’re more likely to pursue change on dates that feel like new beginnings because these moments help us overcome a common obstacle to goal initiation: the sense that we’ve failed before and will, thus, fail again." —Katy Milkman, How to Change |
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(Thank you Readwise for helping me find this quote. Readwise is my favorite app to recall favorite passages in books and articles I read and now they have a new product, Reader, which will make you forget about all the other read-it-later apps) |
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This is Sunday Spark issue #177! What was your favorite part of The Sunday Spark today? I am so curious to know, reply and share with me please! Was it forwarded to you by a friend? Receive your own by subscribing here, and don't forget to thank your lovely friend for me! |
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See you next Sunday First name / my dear friend |
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* Note: To the best of my ability, I am trying to share content by authors who have not disappointed me, and they are hard to come by! Please let me know if any author I share about was disrespectful to Palestine. |
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