I love Mondays. It’s often my favorite day of the week. I love it for the following reasons:

1) I love my job (I am a motivational speaker)

2) I love starting the week off with projects, phone calls, and excitement

3) I love beginning to work on things I have been thinking about during the weekend

4) I love being optimistic that my week is FINALLY going to go like I plan!

5) It’s just a fun word to say (waste a few minutes and practice saying it like you are from England, Jamacia, Kazakhstan (now THAT is a fun word to say!)

Monday this week means the start of National Turnoff Your TV week. I promised some alternatives to watching the tube. Here are a few:

1) Star gaze. If it’s clear where you are (and it’s beautiful here and close to a full moon) get outside or if you live where it’s too bright due to lights, head to a planetarium

2) Watch the sun set. There’s no show on TV that can surpass that

3) Go out to dinner. Ditto comment above.

4) Clean your sock drawer or that “McGyver” kitchen drawer. You know the one that has has pliers, thumb tacks, tape, paper clips - stuff McGyver would use to save a third world country from a terrorist. By the way, there is a hysterical spoof on McGyver that Saturday Night Live parodied. Google it and watch online - next week of course).

5. Do something for someone else. This list could be endless. If you are local, participate in this week’s MS Walk and start walking today.

I am THINKING about a contest. For the person who does the most creative service to others project during National Turn Off TV week. I am thinking of giving away a TV - mine.

Question of the (Mon)day: What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator for 41 hours as the Business Week production manager Nicholas White was?