What standard are you setting this week?

Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire

July 20, 2026

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What standard are you setting this week?

Howdy ,

How do you start a new week coming from a previous week that was intense?

That's me.

I'm coming from a week that tested both the personal and the professional at once. A family member was hospitalized, and more than half the week was spent at their bedside.

Sunday is the first night I've spent in my own bed in days. And in the middle of it, I still had speaking commitments to keep.

There are two ways to walk into a new week:

With the weight of the one before it. Or with the standard you're setting for this one.

Here's the test I use: I don't ask "how do I feel about this week?" I ask "what standard am I setting for it?"

Feelings get inherited from last week, whether you invite them or not. Standards get chosen…for this one, on purpose.

I know which one I'm choosing.

What you choose will define your week.

Keep winning at work and in life.

Tola Akinsulire 
Your Strategic Workplace Mentor