Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 22 degrees, warm, sunny and slightly overcast
At the moment, I am loving Mondays for a few reasons.
Principally, because I do not have an early class, I have the first part of the morning to myself to exercise without rushing, usually a walk, skipping, TRX straps and elastic, besides the usual aerobic exercises.
It is good for the body, soul and mind, especially in Rio and where I am living at the moment. The sun and the weather are usually perfect 90% of the time, the sea is beautiful, the parks and mountains are green, and there are always beautiful people working out on the beach, thanks to the small beach gyms and schools.
The only reason not to work out and exercise in Rio is that either you work too much and don’t have time, or you are lazy.
After a good workout, when I arrive home, I can set my priorities and goals for the week so that I have clear, important, definite goals to work towards. I have clear goals and objectives so that if they are met during the week, more than one thing or things have been accomplished, and if not, I’m still on it until it has been done.
This week is crucial because it’s when the blog should be monetised.
Alex is working on it. There have been some difficulties, and they are being resolved, so hopefully this will be the week I have my blog, ‘the long gringo’, monetised by Google. If it isn’t this week, we will still be on it next week until it is done.
I had a meeting with Alex today. I like him, and so far I trust him and his capacity. If everything goes well and according to plan, we will do a lot of work together in the future.
I also enjoy my Mondays because in the morning, there is only me at home, so that I can give the flat a thorough clean. At least for a man, it will probably never reach a woman’s level, but it is good enough to start the week well, with everything in its place, clean and organised, and it is always a good omen for the week ahead.
So what is the winning combination I like so much for a Monday? Exercise and health, goal-setting and organisation to start the week well. You can’t get much better than that.
In bed by 10 p.m.
Thank you.
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Richard
