If you have ever had that experience where you just kind of lose control of your week and where you just can’t seem to get to all the things you want to (and, really, who hasn’t?), then this episode is for you. Today, Matt and Garrett take a close look at the Monday morning meeting that you should be having with yourself each week to help you manage such situations, revealing the many reasons for having it, and exposing the many excuses offered for not doing so.   They begin by reviewing that feeling of not being in control, the apparent ‘Catch-22’ involved in resolving it, and then engage in an extensive discussion of the many, many benefits of having this weekly meeting with yourself. Along the way, they also explore the agenda for these meetings, when best to schedule them, the importance of your business plan and your ‘why’, and using your calendar to plan out your week. As they clearly demonstrate, a keen awareness of your business is paramount to your success, and they have so many great ideas and examples to help put you in the driver’s seat and achieve this in today’s very important episode.   Episode Highlights:     The feeling of not being in total control   The ‘Catch-22’   The many benefits and power of the weekly meeting with yourself   The ‘going on vacation’ analogy   Scheduling the meeting at the best time for you to succeed   The meeting agenda   Your business plan and your ‘why’   Finding out what’s working and what’s not   Use your calendar to plan out your week and then execute   Analyzing your systems   Raising and maintaining awareness of your business   Quotes:   ‘I do find Monday is your highest point of success.”   “I think you’ll actually end up saving more time in the long run.”   “Make some time today, if you can.”   “Am I planning a business that supports the mission?”   “Where are we going and why are we doing it?”   “The people who have that ‘why’ clearly defined for themselves…they’re the people that have successful weeks, week over week.”   “A good time blocking schedule will help you, you know, achieve things…action is what leads to success.”   “My goal long term is to help you build a big enough ‘why’ that you’re not showing for anybody but yourself.”   “You’ve got to have that kind of check and balance with each individual system as you go through planning.”   “It’s all these little steps along the way to make sure that you can get to that final product – that’s the power of this meeting you’re going to have with yourself.”   “You’ll be better prepared for everything.”   “You have to sit down and take the time to analyze it and understand it for your own personal self.”   “It’s hard to make decisions about where you want to go with your business and what actions to take if you don’t have that awareness.”   Links:   www.TheNinjaSellingPodcast.com Email us at TSW@TheNinjaSellingPodcast.com Ninja Selling www.NinjaSelling.com @ninjasellingofficial Ninja Coaching: www.NinjaCoaching.com @ninja.coaching Garrett garrett@ninjacoaching.com @ninjaredding Matt matt@ninjacoaching.com @matthewjbonelli