Chris Evergreen here. Welcome to your daily goodwill
for Monday, February 16th. It's mid -February
on a Monday morning. The weekend feels like it
happened to someone else. Your inbox is acting
like you've been gone for three weeks, and your
motivation is somewhere between low and negotiable.
This is the part of the year where momentum gets
tricky. The fresh start energy from January wore
off. But spring still feels like a rumor, and
Mondays in this stretch can feel like they're
testing your patience on purpose. Here's today's
advice. When the week ahead feels like too much
before it even starts, shrink your field of vision.
Not forever, just for today. You don't need to
solve the whole week right now. You just need
to pick one thing that matters and do it before
lunch. One email that's been sitting there. One
task that would actually move something forward.
One conversation you've been putting off. The
trick is to make it specific enough that you'll
know when it's done. Not organize my entire life.
Just reply to that one message. Not fix everything
at work. Just finish that one draft. Your brain
wants a win it can see. Give it that. The rest
of the day can unfold however it needs to, but
that one thing becomes your anchor. It keeps
Monday from feeling like it's happening to you.
And here's your goodwill move for today. Check
in on someone who might also be dragging a little.
A co -worker, a friend, someone in your group
chat who's been quiet. Just a simple message.
How's your Monday treating you? Or thinking of
you today? You don't need to fix anything. Just
let them know they're not alone in the slog.
Sometimes that's the kindest thing you can offer.
And it reminds you that you're not alone either.
That's your Daily Goodwill for Monday, February
16th. You don't have to conquer the week today.
You just have to show up for one piece of it.
Talk soon.