I like Mondays (I'll tell you why)
The start of something new
Here’s an unpopular opinion (or so I found out when we were discussing this a family on a drive yesterday).
I actually really like Mondays.
Trying to trace the origin story of why this is the case will take more time than you or I have the patience for, but there must be some connection to really enjoying the work that I do.
To me Monday is an opportunity to shape the week. Get things in motion. Make plans and deliver on them.
I’ve heard of this thing called ‘Sunday night syndrome’, where basically the more depressing or unhappy your work makes you the higher your propensity to suffer from a mild case of anxiety as the clock ticks towards bedtime.
There would’ve been times in my past that I had the Sunday sads, but if I did it was a handful of weeks. Most likely it comes from choosing the career that I enjoy today.
Leaving school, I was unemployed for about six months. When I say unemployed I did collect what used to be known as ‘the dole’, while my friends went to university or travelled.
I wanted to get into university - to study journalism - but my marks weren’t good enough and I had to stick to my part-time basketball umpiring which paid the grand sum of about $8 per game.
Pursuing a career in the media meant that instead of being a television newsreader (which I practiced in front of a mirror most nights as a teenager) I was looking at radio as a way in the side door.
I still remember my first Monday working in radio. It was completely uneventful apart from the fact that pretty much I was in heaven. Walking through those radio station doors with a little briefcase, a notepad, and a head full of dreams. I was on my way to starting a lifelong passion of simply going to work.
Of the approximate 1,650 Mondays since then most have maintained that same feeling. That desire to start the week anew and and hopefully get to Friday and know that you’ve done your best.
As it turns out not only did I not need to do journalism to become a writer or buy a newspaper to become a publisher - I am already both.
So starting next Monday morning, this will be a more substantial substack and also a new podcast. You’ll be able to read my words and hear my voice, hopefully giving you something positive that helps you look forward to Mondays too.
See you Monday morning
Wade