Breaking Out of the Friday or Bust Mindset


Categories: Healthy Living, Mind & Spirit

What is it about Fridays that are so hopeful? You’re energetic and upbeat … ready to start the day … just so that it can end … and the weekend can begin. I’m pretty confident that most of us are like this and it’s not just me. Anticipation begins to swell on Wednesday afternoon, the next day’s Thursday … then just one … more … day. It’s a Friday or bust mindset. Monday blues (perhaps) and Friday jubilation.

By now you are probably wondering what the heck this has to do with saving money and being frugal. Well … I’ll tell you. The first word in the name of this site is LIVING. And I think so often we forget about that. We get caught up in the day-to-day and the grind and we just plain forget. We forget about the simple pleasures in life. The reason and purpose that’s bigger than we are. We get swept up in all the stuff and need to remember to pull back from it all and just be.

Be ourselves. Be free. Be spontaneous. Be silly. Be the person you want to be.

BE.

Embrace that thought for just a minute. BE. Let your guard down. We all have moments in life when we do that and we just get super-charged by it all. A fun day, an adventurous outing, watching a side-splitting movie, a fun day with friends, laughing, exploring new directions in life, watching a sun rise … or set. Relish in the moments.

And why the heck should we wait until the weekend to LIVE. I have a friend who knows how much I push myself … constantly … and whenever I talk to him or see him he asks … have you watched the stars lately? I know what he means. It’s our little secret code-talk.

Have you watched the stars lately?

Let’s start today … start doing and living and enjoying at least a little bit of life everyday. I’m willing to give it a run. Are you? Look at your life in a fresh, new unencumbered way and let go of old patterns and behaviors. Let’s not live for the weekend, but live all week long … and then live a little more on the weekend.

If you are already doing this (living life 24/7) then pass along some helpful tips.

Cheers to a thought provoking Friday, a super-fun weekend, and continued LIVING. Remember to just keep livin’.

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  1. Tim
    March 26, 2010 at 8:47 am

    Awesome advice. I spent the last six years in a job where I had to be in my seat at 7 and couldn’t leave until 6. It didn’t matter whether I actually had that much work to do, I was tied to my desk, so my Friday or Bust mindset was in full effect. That’s why I quit to do my own thing.

    Now I spend my time doing whatever I want, whenever I want, and I’m only accountable to myself. It was tough to get used to at first, but it’s so much better.

    You should take a look at Walletpop’s recent article about Results-only Work Environments. That’s how we should all be…

  2. Lisa
    March 26, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    Hi Tim,

    You are such an inspiration. I can’t wait for the day when I can totally do my own thing too. Thanks for the reading suggestion too!
    Lisa

  3. diane
    April 27, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    You’re exactly right Lisa! I was laid off from my job almost 2 months ago, so in reality, every day is “Friday”. But the Friday phenomenon is so ingrained from years of work, that I still feel differently on Friday. And I also find myself saving up many tasks for the week for Thursday and Friday, so I feel pressured to accomplish them this week.

    This will be a shift for me, but I’m going to make an effort to change my mindset!

  4. Lisa
    April 27, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    Hi Diane,
    I am so glad to hear from you. So sorry to hear about your job lay off … and so interesting to hear how the Friday mindset is still ingrained. I try so very, very hard to always practice what I preach, but tonight I’m left feeling over-whelmed and counting the minutes till Friday. You must always be in the mindset and my husband and I just talked tonight about happiest moments, how to simplify life more and appreciating the life we have. It must be a thought that is always present. You’ve touched me with your comment tonight and I wish you the world of happiness and best of luck breaking out of the Friday or bust mindset.

    Live each day!!!

    Lisa

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