How to Start the Week Feeling Motivated and Ready to Slay

Sundays are sacred, not just for rest, but for recalibration. It’s your chance to slow down, reset your energy, and prepare to step into a brand-new week feeling calm, confident, and in control. If you’ve been dragging yourself into Mondays feeling unmotivated, anxious, or uninspired, this post is your reminder that you get to set the tone. The way you spend your Sunday shapes how your week unfolds.

Here’s how to start the working week motivated, no hustle-culture pressure, just balance, intention, and a little self-love.

 1. Reflect Before You Reset

Before you jump into to-do lists, take 10 minutes to look back at your past week. Ask yourself:

✦ What went well?

✦ What didn’t?

✦ What did I learn about myself?

We often rush into a new week without acknowledging the wins or the wisdom from the last one. Reflection helps you release what no longer serves you and move forward with clarity.

Mini Journal Prompt: “What’s one thing I’m proud of from last week, and what’s one thing I’ll do differently this week?”

 2. Plan Your Priorities (Not Just Your Tasks)

Don’t start your Monday chasing everything, focus on what matters most. Instead of a never-ending list, choose 3–4 key priorities for the week:

✦ One personal goal

✦ One work or study goal

✦ One self-care goal

✦ One fun or creative goal

When you plan your week around purpose instead of pressure, motivation flows naturally.

Pro tip: My Goal Slayer Planner helps you do this with space for weekly intentions, mindset mantras, and power moves. (Perfect for Sunday planning sessions!)

3. Create a Sunday Reset Ritual

Your energy sets the tone for your productivity. Use Sundays to ground yourself. Some ideas:

✦ Clean your space and light a candle.

✦ Meal prep something nourishing.

✦ Put on your favourite playlist or podcast.

✦ Do your skincare routine slowly.

✦ Journal out your intentions for the week ahead.

This isn’t about perfection, it’s about peace. Your Sunday reset should feel like a love letter to your future self.

4. Speak Life into Your Week

“I’m showing up this week as my highest self.”

Words carry energy. So instead of saying:

“I hope this week isn’t stressful,” say: “I’m walking into a week of ease, clarity, and success.”

Try repeating affirmations while you get ready for bed or journal:

✦ “I’m capable, prepared, and aligned.”

✦ “I attract opportunities that match my energy.”

✦ “I’m showing up this week as my highest self.”

Speak it. Feel it. Believe it.

5. End Sunday with Something That Feeds You

You don’t need to overhaul your entire life to start the week strong. Sometimes it’s as simple as:

✦ Reading a few pages of an inspiring book.

✦ Watching a feel-good movie.

✦Taking a bath and disconnecting from your phone.

End the day doing something that fills your cup, so when Monday comes, you’re not starting empty.

You deserve to start your week feeling centred, focused, and excited, not stressed and scattered.

Remember: motivation doesn’t appear out of nowhere; it’s built through intention.

So tonight, choose calm. Choose clarity. Choose to show up for yourself. You don’t have to have it all figured out, you just have to start.

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By|womenwhoslay

@womenwhoslay