For more than 25 years, Happy Monday has been my way of sharing something meaningful to think about—and something simple enough to live.
Each Monday, I share a story, thought, or question to help you notice something you may have overlooked and carry one meaningful idea into the week ahead.
No homework. No ten-step formula. Just a little encouragement for who you're becoming and how you choose to show up, because how you show up matters—to your relationships, your work, your leadership, and the lives you touch.
The Happy Monday! Story
Happy Monday began with something simple.
As a junior high student, I started collecting quotes, stories, and ideas that made me think about life differently.
Years later, when I entered the professional world, I noticed how easily people greeted Mondays with frustration and dread; I wanted to bring something different.
So, every Monday morning, I placed a short note of encouragement in my coworkers' office mailboxes. Nothing complicated. Just a few words that might help someone see the week, themselves, or the people around them a little differently.
And I kept going…
Week after week — year after year.
Eventually, those handwritten notes grew into Happy Monday and a community of people who continue to begin their weeks with me today.
One of the BEST unexpected blessings has been seeing those words find their way into other people's homes, conversations, and relationships—sometimes reaching people I've never even met —while helping them stay connected to those they love.
Along the way, life gave me plenty of opportunities to discover whether the things I was writing about actually mattered.
Only months after leaving a successful career to pursue my dream of building a leadership business, I was diagnosed with cancer. That season reminded me that perspective isn't just something we talk about when life is going well, what we practice in ordinary moments becomes available when life gets hard.
And somewhere along the way, I realized Happy Monday wasn't only encouraging other people; it was shaping me, too.
Maybe that's why I've never stopped.
Happy Monday isn't about starting every week perfectly; it's about …
Beginning again.
Paying attention.
Choosing what matters.
Encouraging someone.
Trying something different.
Becoming a little more of the person you want to be, one Monday at a time.